BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. patent applications on March 27th, 2025
Patent Applications by BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. on March 27th, 2025
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.: 21 patent applications
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. has applied for patents in the areas of A61M60/523 (3), A61B17/22 (3), A61B17/221 (3), A61B17/3207 (3), A61B17/00 (3) A61N1/36002 (2), A61B18/1492 (2), A61M25/104 (1), A61M60/833 (1), A61M60/585 (1)
With keywords such as: member, end, configured, shaft, lumen, configuration, blood, catheter, pump, and distal in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Inventor(s): Jerry Wang of Edina MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., James M. Anderson of Corcoran MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Joshua Mark Inouye of Brooklyn Park MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B17/12, A61B17/00
CPC Code(s): A61B17/12031
Abstract: a medical system may include a left atrial appendage closure device including an expandable framework configured to shift between a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration. the expandable framework has an outer diameter in the expanded deployed configuration. the medical system also includes a cinching member configured to shift between a compressed delivery configuration and an expanded configuration. the cinching member is ring shaped with an inner diameter in the expanded configuration that is larger than the outer diameter of the left atrial appendage closure device, and the cinching member has a plurality of tissue engagement elements defined on an outer surface thereof.
20250099119. THROMBECTOMY APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(boston scientific scimed, inc.)
Inventor(s): Paul F. Chouinard of Maple Grove MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., James Burke Lynch of Minneapolis MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Katherine Gingras of Rosemount MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Winnie Tang of Santa Clara CA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Timothy Lawrence Rubesch of Blaine MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B17/22, A61B17/00
CPC Code(s): A61B17/22031
Abstract: a thrombectomy apparatus for removing a clot from a vessel includes a catheter defining a lumen extending proximally from a distal end. a funnel is secured to the distal end and extends distally therefrom, the funnel includes a braided inner layer and a braided outer layer, the braided outer layer folded over the braided inner layer and adapted to constrain the braided inner layer. a tractor is adapted to extend over an outer surface of the catheter and the funnel in an un-inverted configuration and to extend in an inverted configuration through the funnel and into the lumen, the tractor adapted to invert by rolling over the distal end of the funnel when the tractor moves proximally. a puller extends through the lumen and is secured to an end of the tractor disposed within the lumen.
20250099121. THROMBECTOMY APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(boston scientific scimed, inc.)
Inventor(s): Timothy Lawrence Rubesch of Blaine MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Katherine Gingras of Rosemount MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Winnie Tang of Santa Clara CA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Paul F. Chouinard of Maple Grove MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., James Burke Lynch of Minneapolis MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Jayson Delos Santos of Alamo CA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Roy Leguidleguid of Union City CA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Cecilia Nelson of San Jose CA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Clifford Van of Santa Clara CA US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B17/221
CPC Code(s): A61B17/221
Abstract: a thrombectomy apparatus includes a catheter having a funnel is secured to a distal end and extending distally therefrom. the funnel includes a braided inner layer, a braided outer layer, and a reinforcing structure disposed between the braided inner layer and the braided outer layer, the reinforcing structure including a plurality of arched wires extending between the braided inner layer and the braided outer layer. a tractor is adapted to extend over the outer surface of the catheter and the funnel in an un-inverted configuration and to extend in an inverted configuration through the funnel and into the lumen, the tractor adapted to invert by rolling over the distal end of the funnel when the tractor moves proximally. an elongate member extends through the lumen and is secured to an end of the tractor disposed within the lumen.
