Patents by Inventor Vera Shinsky
Vera Shinsky 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: 20240115268Abstract: The present disclosure relates to medical devices comprising detachable balloon-like implants and catheter assemblies, wherein the detachable balloon-like implants include polymer materials. Various means of attachment and detachment of the balloon-like implants to the catheter assemblies are described. Kits and uses of systems having one or more medical devices, detachable balloon-like implants, and elongated or expandable bodies are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: F. Nicholas Franano, Zachary Nelson, Vera Shinsky, Blaise Baxter
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Patent number: 11925770Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature, the methods, systems and the devices including catheters and catheter advancement elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Vera Shinsky
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Publication number: 20240042170Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature including catheters and catheter advancement elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Vera Shinsky
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Patent number: 11883045Abstract: A device for capturing and removing an obstruction in a bodily duct of a patient. The device includes a cylindrical body having a circumference and a longitudinal axis. According to some implementations the cylindrical body is comprised of a plurality of closed cell structures arranged in diagonal rows around the longitudinal axis. At least some of closed cell structures have substantially the same shape and size. According to some implementations at least some of the closed cell structures of substantially the same shape and size occupy a same circumferential location in the cylindrical body and are longitudinally separated from one another by no less than two, three, four or more diagonal rows of closed cell structures. According to other implementations the closed cell structures include diagonally extending struts having at least a curve portion and a straight portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: HIGHWAY 1 MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Vera Shinsky, Scott Wilson
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Publication number: 20230277806Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature including catheters and catheter advancement elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Vera Shinsky
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Publication number: 20230277805Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature including catheters and catheter advancement elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Vera Shinsky
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Publication number: 20230241347Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature including catheters and catheter advancement elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Vera Shinsky
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Publication number: 20220313292Abstract: Described are methods, systems, devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature. A catheter advancement device includes a flexible elongate body having a proximal portion coupled to a proximal end region of the flexible elongate body and extending proximally to a proximal-most end of the catheter advancement element. A hardness of the flexible elongate body transitions proximally towards increasingly harder materials up to the proximal portion forming a first plurality of material transitions. At least a portion of the flexible elongate body is formed of a plurality of layers including a reinforcement layer. An outer diameter of the flexible elongate body is sized to be positioned coaxially within a lumen of a catheter such that a distal tip portion of the flexible elongate body extends distally beyond a distal end of the catheter to aid in delivery of the catheter to an intracranial vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Scott D. Wilson, Tony M. Chou, Vera Shinsky, Philip Evard
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Patent number: 11400255Abstract: A method of performing a medical procedure in a cerebral vessel including advancing a guide sheath into an internal carotid artery; advancing a catheter within a lumen of the guide sheath until a distal end of the catheter is adjacent to an embolus in a cerebral vessel; activating a vacuum source to create a vacuum in a lumen of the catheter; and cyclically controlling the vacuum applied with a valve. The vacuum is cyclically controlled by opening the valve for a first time period, closing the valve for a second time period longer than the first time period, opening the valve for a third time period shorter than the first time period, then closing the valve for a fourth time period greater than the first time period, and repeating for at least 40 cycles.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Vera Shinsky, Casey Grey, John Miller
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Patent number: 11399852Abstract: Described are methods, systems, devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature. A catheter advancement device includes a flexible elongate body having a proximal portion coupled to a proximal end region of the flexible elongate body and extending proximally to a proximal-most end of the catheter advancement element. A hardness of the flexible elongate body transitions proximally towards increasingly harder materials up to the proximal portion forming a first plurality of material transitions. At least a portion of the flexible elongate body is formed of a plurality of layers including a reinforcement layer. An outer diameter of the flexible elongate body is sized to be positioned coaxially within a lumen of a catheter such that a distal tip portion of the flexible elongate body extends distally beyond a distal end of the catheter to aid in delivery of the catheter to an intracranial vessel.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.Inventors: Scott D. Wilson, Tony M. Chou, Vera Shinsky, Philip Evard
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Publication number: 20220175401Abstract: Described are methods, systems, devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature. A catheter advancement device includes a flexible elongate body having a proximal portion coupled to a proximal end region of the flexible elongate body and extending proximally to a proximal-most end of the catheter advancement element. A hardness of the flexible elongate body transitions proximally towards increasingly harder materials up to the proximal portion forming a first plurality of material transitions. At least a portion of the flexible elongate body is formed of a plurality of layers including a reinforcement layer. An outer diameter of the flexible elongate body is sized to be positioned coaxially within a lumen of a catheter such that a distal tip portion of the flexible elongate body extends distally beyond a distal end of the catheter to aid in delivery of the catheter to an intracranial vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Scott D. Wilson, Tony M. Chou, Vera Shinsky, Philip Evard
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Patent number: 11229770Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature including a catheter advancement element an inner diameter that is at least about 0.014? up to about 0.024? and an outer diameter having at least one snug point. A difference between the inner diameter of the distal, catheter portion and the outer diameter of the tubular portion at the snug point is no more than about 0.010?. A tip portion located distal to the at least one snug point of the tubular portion has a length and tapers along at least a portion of the length of the tip portion, wherein the tip portion has a distal point located a distance of at least 5 mm proximal from the distal-most end of the catheter advancement element, the distal point having a bending force that is no greater than about 0.05 Newtons.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Vera Shinsky
