Patents by Inventor Norman C. May

Norman C. May has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11957359
    Abstract: A device for treating a tissue opening includes a proximal portion including an elongated flexible member, a capsule releasably coupled to a distal end of the flexible member and including a lumen extending therethrough and a clip including a pair of arms movably housed within the capsule. A suture extending along a first one of the pair of arms and including a loop at a distal end thereof extending across an opening extending through the first one of the pair of arms. A suture grabbing element extending laterally from a second one of the pair of arms and including a hook so that, when the pair of arms are moved toward a closed configuration, the hook extends through the opening to grab the loop and draw the distal end of the suture from the first one of the pair of arms toward the second one of the pair of arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Raybin, Paul Smith, Norman C. May, Narunn Suon, Matthew Jagelski, Ray Hewenson Tong, John B. Golden, Kevin James McElwee, Andrew James Whitney
  • Patent number: 11944263
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include methods and systems for attaching an articulation section. In an embodiment, a medical instrument includes a first tubular member including a first end. The medical instrument also includes a second tubular member including a first end. The second tubular member includes a plurality of layers including an inner layer and a first layer including a fluorinated material. The inner layer includes a first section disposed under the first layer and a second section extending out from under the first layer. A portion of the first tubular member overlaps and is bonded to at least a portion of the second section of the inner layer of the second tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. Fleury, Gary S. Kappel, Norman C. May, Dane T. Seddon, Mark D. Wood, Peter L. Dayton
  • Publication number: 20240050085
    Abstract: A suture device may include a suture translation assembly configured to be axially translatable within a lumen of a delivery system and a distal assembly configured to be securable to the distal end of the delivery system. The suture translation assembly and the distal assembly may cooperate to enable a user to pass a needle back and forth between the two in order to endoscopically suture a defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: SHAUN D. COMEE, DENNIS B. HUBBARD, JR., JASON R. LEBEAU, NORMAN C. MAY, PAUL SMITH, ROBERT B. DeVRIES, CHRISTOPHER R. DEUEL, STAN ROBERT GILBERT
  • Patent number: 11832809
    Abstract: A suture device may include a suture translation assembly configured to be axially translatable within a lumen of a delivery system and a distal assembly configured to be securable to the distal end of the delivery system. The suture translation assembly and the distal assembly may cooperate to enable a user to pass a needle back and forth between the two in order to endoscopically suture a defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Shaun D. Comee, Dennis B. Hubbard, Jr., Jason R. Lebeau, Norman C. May, Paul Smith, Robert B. DeVries, Christopher R. Deuel, Stan Robert Gilbert
  • Patent number: 11678889
    Abstract: A system for treating tissue includes an applicator having a bushing and a control member and a clip assembly having a capsule with a channel extending therethrough. The channel includes proximal and distal portions. The distal portion extends distally from the proximal portion and flaring outward in a single plane to form opposing flared sections. The assembly also includes clip aims include proximal ends slidably received within the channel to move the arms between tissue receiving and tissue clipping configurations. The assembly further includes a yoke including a distal portion connected to the arms and a proximal portion configured to be connected to the control member so that longitudinal movement of the control member relative to the capsule moves the arms between the tissue receiving and clipping configurations. The yoke is positioned in the capsule so that the yoke is deformable in the plane in which the capsule flares outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph W. King, Naroun Suon, Laurie A. Lehtinen, Shawn Ryan, Norman C. May, Ramon Estevez
  • Publication number: 20230172603
    Abstract: Medical devices for applying a cinch to a suture and methods for making and using such devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include an elongated shaft including a proximal region and a distal region. The distal region may define a lumen having a lumen dimeter, and a distally facing end surface. The medical device may also include an outer cinch member defining a bore and having an outer surface defining a shoulder. An elongated inner shaft may extend through and be longitudinally movable within the lumen and the bore and including a distal end section. An inner cinch member may be engaged with the distal end section of the elongated inner shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: STAN ROBERT GILBERT, SHAUN DENNIS COMEE, PETER JOSEPH SHANK, CHRISTOPHER R. DEUEL, DENNIS BRIAN HUBBARD, JR., NORMAN C. MAY
  • Publication number: 20230157700
    Abstract: A device for treating a tissue opening includes a proximal portion including an elongated flexible member, a capsule releasably coupled to a distal end of the flexible member and including a lumen extending therethrough and a clip including a pair of arms movably housed within the capsule. A suture extending along a first one of the pair of arms and including a loop at a distal end thereof extending across an opening extending through the first one of the pair of arms. A suture grabbing element extending laterally from a second one of the pair of arms and including a hook so that, when the pair of arms are moved toward a closed configuration, the hook extends through the opening to grab the loop and draw the distal end of the suture from the first one of the pair of arms toward the second one of the pair of arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel RAYBIN, Paul SMITH, Norman C. MAY, Narunn SUON, Matthew JAGELSKI, Ray Hewenson TONG, John B. GOLDEN, Kevin James McELWEE, Andrew James WHITNEY
