Patents by Inventor Norman Dillinger

Norman Dillinger 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).

  • Steerable stone basket
    Patent number: 8939992
    Abstract: A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, a first elongate member, and a second elongate member. The first and second elongate members are movably disposed within the lumen. The medical device further includes a basket comprising a plurality of legs and a mesh portion. A proximal end of each leg of the plurality of legs is connected to the first elongate member, and a proximal end of the mesh portion is connected to the second elongate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman Dillinger
  • Partially soluble implantable or insertable medical devices
    Patent number: 8597367
    Abstract: An elongate medical device configured for at least partial implantation or insertion into a subject. The medical device has at least one surface that contains one or more depressions, which are at least partially filled with a soluble material. Also described methods of making such devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman Dillinger
  • Medical retrieval baskets
    Patent number: 8361084
    Abstract: A medical retrieval device includes a basket formed of two or more legs. The basket may be used to retrieve material (e.g., a urinary stone) from a body. The basket opens and closes for encapsulation of a stone. A captured stone may be released from the basket with the basket still in the body by opening the legs. The baskets exhibit shapes and configurations designed to optimize the characteristics of flexibility, ease of material capture, and ease of material release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Cheng, Norman Dillinger, James A. Teague
  • Steerable stone basket
    Patent number: 8328819
    Abstract: A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, a first elongate member, and a second elongate member. The first and second elongate members are movably disposed within the lumen. The medical device further includes a basket comprising a plurality of legs and a mesh portion. A proximal end of each leg of the plurality of legs is connected to the first elongate member, and a proximal end of the mesh portion is connected to the second elongate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman Dillinger
  • PARTIALLY SOLUBLE IMPLANTABLE OR INSERTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120010721
    Abstract: An elongate medical device configured for at least partial implantation or insertion into a subject. The medical device has at least one surface that contains one or more depressions, which are at least partially filled with a soluble material. Also described methods of making such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Dillinger
  • Partially soluble implantable or insertable medical devices
    Patent number: 8048168
    Abstract: An elongate medical device configured for at least partial implantation or insertion into a subject. The medical device has at least one surface that contains one or more depressions, which are at least partially filled with a soluble material. Also described methods of making such devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman Dillinger
  • Steerable stone basket
    Publication number: 20090105723
    Abstract: A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, a first elongate member, and a second elongate member. The first and second elongate members are movably disposed within the lumen. The medical device further includes a basket comprising a plurality of legs and a mesh portion. A proximal end of each leg of the plurality of legs is connected to the first elongate member, and a proximal end of the mesh portion is connected to the second elongate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventor: Norman Dillinger
  • Partially soluble implantable or insertable medical devices
    Publication number: 20080097349
    Abstract: An elongate medical device configured for at least partial implantation or insertion into a subject. The medical device has at least one surface that contains one or more depressions, which are at least partially filled with a soluble material. Also described methods of making such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Norman Dillinger
  • Medical retrieval baskets
    Publication number: 20080058834
    Abstract: A medical retrieval device includes a basket formed of two or more legs. The basket may be used to retrieve material (e.g., a urinary stone) from a body. The basket opens and closes for encapsulation of a stone. A captured stone may be released from the basket with the basket still in the body by opening the legs. The baskets exhibit shapes and configurations designed to optimize the characteristics of flexibility, ease of material capture, and ease of material release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Eric Cheng, Norman Dillinger, James A. Teague