Patents by Inventor Thomas DeSimio
Thomas DeSimio 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).
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Publication number: 20230355348Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which allow the distal portion of a catheter to be visualized within the body using a colored marker and one or more secondary markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which indicate when a medical device is properly positioned for deployment within a body lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Serena Scott, Rachel M. Williams, Thomas DeSimio
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Patent number: 11744669Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which allow the distal portion of a catheter to be visualized within the body using a colored marker and one or more secondary markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which indicate when a medical device is properly positioned for deployment within a body lumen.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.Inventors: Serena Scott, Rachel M. Williams, Thomas DeSimio
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Publication number: 20220323731Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of devices and procedures for placement of a medical device between adjacent tissue structures. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for percutaneous placement of a drainage stent between the gallbladder and gastric lumen (e.g., cholecystogastrostomy), or gallbladder and duodenum (cholecystoduodenostomy).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Eran Shlomovitz, Peter L. Dayton, Katharine Eckerline, Bryan Bannon, Barry Weitzner, Thomas DeSimio, Lee LeRay Swanstrom
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Patent number: 11389629Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of devices and procedures for placement of a medical device between adjacent tissue structures. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for percutaneous placement of a drainage stent between the gallbladder and gastric lumen (e.g., cholecystogastrostomy), or gallbladder and duodenum (cholecystoduodenostomy).Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Eran Shlomovitz, Peter L. Dayton, Katharine Eckerline, Bryan Bannon, Barry Weitzner, Thomas DeSimio, Lee Swanstrom
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Publication number: 20210401536Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which allow the distal portion of a catheter to be visualized within the body using a colored marker and one or more secondary markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which indicate when a medical device is properly positioned for deployment within a body lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Serena Scott, Rachel M. Williams, Thomas DeSimio
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Patent number: 11141238Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which allow the distal portion of a catheter to be visualized within the body using a colored marker and one or more secondary markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which indicate when a medical device is properly positioned for deployment within a body lumen.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Serena Scott, Rachel M. Williams, Thomas DeSimio
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Publication number: 20210153868Abstract: A system for forming an anastomosis between first and second sections of a digestive tract includes Optical Scope Device (“OSD”) having a lumen extending therethrough and positioned at a first target site within the first section, OSD including an imaging component at a distal end thereof for viewing the first target site; First Endoscope (“FE”) including a working channel extending therethrough and positioned at a second target site within the second section; Capture Device (“CD”) extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a loop, CD extends through the lumen; First Flexible Element (“FFE”) extends through FE, FFE including a coupling element which passes through the loop to couple FFE to CD, connecting the first and second sections, the coupling element moving between insertion and locking configurations; and Stent having a lumen extending therethrough which provides fluid communication between the first and second sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Todd Baron, Peter L. Dayton, Bryan Bannon, Barry Weitzner, Thomas Desimio
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Patent number: 10952733Abstract: A system for forming an anastomosis between first and second sections of a digestive tract includes Optical Scope Device (“OSD”) having a lumen extending therethrough and positioned at a first target site within the first section, OSD including an imaging component at a distal end thereof for viewing the first target site; First Endoscope (“FE”) including a working channel extending therethrough and positioned at a second target site within the second section; Capture Device (“CD”) extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a loop, CD extends through the lumen; First Flexible Element (“FFE”) extends through FE, FFE including a coupling element which passes through the loop to couple FFE to CD, connecting the first and second sections, the coupling element moving between insertion and locking configurations; and Stent having a lumen extending therethrough which provides fluid communication between the first and second sections.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Todd Baron, Peter L. Dayton, Bryan Bannon, Barry Weitzner, Thomas Desimio
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Publication number: 20200187946Abstract: A system for forming an anastomosis between first and second sections of a digestive tract includes Optical Scope Device (“OSD”) having a lumen extending therethrough and positioned at a first target site within the first section, OSD including an imagining component at a distal end thereof for viewing the first target site; First Endoscope (“FE”) including a working channel extending therethrough and positioned at a second target site within the second section; Capture Device (“CD”) extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a loop, CD extends through the lumen; First Flexible Element (“FFE”) extends through FE, FFE including a coupling element which passes through the loop to couple FFE to CD, connecting the first and second sections, the coupling element moving between insertion and locking configurations; and Stent having a lumen extending therethrough which provides fluid communication between the first and second sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Todd Baron, Peter L. Dayton, Bryan Bannon, Barry Weitzner, Thomas Desimio
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Publication number: 20180280669Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of devices and procedures for placement of a medical device between adjacent tissue structures. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for percutaneous placement of a drainage stent between the gallbladder and gastric lumen (e.g., cholecystogastrostomy), or gallbladder and duodenum (cholecystoduodenostomy).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Eran Shlomovitz, Peter L. Dayton, Katharine Eckerline, Bryan Bannon, Barry Weitzner, Thomas DeSimio, Lee Swanstrom
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Publication number: 20180243046Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which allow the distal portion of a catheter to be visualized within the body using a colored marker and one or more secondary markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which indicate when a medical device is properly positioned for deployment within a body lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Serena Scott, Rachel M. Williams, Thomas DeSimio