  • Patent number: 11576681
    Abstract: A device for treating a tissue opening includes a proximal portion including an elongated flexible member, a capsule releasably coupled to a distal end of the flexible member and including a lumen extending therethrough and a clip including a pair of arms movably housed within the capsule. A suture extending along a first one of the pair of arms and including a loop at a distal end thereof extending across an opening extending through the first one of the pair of arms. A suture grabbing element extending laterally from a second one of the pair of arms and including a hook so that, when the pair of arms are moved toward a closed configuration, the hook extends through the opening to grab the loop and draw the distal end of the suture from the first one of the pair of arms toward the second one of the pair of arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Raybin, Paul Smith, Norman C. May, Narunn Suon, Matthew Jagelski, Ray Hewenson Tong, John B. Golden, Kevin James McElwee, Andrew James Whitney
  • Patent number: 11553909
    Abstract: Medical devices for applying a cinch to a suture and methods for making and using such devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include an elongated shaft including a proximal region and a distal region. The distal region may define a lumen having a lumen dimeter, and a distally facing end surface. The medical device may also include an outer cinch member defining a bore and having an outer surface defining a shoulder. An elongated inner shaft may extend through and be longitudinally movable within the lumen and the bore and including a distal end section. An inner cinch member may be engaged with the distal end section of the elongated inner shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Stan Gilbert, Shaun D. Comee, Peter Shank, Christopher R. Deuel, Dennis B. Hubbard, Jr., Norman C. May
  • Patent number: 11039851
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods suitable for resecting or dissecting large areas of mucosal or submucosal tissue. The system may apply tension to and continuously manipulate mucosal tissue such that large lesions may be resected or dissected by a cutting element disposed at the distal end of an endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Jagelski, Shawn Ryan, Celine Mee Ling Chin, Norman C. May, Catherine Shimin Yee, Paul Smith, Ray Tong
  • Publication number: 20210106323
    Abstract: A suture device may include a suture translation assembly configured to be axially translatable within a lumen of a delivery system and a distal assembly configured to be securable to the distal end of the delivery system. The suture translation assembly and the distal assembly may cooperate to enable a user to pass a needle back and forth between the two in order to endoscopically suture a defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: SHAUN D. COMEE, DENNIS B. HUBBARD, JR., JASON R. LEBEAU, NORMAN C. MAY, PAUL SMITH, ROBERT B. DeVRIES, CHRISTOPHER R. DEUEL, STAN ROBERT GILBERT
  • Patent number: 10932771
    Abstract: A suture device may include a suture translation assembly configured to be axially translatable within a lumen of a delivery system and a distal assembly configured to be securable to the distal end of the delivery system. The suture translation assembly and the distal assembly may cooperate to enable a user to pass a needle back and forth between the two in order to endoscopically suture a defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Shaun D. Comee, Dennis B. Hubbard, Jr., Jason R. Lebeau, Norman C. May, Paul Smith, Robert B. DeVries, Christopher R. Deuel, Stan Robert Gilbert
  • Patent number: 10786256
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a medical device for deploying a ligation band may include a tubular body. The tubular body may include a proximal end, a distal end, a radially inner surface defining a lumen through the tubular body, and a radially outer surface. The radially outer surface may include protrusions arranged in rows extending at least partially around a proximal region of the radially outer surface. Protrusions in adjacent rows may be separated by a first distance. Surface features may extend at least partially around a distal region of the radially outer surface. Adjacent surface features may be separated by a second distance larger than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Smith, Andrew Schaubhut, Oscar R. Carrillo, Jr., John B. Golden, Brad M. Isaacson, Michael D. Amos, Norman C. May, Dengzhu Yan, James Weldon, Daniel Congdon
  • Patent number: 10716575
    Abstract: A device for treating a tissue opening includes a capsule extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a lumen extending therethrough; a pair of arms movably housed within the lumen of the capsule such that the pair of arms are movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the pair of arms being biased toward the open configuration such that when the pair of arms are moved distally with respect to the capsule, distal ends of the pair of arms are separated from one another to receive target tissue therebetween; a needle releasably connected to a first one of the pair of arms, the needle extending laterally inward toward a second one of the pair of arms and including a connecting structure extending along a portion thereof, the second one of the pair of arms including an opening located so that, when the pair of arms are moved to the closed configuration, the connecting structure of the needle engages the opening; and a suture extending from a portion of the nee