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Publication number: 20210322039Abstract: A device for capturing and removing an obstruction in a bodily duct of a patient. The device includes a cylindrical body having a circumference and a longitudinal axis. According to some implementations the cylindrical body is comprised of a plurality of closed cell structures arranged in diagonal rows around the longitudinal axis. At least some of closed cell structures have substantially the same shape and size. According to some implementations at least some of the closed cell structures of substantially the same shape and size occupy a same circumferential location in the cylindrical body and are longitudinally separated from one another by no less than two, three, four or more diagonal rows of closed cell structures. According to other implementations the closed cell structures include diagonally extending struts having at least a curve portion and a straight portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Vera SHINSKY, Scott WILSON
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Publication number: 20210259718Abstract: Described are methods, systems, devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature. A catheter advancement device includes a flexible elongate body having a proximal portion coupled to a proximal end region of the flexible elongate body and extending proximally to a proximal-most end of the catheter advancement element. A hardness of the flexible elongate body transitions proximally towards increasingly harder materials up to the proximal portion forming a first plurality of material transitions. At least a portion of the flexible elongate body is formed of a plurality of layers including a reinforcement layer. An outer diameter of the flexible elongate body is sized to be positioned coaxially within a lumen of a catheter such that a distal tip portion of the flexible elongate body extends distally beyond a distal end of the catheter to aid in delivery of the catheter to an intracranial vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Scott D. Wilson, Tony M. Chou, Vera Shinsky, Philip Evard
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Patent number: 11071558Abstract: A device for capturing and removing an obstruction in a bodily duct of a patient. The device includes a cylindrical body having a circumference and a longitudinal axis. According to some implementations the cylindrical body is comprised of a plurality of closed cell structures arranged in diagonal rows around the longitudinal axis. At least some of closed cell structures have substantially the same shape and size. According to some implementations at least some of the closed cell structures of substantially the same shape and size occupy a same circumferential location in the cylindrical body and are longitudinally separated from one another by no less than two, three, four or more diagonal rows of closed cell structures. According to other implementations the closed cell structures include diagonally extending struts having at least a curve portion and a straight portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: HIGHWAY 1 MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Vera Shinsky, Scott D. Wilson
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Patent number: 11020133Abstract: Described are methods, systems, devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature. A catheter advancement device includes a flexible elongate body having a proximal portion coupled to a proximal end region of the flexible elongate body and extending proximally to a proximal-most end of the catheter advancement element. A hardness of the flexible elongate body transitions proximally towards increasingly harder materials up to the proximal portion forming a first plurality of material transitions. At least a portion of the flexible elongate body is formed of a plurality of layers including a reinforcement layer. An outer diameter of the flexible elongate body is sized to be positioned coaxially within a lumen of a catheter such that a distal tip portion of the flexible elongate body extends distally beyond a distal end of the catheter to aid in delivery of the catheter to an intracranial vessel.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.Inventors: Scott D. Wilson, Tony M. Chou, Vera Shinsky, Philip Evard
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Patent number: 10864350Abstract: A rapid exchange microcatheter for accessing the intracranial neurovasculature. A side opening through the sidewall is located a first distance proximal to the distal-most tip. A proximal opening located proximal to the side opening is a second distance from the distal-most tip. A distal, reinforced catheter portion extends between a distal end region to a point near the side opening. A proximal, reinforced catheter portion extends a distance from a point near the side opening towards the proximal end of the catheter body. The side opening is positioned within a gap between a proximal end of the distal reinforced catheter portion and a distal end of the proximal reinforced catheter portion. A payload of a cerebral treatment device is housed within the lumen proximal to the side opening. Related devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Kirsten Valley, Vera Shinsky, Philip Evard
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Patent number: 10799669Abstract: A rapid exchange microcatheter for accessing the intracranial neurovasculature. A side opening through the sidewall is located a first distance proximal to the distal-most tip. A proximal opening located proximal to the side opening is a second distance from the distal-most tip. A distal, reinforced catheter portion extends between a distal end region to a point near the side opening. A proximal, reinforced catheter portion extends a distance from a point near the side opening towards the proximal end of the catheter body. The side opening is positioned within a gap between a proximal end of the distal reinforced catheter portion and a distal end of the proximal reinforced catheter portion. A payload of a cerebral treatment device is housed within the lumen proximal to the side opening. Related devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Kirsten Valley, Vera Shinsky, Philip Evard
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Publication number: 20200038628Abstract: A rapid exchange microcatheter for accessing the intracranial neurovasculature. A side opening through the sidewall is located a first distance proximal to the distal-most tip. A proximal opening located proximal to the side opening is a second distance from the distal-most tip. A distal, reinforced catheter portion extends between a distal end region to a point near the side opening. A proximal, reinforced catheter portion extends a distance from a point near the side opening towards the proximal end of the catheter body. The side opening is positioned within a gap between a proximal end of the distal reinforced catheter portion and a distal end of the proximal reinforced catheter portion. A payload of a cerebral treatment device is housed within the lumen proximal to the side opening. Related devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Vera Shinsky, Philip Evard
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Publication number: 20200023160Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature including catheters and catheter advancement elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson, Vera Shinsky