20250099126. THROMBECTOMY APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(boston scientific scimed, inc.)
Inventor(s): Winnie Tang of Santa Clara CA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Roy Leguidleguid of Union City CA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Clifford Van of Santa Clara CA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Dokmai Outama of Stockton CA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Johnathan J. Braun of Brooklyn Park MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., James Burke Lynch of Minneapolis MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B17/3207, A61B17/221
CPC Code(s): A61B17/3207
Abstract: a thrombectomy apparatus includes a funnel that is secured to a distal end of a catheter. the funnel includes a braided inner layer, a braided outer layer and a reinforcing structure disposed therebetween. the reinforcing structure includes a tubular metal member and a plurality of fingers extending distally from the tubular metal member. each finger defines two or more pockets. each of two or more rings extend through a pocket of each of the plurality of fingers, the pockets limiting axial movement of each of the two or more rings. a tractor is adapted to extend over the outer surface of the catheter and the funnel in an un-inverted configuration and to extend in an inverted configuration through the funnel and into the lumen. an elongate member extends through the lumen and is secured to an end of the tractor disposed within the lumen.
Inventor(s): Richard Gunderson of Saint Paul MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Joseph Zielinski of Corcoran MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B17/3207, A61B17/22, A61B17/34, A61M25/10
CPC Code(s): A61B17/320725
Abstract: a cutting balloon catheter including a balloon mounted on a distal portion of a catheter shaft. the balloon includes a cutting member mounted on an exterior surface of the balloon which includes one or more features for providing the cutting member with enhanced flexibility for navigating tortuous anatomy and more closely conforms to the expansion characteristics of the balloon to which the cutting member is mounted.
Inventor(s): Gary L. Long of Cincinnati OH US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B18/14, A61B18/00
CPC Code(s): A61B18/1492
Abstract: an electroporation catheter for facilitating ablation of cardiac tissue is disclosed. the electroporation catheter includes an elongated shaft having a distal region. an inflatable member and electrode assembly are coupled to the distal region. the inflatable member is transitionable between an inflated configuration and an uninflated configuration. the electrode assembly includes electrodes and flexible support members. the electrodes include sensing electrodes disposed on the flexible support members and ablation electrodes configured to generate an electric field. the flexible support members are transitionable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. the flexible support members form a cavity, and the inflatable member is disposed within the cavity.
Inventor(s): Steven R. Mickelsen of Iowa City IA US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B18/14, A61B18/00, A61B18/12
CPC Code(s): A61B18/1492
Abstract: catheter systems, tools and methods are disclosed for the selective and rapid application of dc voltage pulses to drive irreversible electroporation for minimally invasive transurethral prostate ablation. in one embodiment, a switch unit is used to modulate and apply voltage pulses from a cardiac defibrillator, while in another, the system controller can be configured to apply voltages to an independently selected multiplicity or subsets of electrodes. devices are disclosed for more effective dc voltage application including the infusion of cooled fluid to elevate the irreversible electroporation threshold of urethral wall tissue and to selectively ablate regions of prostate tissue alone.
Inventor(s): Kian S. LIM of Shrewsbury MA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., John SUBASIC of Stow MA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Longquan CHEN of Lexington MA US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Niraj Prasad RAUNIYAR of Plymouth MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B18/26, A61B18/00, A61B18/20, A61B18/22
CPC Code(s): A61B18/26
Abstract: medical devices and related methods are described, including a medical device that includes a handle including a housing. the housing may include a grip and an actuator. the handle may further include an imaging module including a printed circuit board, and a laser module including a first laser source configured to couple to a first laser fiber and a second laser source configured to couple to a second laser fiber. the laser module and the imaging module may be contained within the housing or the imaging module, the laser module, or both the imaging module and the laser module may be selectively attachable to and detachable from the housing.
Inventor(s): Levi Joel Wolterstorff of Saint Paul MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Chenhao Fu of Plymouth MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Joshua Mark Inouye of Brooklyn Park MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., John M. Edgell of Plymouth MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Kelsey Rae Cooper of Andover MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Philip Andrew Litecky of Forest Lake MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61F2/24, A61F2/00, A61F2/95, A61F2/966
CPC Code(s): A61F2/2439
Abstract: a delivery system for delivering, adjusting, and/or recapturing a stent-valve includes an inner shaft and an expandable stent-valve coupled to the inner shaft. the stent-valve has an upper portion, a lower portion, and a valve. the delivery system also includes a distal sheath disposed over at least the lower portion, a proximal sheath disposed over at least the upper portion, and at least one cinching member coupled to the stent-valve and extending through one of the inner shaft, the distal sheath, or the proximal sheath. the upper and lower portions of the stent-valve are configured to move to an expanded configuration when the proximal and distal sheaths are withdrawn, respectively. after at least a portion of the stent-valve has been moved to the expanded configuration, the at least one cinching member is configured to at least partially radially compress at least a portion of the stent-valve.
