Patents by Inventor Thomas V. Casey, II

Thomas V. Casey, II 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).

  • Embolization
    Publication number: 20100209522
    Abstract: Embolization, as well as related particles, compositions, and methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Paul DiCarlo, Thomas V. Casey, II, Stephan P. Mangin
  • Embolization
    Patent number: 7736671
    Abstract: Embolization, as well as related particles, compositions, and methods, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul DiCarlo, Thomas V. Casey, II, Stephan P. Mangin
  • Particles
    Patent number: 7727555
    Abstract: Particles and related methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of making particles can include forming a stream of a mixture including first and second materials, exposing the stream to a vibration, and treating the stream to form particles. The vibration can have, for example, a sinusoidal, triangular, and/or sawtooth waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul DiCarlo, Janel Lanphere, Thomas V. Casey, II, Marcia Buiser, Erin McKenna
  • EMBOLIZATION
    Publication number: 20100109178
    Abstract: Embolization, as well as related particles and methods, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Janel Lanphere, Marcia Buiser, Thomas V. Casey, II
  • Tissue treatment
    Patent number: 7611542
    Abstract: A method of treating tissue includes placing substantially spherical polymer particles in the tissue. The particles include an interior region having relatively large pores and a first region substantially surrounding the interior having fewer relatively large pores than the interior region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc.
    Inventors: George Bourne, Marcia S. Buiser, Thomas V. Casey, II, Steve Keenan, Janel L. Lanphere, Jianmin Li, Erin P. McKenna, Zarouhi Minasian, Doreen Rao
  • Embolic compositions
    Patent number: 7588825
    Abstract: Embolic compositions and methods of delivering the compositions are disclosed. In some embodiments, an embolic composition includes a first collection of particles having a first shape, and a second collection of particles having a second shape different than the first shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara Bell, Thomas V. Casey, II, William J. Shaw
  • Graft inside stent
    Patent number: 7556643
    Abstract: An endoluminal self-expanding prosthesis for placement in a blood vessel, duct or lumen, to hold it open. The prosthesis includes a stent with a graft extending within the stent. The stent is an elongated self-expanding stent with an open tubular wall structure. The graft is an elongated compressible generally tubular graft. One end of the graft is secured to the inside of the stent and the graft extends therethrough. The stent is deployed allowing the free flow of blood through the open-celled structure, and the graft is freely deployed secondarily within the stent by the blood flowing therethrough. The present invention is not subject to significant distal migration during delivery and placement of the prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas V. Casey, II, Kristoff Nelson, Fergus Quigley
  • POROUS POLYMERIC PARTICLE COMPRISING POLYVINYL ALCOHOL AND HAVING INTERIOR TO SURFACE POROSITY-GRADIENT
    Publication number: 20090030117
    Abstract: Embolic particles, as well as their methods of use and manufacture, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Janel L. Lanphere, Ernest J. St. Pierre, Greg Kapoglis, Thomas V. Casey, II
  • Porous polymeric particle comprising polyvinyl alcohol and having interior to surface porosity-gradient
    Patent number: 7449236
    Abstract: Embolic particles, as well as their methods of use and manufacture, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Janel L. Lanphere, Ernest J. Pierre, Greg Kapoglis, Thomas V. Casey, II
  • Embolization
    Patent number: 7311861
    Abstract: Embolization, as well as related particles and methods, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Janel Lanphere, Marcia Buiser, Thomas V. Casey, II
  • Tissue treatment
    Patent number: 7131997
    Abstract: A method of treating tissue includes placing substantially spherical polymer particles in the tissue. The particles include an interior region having relatively large pores and a first region substantially surrounding the interior having fewer relatively large pores than the interior region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: George Bourne, Marcia S. Buiser, Thomas V. Casey, II, Steve Keenan, Janel L. Lanphere, Jianmin Li, Erin P. McKenna, Zarouhi Minasian, Doreen Rao