Patents by Inventor Tom Bianchi

Tom Bianchi 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).

  • Retrieval devices and related methods of use
    Patent number: 11185342
    Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, a retrieval device may include a sheath, a first drive member in the sheath, and a second drive member in the sheath. The second drive member may be movable relative to the first drive member. An end effector may be retractable into and extendable out of the sheath. The end effector may include a first proximal end portion coupled to the first drive member, a second proximal end portion coupled to the second drive member, and a plurality of legs extending distally from the first and second proximal end portions to a distal tip of the end effector. All of the legs that extend to the distal tip may be fixed together at the distal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Man M. Nguyen, Samuel Raybin, Tom Bianchi
  • RETRIEVAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20200060701
    Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, a retrieval device may include a sheath, a first drive member in the sheath, and a second drive member in the sheath. The second drive member may be movable relative to the first drive member. An end effector may be retractable into and extendable out of the sheath. The end effector may include a first proximal end portion coupled to the first drive member, a second proximal end portion coupled to the second drive member, and a plurality of legs extending distally from the first and second proximal end portions to a distal tip of the end effector. All of the legs that extend to the distal tip may be fixed together at the distal tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Man M. NGUYEN, Samuel RAYBIN, Tom BIANCHI
  • Retrieval devices and related methods of use
    Patent number: 10492808
    Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, a retrieval device may include a sheath, a first drive member in the sheath, and a second drive member in the sheath. The second drive member may be movable relative to the first drive member. An end effector may be retractable into and extendable out of the sheath. The end effector may include a first proximal end portion coupled to the first drive member, a second proximal end portion coupled to the second drive member, and a plurality of legs extending distally from the first and second proximal end portions to a distal tip of the end effector. All of the legs that extend to the distal tip may be fixed together at the distal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Man M. Nguyen, Samuel Raybin, Tom Bianchi
  • RETRIEVAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20160066935
    Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, a retrieval device may include a sheath, a first drive member in the sheath, and a second drive member in the sheath. The second drive member may be movable relative to the first drive member. An end effector may be retractable into and extendable out of the sheath. The end effector may include a first proximal end portion coupled to the first drive member, a second proximal end portion coupled to the second drive member, and a plurality of legs extending distally from the first and second proximal end portions to a distal tip of the end effector. All of the legs that extend to the distal tip may be fixed together at the distal tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Man M. Nguyen, Samuel Raybin, Tom Bianchi