Patents by Inventor Victor L. Schoenle

Victor L. Schoenle 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).

  • Catheter balloon mold form and molding process
    Patent number: 7892478
    Abstract: An immersion mold for a medical device balloon. The mold has a cavity adapted to receive a hollow parison expandable therein to form the balloon. The cavity has a length, a first end, a second end, and a cavity wall with inner and outer surfaces. The mold form cavity wall is provided with one or a plurality of through-holes along the length thereof to facilitate entrance and egress of a heated fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, Jeffrey S. Lindquist, Victor L. Schoenle, Scott Schewe, David Parsons, Nao Lee, Ying Xiong
  • Covered hypotube to distal port bond
    Patent number: 7488304
    Abstract: A catheter assembly and method for constructing same comprises engagement of a proximal tubular member to a distal outer tubular member. At least a portion of the exterior surface of the proximal tubular member comprises at least one thermoplastic polymer. At least a portion of the end region of the distal outer tubular member is engaged to at least a portion of the end region of the proximal tubular member to define an engagement region. The proximal tubular member and the distal outer tubular member define a continuous central lumen therethrough. At least a portion of the proximal tubular member is disposed about an inner support layer. At least a portion of the inner support layer extends distally across the engagement region and into the lumen of the distal outer tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Goodin, Victor L. Schoenle, Daniel K. Tomaschko
  • Catheter Having Internal Mechanisms to Encourage Balloon Re-folding
    Publication number: 20080249464
    Abstract: A balloon catheter that comprises an inner shaft, a balloon and a sleeve that defines a lumen. A portion of the inner shaft is positioned within the lumen and the balloon is engaged to the sleeve at least two engagement points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve M. Spencer, Robert Warner, Victor L. Schoenle, John Blix, Tracee Eidenschink, Matt Heidner
  • Covered hypotube to distal port bond
    Publication number: 20040068240
    Abstract: A catheter assembly and method for constructing same comprises engagement of a proximal tubular member to a distal outer tubular member. At least a portion of the exterior surface of the proximal tubular member comprises at least one thermoplastic polymer. At least a portion of the end region of the distal outer tubular member is engaged to at least a portion of the end region of the proximal tubular member to define an engagement region. The proximal tubular member and the distal outer tubular member define a continuous central lumen therethrough. At least a portion of the proximal tubular member is disposed about an inner support layer. At least a portion of the inner support layer extends distally across the engagement region and into the lumen of the distal outer tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Richard L. Goodin, Victor L. Schoenle, Daniel K. Tomaschko
  • Soft flexible tipped balloon
    Patent number: 6024752
    Abstract: A soft flexible tipped balloon for a medical device, the balloon comprising a first balloon segment made of a first polymer material, a second balloon segment made of a second polymer material, the second polymer material different from the first polymer material, and a third balloon segment made of a third polymer material, the third polymer material different from the second polymer material and optionally different from the first polymer material, the segments arranged sequentially along the length of the balloon and processes of making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Horn, Victor L. Schoenle