Patents by Inventor Terence Clifford Johnson

Terence Clifford Johnson 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).

  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 8562543
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Terence Clifford Johnson, Hanspeter Robert Bayer
  • Medical Instrument
    Publication number: 20120078135
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Hanspeter Robert Bayer, Terence Clifford Johnson
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 8088080
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Terence Clifford Johnson, Hanspeter Robert Bayer
  • Medical Instrument
    Publication number: 20090069713
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Hanspeter Robert Bayer, Terence Clifford Johnson
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 7449000
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Hanspeter Robert Bayer, Terence Clifford Johnson
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 7008382
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with primary and secondary bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Hanspeter Robert Bayer, Terence Clifford Johnson
  • Medical instrument
    Publication number: 20040097832
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with primary and secondary bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Hanspeter Robert Bayer, Terence Clifford Johnson