20250099273. STENT FORMED OF WIRE FRAMEWORK_simplified_abstract_(boston scientific scimed, inc.)
Inventor(s): LOUIS MCNERN of Donegal IE for boston scientific scimed, inc., GARY GILMARTIN of Foxford IE for boston scientific scimed, inc., ENDA CONNAUGHTON of Galway IE for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61F2/89
CPC Code(s): A61F2/89
Abstract: devices, systems, and methods for treating defects in anatomical structures are disclosed. a device may include a stent having a tubular member with a first end, a second end, and a lumen between the first end and the second end. a wire having a first end and a second end may form a plurality of annular rows between the first end and the second end, where the rows may define the lumen. the wire of the stent may define a plurality of turns in each row of the plurality of annular rows and may have no overlapping portions along the rows. a gap may extend between consecutive rows of the plurality of rows and a connecting segment may span across the gap to interconnect two rows of the plurality of rows. the connecting segment may be the only portion of the wire that spans across the gap.
20250099714. CLICK-LOCK REMOVAL SHEATH_simplified_abstract_(boston scientific scimed, inc.)
Inventor(s): Daniel Presteng of Corcoran MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Lauren Ann Sandy of Minneapolis MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Benjamin Jerome Bidne of Loretto MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61M25/00, A61M25/06, A61M39/06
CPC Code(s): A61M25/0097
Abstract: a hub and sheath assembly configured to be releasably disposed over a medical device. the hub and sheath assembly may comprise a valve hub including a first body portion, a second body portion, and a lumen extending therethrough and an elongate shaft including a lumen and a seam. the lumen and the seam may extend from a proximal end to a distal end of the elongate shaft. the elongate shaft may be releasably coupled to the valve hub. the seam may be movable from an interlocked configuration configured to hold the elongate shaft in a generally tubular configuration and an open configuration defining an opening extending along a length of elongate shaft.
Inventor(s): Chad J. Kugler of Buffalo MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Matthew J. Olson of Grafton ND US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Ross A. Olson of Anoka MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., David B. Robinson of Independence MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61M25/10, A61B17/00, A61B17/22, A61B17/221, A61B17/3207, A61B17/34, A61B90/00
CPC Code(s): A61M25/10
Abstract: the present disclosure is directed to a device. the device may include a distal shaft defining a central lumen and an orienting element comprising at least one inflatable member. wherein a first portion of the orienting element extending from the shaft in a first direction and a second portion of the orienting element extending from the shaft in a second direction. further, wherein the second direction is substantially opposite the first direction.
Inventor(s): Louis Warner Stefanich of Minneapolis MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61M25/10
CPC Code(s): A61M25/104
Abstract: a fixture for holding a medical device during a coating process. the fixture may comprise a mounting rail extending from a first end region to a second end region, a drive unit movably coupled to the mounting rail, a proximal coupling assembly removably coupled to the drive unit, a support member movably coupled to the mounting rail, a distal coupling assembly removably coupled to the support member, and a mandrel configured to extend through a lumen of a medical device. the mandrel may have a first end configured to be releasably coupled to the proximal coupling assembly and a second end configured to be releasably coupled to the distal coupling assembly. actuation of the distal coupling assembly and/or the support member may be configured to pull the mandrel taut.
