Patents by Inventor Sandra L. WEEDA

Sandra L. WEEDA 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: 12233261
    Abstract: A medical system includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a balloon attached to the distal end of the shaft, the balloon movable between an expanded state and a deflated state where a maximum diameter of the balloon is greater in the expanded state than in the deflated state, and an electrode is attached to the shaft where a portion of the balloon includes a plurality of apertures fluidly connecting an interior of the balloon to an exterior of the balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah M. Gruba, James A. Klos, James P. Rohl, Sandra L. Weeda, Troy A. Giese
  • Publication number: 20240180546
    Abstract: A medical device for cutting a suture during a minimally invasive procedure includes an elongate shaft, a handle housing disposed at the proximal end of the elongate shaft, and a cutting blade disposed proximate the distal end of the elongate shaft. A proximal portion of the handle housing includes an actuation mechanism including a lever arm having a first portion disposed outside of the handle housing and extending distally from the proximal portion of the handle housing. Translation of the first portion of the lever arm relative to the handle housing axially translates the cutting blade within the elongate shaft. A medical device system may include a stand configured to support at least one medical device and a medical device securable to the stand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Shuey, Christopher J. Koudela, Aaron Abbott, Mitchell Nelson, Joel T. Eggert, James K. Cawthra, JR., Sandra L. Weeda
  • Publication number: 20230102138
    Abstract: A medical device for cutting a suture during a minimally invasive procedure may include an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a central longitudinal axis, a handle disposed at the proximal end of the elongate shaft, the handle including an actuation mechanism, and a cutting blade disposed proximate the distal end of the elongate shaft. The cutting blade is axially translatable within the elongate shaft in response to operation of the actuation mechanism. The elongate shaft includes a distal port to receive a suture. The elongate shaft includes a transverse slot extending inward from an outer surface of the elongate shaft generally perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis. The elongate shaft includes a suture lumen extending from the distal port axially within the elongate shaft to the transverse slot. The cutting blade intersects the transverse slot adjacent the suture lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Shuey, Christopher J. Koudela, Aaron Abbott, Mitchell Nelson, Joel T. Eggert, James K. Cawthra, JR., Sandra L. Weeda
  • Publication number: 20220369906
    Abstract: Imaging devices, imaging systems, and methods are presented for determining distances, depths, and sizes of a viewed tissue or object through a visualization device. The device may include an elongated shaft and an imaging component. The imaging component may extend through the elongated shaft. The imaging component may have a lens and may be configured to capture an image of an area exterior of the elongated shaft in a field of view of the lens. A transparent cover may extend over the lens. The transparent cover may be configured to cause one or more identifiers to appear in the image. The imaging device may include or be used with a computing device to analyze image data of captured images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: CRAIG MICHAEL WILSON, LANCE ADAM FREESEMAN, JAMES P. ROHL, AARON ABBOTT, JOEL T. EGGERT, JAMES A. KLOS, SANDRA L. WEEDA, NIRAJ PRASAD RAUNIYAR
  • Publication number: 20220062632
    Abstract: A medical system includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a balloon attached to the distal end of the shaft, the balloon movable between an expanded state and a deflated state where a maximum diameter of the balloon is greater in the expanded state than in the deflated state, and an electrode is attached to the shaft where a portion of the balloon includes a plurality of apertures fluidly connecting an interior of the balloon to an exterior of the balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah M. GRUBA, James A. KLOS, James P. ROHL, Sandra L. WEEDA, Troy A. GIESE