Patents by Inventor Scott Purcell

Scott Purcell 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: 11382578
    Abstract: An intravascular catheter includes an electrode carrying member. The catheter includes features visible in the fluoroscopic image that allow the practitioner to determine the radial position of the electrode carrying member within a blood vessel, and to confirm that the electrodes are positioned at the desired part of the vessel wall (e.g. against the posterior surface) and at the desired position along the length of the vessel, all without re-orienting the fluoroscope during the course of electrode positioning within the vascular. The features are shaped, formed in patterns, or possess other properties selected so that the appearance of the features on the fluoroscopic image differs depending on the rotational orientation of the electrodes. This can thus be used by the practitioner to determine whether, for example, an electrode carrying member having the features is positioned on the anterior or posterior wall of the blood vessel in which the array is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: NuXcel Limited
    Inventor: Scott Purcell
  • Publication number: 20200187879
    Abstract: An intravascular catheter includes an electrode carrying member. The catheter includes features visible in the fluoroscopic image that allow the practitioner to determine the radial position of the electrode carrying member within a blood vessel, and to confirm that the electrodes are positioned at the desired part of the vessel wall (e.g. against the posterior surface) and at the desired position along the length of the vessel, all without re-orienting the fluoroscope during the course of electrode positioning within the vascular. The features are shaped, formed in patterns, or possess other properties selected so that the appearance of the features on the fluoroscopic image differs depending on the rotational orientation of the electrodes. This can thus be used by the practitioner to determine whether, for example, an electrode carrying member having the features is positioned on the anterior or posterior wall of the blood vessel in which the array is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Scott Purcell
  • Publication number: 20200194771
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a high charge capacity electrode for delivering electrical energy to target tissue of a patient comprises performing a laser process on a conductive material to increase its surface topography, and then coating the conductive material with a high specific area coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Scott Purcell
  • Publication number: 20200187805
    Abstract: Methods for joining a flexible circuit to a strut for, for example, use on an electrode array, including connecting the flexible circuit to the array using a rivet and expanding an end of the rivet using heat staking or alternative processes to maintain the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Leslie Purcell, Scott Purcell
  • Publication number: 20200164204
    Abstract: Electrode systems for transvascular stimulation of target nerves include electrode arrays, elements promoting blood flow between electrode surfaces and surrounding vascular walls, electrodes shaped to promote more even current density than electrodes having angular edges, features for retaining the electrode systems with blood vessels, and features for using electrode-carrying elements to asymmetrically distend blood vessel walls towards target nerve structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen C. Masson, Scott Purcell, Michael Cuchiara, Richard A. Glenn
  • Patent number: 10525260
    Abstract: Electrode systems for transvascular stimulation of target nerves include electrode arrays, elements promoting blood flow between electrode surfaces and surrounding vascular walls, electrodes shaped to promote more even current density than electrodes having angular edges, features for retaining the electrode systems with blood vessels, and features for using electrode-carrying elements to asymmetrically distend blood vessel walls towards target nerve structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: NeuroTronik IP Holding (Jersey) Limited
    Inventors: Stephen C Masson, Scott Purcell, Michael Cuchiara, Richard A. Glenn
  • Publication number: 20180126151
    Abstract: Electrode systems for transvascular stimulation of target nerves include electrode arrays, elements promoting blood flow between electrode surfaces and surrounding vascular walls, electrodes shaped to promote more even current density than electrodes having angular edges, features for retaining the electrode systems with blood vessels, and features for using electrode-carrying elements to asymmetrically distend blood vessel walls towards target nerve structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen C Masson, Scott Purcell, Michael Cuchiara, Richard A. Glenn
  • Publication number: 20070160962
    Abstract: An information handling system having a configured operating system boots to a removable medium to provide a training environment and training material for a training operating system. Training content runs over the training operating system so that an end user has access to functions of the training operating system for applying training material. A training operating system provided from the removable medium loads from the removable medium into RAM on the information handling system and runs without impacting the configured operating system or other system settings at a subsequent reboot of the information handling system. The training material is presented by a browser running over the training operating system to allow retrieval of network based material, such as exams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: John Jones, Scott Purcell
  • Publication number: 20050142253
    Abstract: Alcoholic water ices containing ethyl alcohol found in comestible alcohols such as beer, wine, liquor, alcoholic cocktails or other types of spirits creating Popsicle-style alcoholic frozen confections and frozen beverages. Such frozen confections and frozen beverages are made according to a method that includes the steps of (1) forming a mixture of water, stabilizer, sweetener, and ethyl alcohol and stirring the mixture at an elevated temperature for a predetermined time period, (2) cooling the mixture to a temperature in the range of +32° F. to about +40° F., (3) placing the mixture into a mold and immersing the mold in a brine solution having a temperature in the range of about ?40° F. to about ?30° F., to harden the mixture, and (4) removing the hardened mixture from the mold, to form an alcoholic frozen confection or frozen beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Scott Purcell
  • Publication number: 20040219265
    Abstract: Alcoholic water ices containing ethyl alcohol found in comestible alcohols such as beer, wine, liquor, alcoholic cocktails or other types of spirits creating Popsicle-style alcoholic frozen confections and frozen beverages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: ARCTIC ISLAND, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Purcell
  • Publication number: 20030219517
    Abstract: Alcoholic water ices containing ethyl alcohol found in comestible alcohols such as beer, wine, liquor, alcoholic cocktails or other types of spirits creating Popsicle-style alcoholic frozen confections and frozen beverages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventor: Scott Purcell