Patents by Inventor Thu Pham

Thu Pham 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).

  • Tensioned sheathing aids
    Patent number: 10342660
    Abstract: A medical device apparatus may include a medical implant including an anchor member configured to actuate between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration operatively connected to a delivery system, the delivery system including an outer sheath and an inner catheter disposed within the outer sheath, and a sheathing aid connecting the delivery system to the medical implant, the sheathing aid being configured to guide the medical implant into the outer sheath upon relative closing movement therebetween. The sheathing aid may include a plurality of tethers extending from the inner catheter to a proximal end of the anchor member, and a release mechanism slidably disposed within a coupler ring coupled to a distal end of the inner catheter. The plurality of tethers may be releasably coupled to the release mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC INC.
    Inventors: Cornelius M. Crowley, Ali Salahieh, Brian D. Brandt, Andrew J. H. Backus, Thu Pham, Luan Cao, Dwight J. Knab, Jr.
  • TENSIONED SHEATHING AIDS
    Publication number: 20170216029
    Abstract: A medical device apparatus may include a medical implant including an anchor member configured to actuate between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration operatively connected to a delivery system, the delivery system including an outer sheath and an inner catheter disposed within the outer sheath, and a sheathing aid connecting the delivery system to the medical implant, the sheathing aid being configured to guide the medical implant into the outer sheath upon relative closing movement therebetween. The sheathing aid may include a plurality of tethers extending from the inner catheter to a proximal end of the anchor member, and a release mechanism slidably disposed within a coupler ring coupled to a distal end of the inner catheter. The plurality of tethers may be releasably coupled to the release mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Cornelius M. Crowley, Ali Salahieh, Brian D. Brandt, Andrew J.H. Backus, Thu Pham, Luan Cao, Dwight J. Knab, JR.
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D938281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventor: Thu Pham