Patents by Inventor William Cole LAFFERTY

William Cole LAFFERTY 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).

  • Fiducial deployment mechanisms, and related methods of use
    Patent number: 11957860
    Abstract: A medical device that may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a lumen disposed through the elongate member is disclosed. The medical device may also include an opening disposed at the distal end of the elongate member in communication with the lumen, and a pushing element disposed with the lumen. The medical device may also include at least one fiducial disposed within the lumen and distal to the pushing element, and a separating mechanism disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The separating mechanism may be configured to apply a separating force to deploy the at least one fiducial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Ryan, Joseph A. Levendusky, Robert B. DeVries, William Cole Lafferty, Andrew Kendall Hollett, Brian Intoccia
  • FIDUCIAL DEPLOYMENT MECHANISMS, AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20210178139
    Abstract: A medical device that may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a lumen disposed through the elongate member is disclosed. The medical device may also include an opening disposed at the distal end of the elongate member in communication with the lumen, and a pushing element disposed with the lumen. The medical device may also include at least one fiducial disposed within the lumen and distal to the pushing element, and a separating mechanism disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The separating mechanism may be configured to apply a separating force to deploy the at least one fiducial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn RYAN, Joseph A. LEVENDUSKY, Robert B. DeVRIES, William Cole LAFFERTY, Andrew Kendall HOLLETT, Brian INTOCCIA
  • Fiducial deployment mechanisms, and related methods of use
    Patent number: 10953212
    Abstract: A medical device that may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a lumen disposed through the elongate member is disclosed. The medical device may also include an opening disposed at the distal end of the elongate member in communication with the lumen, and a pushing element disposed with the lumen. The medical device may also include at least one fiducial disposed within the lumen and distal to the pushing element, and a separating mechanism disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The separating mechanism may be configured to apply a separating force to deploy the at least one fiducial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn Ryan, Joseph A. Levendusky, Robert B. DeVries, William Cole Lafferty, Andrew Kendall Hollett, Brian Intoccia
  • FIDUCIAL DEPLOYMENT MECHANISMS, AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20180117294
    Abstract: A medical device that may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a lumen disposed through the elongate member is disclosed. The medical device may also include an opening disposed at the distal end of the elongate member in communication with the lumen, and a pushing element disposed with the lumen. The medical device may also include at least one fiducial disposed within the lumen and distal to the pushing element, and a separating mechanism disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The separating mechanism may be configured to apply a separating force to deploy the at least one fiducial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Shawn RYAN, Joseph A. LEVENDUSKY, Robert B. DeVRIES, William Cole LAFFERTY, Andrew Kendall HOLLETT, Brian INTOCCIA
  • Fiducial deployment mechanisms, and related methods of use
    Patent number: 9889286
    Abstract: A medical device that may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a lumen disposed through the elongate member is disclosed. The medical device may also include an opening disposed at the distal end of the elongate member in communication with the lumen, and a pushing element disposed with the lumen. The medical device may also include at least one fiducial disposed within the lumen and distal to the pushing element, and a separating mechanism disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The separating mechanism may be configured to apply a separating force to deploy the at least one fiducial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Ryan, Joseph A. Levendusky, Robert B. DeVries, William Cole Lafferty, Andrew Kendall Hollett, Brian Intoccia
  • FIDUCIAL DEPLOYMENT MECHANISMS, AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20140371586
    Abstract: A medical device that may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a lumen disposed through the elongate member is disclosed. The medical device may also include an opening disposed at the distal end of the elongate member in communication with the lumen, and a pushing element disposed with the lumen. The medical device may also include at least one fiducial disposed within the lumen and distal to the pushing element, and a separating mechanism disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The separating mechanism may be configured to apply a separating force to deploy the at least one fiducial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Shawn RYAN, Joseph A. LEVENDUSKY, Robert B. DeVRIES, William Cole LAFFERTY, Andrew Kendall HOLLETT, Brian INTOCCIA