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Raybin, Paul Smith, Norman C. May, Naroun Suon
  • Publication number: 20200214712
    Abstract: A device for treating a tissue opening includes a proximal portion including an elongated flexible member, a capsule releasably coupled to a distal end of the flexible member and including a lumen extending therethrough and a clip including a pair of arms movably housed within the capsule. A suture extending along a first one of the pair of arms and including a loop at a distal end thereof extending across an opening extending through the first one of the pair of arms. A suture grabbing element extending laterally from a second one of the pair of arms and including a hook so that, when the pair of arms are moved toward a closed configuration, the hook extends through the opening to grab the loop and draw the distal end of the suture from the first one of the pair of arms toward the second one of the pair of arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel RAYBIN, Paul SMITH, Norman C. MAY, Naroun SUON, Matthew JAGELSKI, Ray Hewenson TONG, John B. GOLDEN, Kevin James McELWEE, Andrew James WHITNEY
  • Publication number: 20200155162
    Abstract: A system for treating tissue includes an applicator having a bushing and a control member and a clip assembly having a capsule with a channel extending therethrough. The channel includes proximal and distal portions. The distal portion extends distally from the proximal portion and flaring outward in a single plane to form opposing flared sections. The assembly also includes clip arms include proximal ends slidably received within the channel to move the arms between tissue receiving and tissue clipping configurations. The assembly further includes a yoke including a distal portion connected to the arms and a proximal portion configured to be connected to the member so that longitudinal movement of the member relative to the capsule moves the arms between the tissue receiving and clipping configurations. The yoke is positioned in the capsule so that the yoke is deformable in the plane in which the capsule flares outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph W. King, Naroun Suon, Laurie A. Lehtinen, Shawn Ryan, Norman C. May, Ramon Estevez
  • Patent number: 10631872
    Abstract: A device for treating a tissue opening includes a proximal portion including an elongated flexible member, a capsule releasably coupled to a distal end of the flexible member and including a lumen extending therethrough and a clip including a pair of arms movably housed within the capsule. A suture extending along a first one of the pair of arms and including a loop at a distal end thereof extending across an opening extending through the first one of the pair of arms. A suture grabbing element extending laterally from a second one of the pair of arms and including a hook so that, when the pair of arms are moved toward a closed configuration, the hook extends through the opening to grab the loop and draw the distal end of the suture from the first one of the pair of arms toward the second one of the pair of arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Raybin, Paul Smith, Norman C. May, Naroun Suon, Matthew Jagelski, Ray Hewenson Tong, John B. Golden, Kevin James McElwee, Andrew James Whitney
  • Patent number: 10575857
    Abstract: A system for treating tissue includes an applicator having a bushing and a control member and a clip assembly having a capsule with a channel extending therethrough. The channel includes proximal and distal portions. The distal portion extends distally from the proximal portion and flaring outward in a single plane to form opposing flared sections. The assembly also includes clip arms include proximal ends slidably received within the channel to move the arms between tissue receiving and tissue clipping configurations. The assembly further includes a yoke including a distal portion connected to the arms and a proximal portion configured to be connected to the member so that longitudinal movement of the member relative to the capsule moves the arms between the tissue receiving and clipping configurations. The yoke is positioned in the capsule so that the yoke is deformable in the plane in which the capsule flares outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph W King, Naroun Suon, Laurie A. Lehtinen, Shawn Ryan, Norman C. May, Ramon Estevez
  • Publication number: 20200060714
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods suitable for resecting or dissecting large areas of mucosal or submucosal tissue. The system may apply tension to and continuously manipulate mucosal tissue such that large lesions may be resected or dissected by a cutting element disposed at the distal end of an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Jagelski, Shawn Ryan, Celine Mee Ling Chin, Norman C. May, Catherine Shimin Yee, Paul Smith, Ray Tong
  • Publication number: 20200015659
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include methods and systems for attaching an articulation section. In an embodiment, a medical instrument includes a first tubular member including a first end. The medical instrument also includes a second tubular member including a first end. The second tubular member includes a plurality of layers including an inner layer and a first layer including a fluorinated material. The inner layer includes a first section disposed under the first layer and a second section extending out from under the first layer. A portion of the first tubular member overlaps and is bonded to at least a portion of the second section of the inner layer of the second tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. FLEURY, Gary S. KAPPEL, Norman C. MAY, Dane T. SEDDON, Mark D. WOOD, Peter L. DAYTON