Patents by Inventor Ray Amos

Ray Amos 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).

  • Balloon expandable ureteral stent
    Patent number: 10219889
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes an elongate member having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a medial portion that is disposed between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion. The medial portion is configured to be disposed in a ureter of a patient. The apparatus further includes an expandable member that is coupled to the elongate member. The expandable member has an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The expandable member is further configured to be inserted into the ureter of the patient and configured to contact the ureter to help retain the elongate member in place within the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Deal, Ray Amos, Mark Hera, Jennifer Keeler, Jeff Smith, Nancy Deal
  • Device and method for forming a spiral shaped opening in a stent
    Patent number: 9149947
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a drive and a blade. The drive is configured to be operatively coupled to a tubular member. The drive is configured to move the tubular member from a first location with respect to the blade to a second location with respect to the blade. The blade is configured to rotate about an outer surface of the tubular member and to cut the tubular member as the drive moves the tubular member from the first location to the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Zerfas, Mohamed Fazni Abdulaziz, Ray Amos
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A SPIRAL SHAPED OPENING IN A STENT
    Publication number: 20130036885
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a drive and a blade. The drive is configured to be operatively coupled to a tubular member. The drive is configured to move the tubular member from a first location with respect to the blade to a second location with respect to the blade. The blade is configured to rotate about an outer surface of the tubular member and to cut the tubular member as the drive moves the tubular member from the first location to the second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Zerfas, Mohamed Fazni Abdulaziz, Ray Amos
  • BALLOON EXPANDABLE STENT
    Publication number: 20120316656
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes an elongate member having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a medial portion that is disposed between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion. The medial portion is configured to be disposed in a ureter of a patient. The apparatus further includes an expandable member that is coupled to the elongate member. The expandable member has an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The expandable member is further configured to be inserted into the ureter of the patient and configured to contact the ureter to help retain the elongate member in place within the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Travis Deal, Nancy Deal, Ray Amos, Mark Hera, Jennifer Keeler, Jeff Smith
  • Agent eluting stent and catheter
    Patent number: 7445642
    Abstract: A device for placement within a body of a patient includes an elongated member and an inflatable member coupled to the elongated member. In one embodiment, the elongated member has a first end portion and a second end portion and defines a lumen. The inflatable member is coupled to the elongated member between the first end portion of the elongated member and the second end portion of the elongated member. The inflatable member is configured to be inflated with a fluid and is configured to deliver the fluid to the body of the patient when the device is placed within the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Amos, Travis Deal, James F. Scheurmann
  • Agent eluting stent and catheter
    Publication number: 20050234388
    Abstract: A device for placement within a body of a patient includes an elongated member and an inflatable member coupled to the elongated member. In one embodiment, the elongated member has a first end portion and a second end portion and defines a lumen. The inflatable member is coupled to the elongated member between the first end portion of the elongated member and the second end portion of the elongated member. The inflatable member is configured to be inflated with a fluid and is configured to deliver the fluid to the body of the patient when the device is placed within the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Ray Amos, Travis Deal, James Scheurmann