Inventor(s): Darrin Dale Beekman of Osseo MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61M60/117, A61M60/216, A61M60/411
CPC Code(s): A61M60/117
Abstract: a mechanical circulatory support system may include a blood pump, an elongate tube coupled with the blood pump and extending proximally from the blood pump, and a flexible elongate shaft configured to be removably positioned within the elongate tube. the blood pump may be configured to pump blood from a ventricle of a heart of a patient to vasculature of the patient. the elongate shaft may be inserted into the elongate tube prior to or during delivery of the blood pump to the heart to achieve a desired pushability along the elongate tube. the elongate shaft may be removed from the elongate tube to increase a flexibility along the elongate tube to mitigate movement at a proximal end of the elongate tube being transferred to the blood pump positioned in the heart.
Inventor(s): Ephraim Israel Ben-Abraham of Rochester MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Aaron Chalekian of Minneapolis MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Victor Kotov of St. Louis Park MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61M60/30, A61M60/135, A61M60/295, A61M60/497, A61M60/515, A61M60/523, A61M60/531, A61M60/843
CPC Code(s): A61M60/30
Abstract: this disclosure provides design, material, manufacturing method, and use alternatives for medical devices. an example medical device system for treating a heart, includes a control system including a processor and a pump, a hub coupled to the control system, a catheter shaft having a lumen and a first end coupled to the hub, a first expandable member disposed on the catheter shaft, wherein the first expandable member is configured to be positioned in the superior vena cava and a second expandable member disposed on the catheter shaft. further, the second expandable member is configured to be positioned in the inferior vena cava and the catheter shaft includes a first aperture configured to permit an auxiliary medical device to pass from the lumen into the right atrium of the heart.
Inventor(s): Corydon Carlson of Stillwater MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61M60/523, A61M60/17, A61M60/216, A61M60/411, A61M60/554
CPC Code(s): A61M60/523
Abstract: a circulatory support system may include a blood pump, one or more sensors, and a controller in communication with the one or more sensors. the blood pump may include a driven component and a motor in communication with the driven component to drive the driven component to pump a blood flow through the blood pump. a sensor of the one or more sensors may be configured to sense a value related to a speed of the motor. the controller may be configured to provide a command signal to the motor to drive the driven component and determine one or more values related to the blood flow pumped through the blood pump based on the value related to the speed of the motor and the command signal.
Inventor(s): Ephraim Israel Ben-Abraham of Rochester MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Aaron Chalekian of Minneapolis MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Victor Kotov of St. Louis Park MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61M60/531, A61M60/523, A61M60/80
CPC Code(s): A61M60/531
Abstract: this disclosure provides design, material, manufacturing method, and use alternatives for medical devices. an example medical device system for treating a heart, includes a control system including a processor and a pump, a hub coupled to the control system, a control system including a processor and a pump, a hub coupled to the control system, a first catheter shaft having a first lumen and a first end coupled to the hub, a second catheter shaft extending within the first lumen and having a first end couple to the hub, a first expandable member disposed on the first catheter shaft, wherein the first expandable member is configured to be positioned in the superior vena cava and a second expandable member disposed on the second catheter shaft distal to the first expandable member, wherein the second expandable member is configured to translate relative to the first expandable member.
Inventor(s): Ephraim Israel Ben-Abraham of Rochester MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Aaron Chalekian of Minneapolis MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Victor Kotov of St. Louis Park MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61M60/585, A61M60/80
CPC Code(s): A61M60/585
Abstract: this disclosure provides design, material, manufacturing method, and use alternatives for medical devices. an example medical device system for treating a heart includes a control system including a display unit. further, the display unit is configured to display a first visual representation of a first medical device disposed in a first anatomical location, a second visual representation of a second medical device disposed in a second anatomical location, a third visual representation of a first physiological parameter, wherein the first physiological parameter is measured by a first sensor disposed at a first location proximate the first medical device and a fourth visual representation of a second physiological parameter, wherein the second physiological parameter is measured by a second sensor disposed at a second sensor location proximate the second medical device.
