Patents by Inventor Tony E. Weber

Tony E. Weber 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).

  • Surgical retrieval baskets
    Patent number: 5792145
    Abstract: A retrieval basket comprises a plurality of wires normally encased in a compact form within a sheath whereupon displacement of the sheath to free a portion of the wires enables the wires to form an enlarged retrieval basket. The wires forming the retrieval basket are cold formed in a predetermined shape and are secured together in a predetermined fashion to define the retrieval basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: James S. Bates, Craig R. Kline, James W. Riley, Tony E. Weber, Gary D. Wood
  • Method for making surgical retrieval baskets
    Patent number: 5658296
    Abstract: A method for forming a surgical retrieval basket includes cold forming a section of each of a plurality of axially extending wires in a predetermined shape. Securing the wires together proximate the sections with a cavity defined between the sections of the plurality of the wires forms an enlarged portion of a surgical retrieval basket. The retrieval basket comprises a plurality of wires normally encased in a compact form within a sheath whereupon displacement of the sheath to free a portion of the wires enables the wires to form an enlarged retrieval basket. The wires forming the retrieval basket are cold formed in a predetermined shape and are secured together in a predetermined fashion to define the retrieval basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: James S. Bates, Craig R. Kline, James W. Riley, Tony E. Weber, Gary D. Wood