Patents by Inventor Steven W. Bence

Steven W. Bence 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).

  • Cutting balloon catheter having flexible atherotomes
    Patent number: 9603619
    Abstract: A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may configured to be more flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Steven W. Bence, Alexander J. Asconeguy
  • CUTTING BALLOON CATHETER HAVING FLEXIBLE ATHEROTOMES
    Publication number: 20150196319
    Abstract: A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may configured to be more flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Steven W. Bence, Alexander J. Asconeguy
  • Cutting balloon catheter having flexible atherotomes
    Patent number: 9017353
    Abstract: A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may configured to be more flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven W. Bence, Alexander J. Asconeguy
  • CUTTING BALLOON CATHETER HAVING FLEXIBLE ATHEROTOMES
    Publication number: 20140128895
    Abstract: A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may configured to be more flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven W. Bence, Alexander J. Asconeguy
  • Cutting balloon catheter having flexible atherotomes
    Patent number: 8690903
    Abstract: A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may configured to be more flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven W. Bence, Alexander J. Asconeguy
  • Cutting balloon catheter having flexible atherotomes
    Patent number: 8361096
    Abstract: A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may configured to be more flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven W. Bence, Alexander J. Asconeguy
  • CUTTING BALLOON CATHETER HAVING FLEXIBLE ATHEROTOMES
    Publication number: 20120016403
    Abstract: A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may configured to be more flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Steven W. Bence, Alexander J. Asconeguy
  • Cutting balloon catheter having flexible atherotomes
    Patent number: 8038691
    Abstract: A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may configured to be more flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven W. Bence, Alexander J. Asconeguy
  • Cutting balloon catheter having a segmented blade
    Patent number: 7291158
    Abstract: A cutting balloon catheter and method of making and using the same. The cutting balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft having a balloon coupled thereto. One or more cutting members or blades may be coupled to the balloon. The cutting members may include two or more sections that are connected via a fracturable or yielding bridge section that increases flexibility when passing through or being utilized in tortuous anatomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Loren M. Crow, Steven W. Bence