Inventor(s): Qian Liu of Plymouth MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61M60/833, A61M60/13, A61M60/226, A61M60/416, A61M60/865
CPC Code(s): A61M60/833
Abstract: an outflow blocking sleeve removably surrounding a blood outlet of a percutaneous blood pump positioned at a distal end of a catheter. the outflow blocking sleeve is configured to prevent blood egress from the blood outlet during insertion of the blood pump into a vasculature at a vascular access site. the blood pump is sized to be passed distally through an elastomeric seal of an introducer sheath into a lumen of an elongate shaft of the introducer sheath while the outflow blocking sleeve is prevented from passing through the elastomeric seal during advancement of the blood pump through the elastomeric seal.
Inventor(s): Brian L. Schmidt of White Bear Lake MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Devon N. Arnholt of Shoreview MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Michael J. Lyden of Shoreview MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Michael J. Kane of St. Paul MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Tucker James Nelson of Bloomington MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61N1/36, A61N1/05, A61N1/08, A61N1/375
CPC Code(s): A61N1/36002
Abstract: embodiments herein relate to implantable systems and methods for treatment of pancreatic cancer. in an embodiment, a method of treating pancreatic cancer is included, the method including inserting an electrical stimulation lead through the inferior vena cava, a hepatic vein, and into the portal vein via a transjugular intrahepatic portosystem shunt (tips). the method can further include inserting the electrical stimulation lead into at least one of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein. the method can further include positioning electrodes on the lead within at least one of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein and delivering one or more electric fields through the electrodes to a treatment zone including at least a portion of the pancreas. the electric fields can be at frequencies and a field strength effective to prevent and/or disrupt cellular mitosis in a cell.
Inventor(s): Brian L. Schmidt of White Bear Lake MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Benjamin Keith Stein of Shoreview MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Keith R. Maile of New Brighton MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Ron A. Balczewski of Bloomington MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc., Aleksandra Kharam of Maple Grove MN US for boston scientific scimed, inc.
IPC Code(s): A61N1/36, A61B10/02, A61N5/06, A61P35/00
CPC Code(s): A61N1/36002
Abstract: embodiments herein relate to a method for treating a cancerous tumor located within a subject. the method can include applying one or more electric fields at or near a site of the cancerous tumor, where the cancerous tumor can include a cancerous cell population. the one or more applied electric fields are effective to delay mitosis and cause mitotic synchronization within a proportion of the cancerous cell population. the method can include removing the one or more electric fields to allow mitosis to proceed within the cancerous cell population. the method can include administering a chemotherapeutic agent to the subject after the one or more electric fields have been removed. other embodiments are also included herein.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. patent applications on March 27th, 2025
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
- A61B17/12
- A61B17/00
- CPC A61B17/12031
- Boston scientific scimed, inc.
- A61B17/22
- CPC A61B17/22031
- A61B17/221
- CPC A61B17/221
- A61B17/3207
- CPC A61B17/3207
- A61B17/34
- A61M25/10
- CPC A61B17/320725
- A61B18/14
- A61B18/00
- CPC A61B18/1492
- A61B18/12
- A61B18/26
- A61B18/20
- A61B18/22
- CPC A61B18/26
- A61F2/24
- A61F2/00
- A61F2/95
- A61F2/966
- CPC A61F2/2439
- A61F2/89
- CPC A61F2/89
- A61M25/00
- A61M25/06
- A61M39/06
- CPC A61M25/0097
- A61B90/00
- CPC A61M25/10
- CPC A61M25/104
- A61M60/117
- A61M60/216
- A61M60/411
- CPC A61M60/117
- A61M60/30
- A61M60/135
- A61M60/295
- A61M60/497
- A61M60/515
- A61M60/523
- A61M60/531
- A61M60/843
- CPC A61M60/30
- A61M60/17
- A61M60/554
- CPC A61M60/523
- A61M60/80
- CPC A61M60/531
- A61M60/585
- CPC A61M60/585
- A61M60/833
- A61M60/13
- A61M60/226
- A61M60/416
- A61M60/865
- CPC A61M60/833
- A61N1/36
- A61N1/05
- A61N1/08
- A61N1/375
- CPC A61N1/36002
- A61B10/02
- A61N5/06
- A61P35/00