公开(公告)号：US20220023044A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17498289

申请日：2021-10-11

Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventor： Omar Jarral ,  Patricia McAfee ,  Aiden Flanagan ,  Tim O'Connor ,  Jan Weber

IPC: A61F2/24 ,  A61B17/00

Abstract: A mitral valve leaflet repair system may include a delivery catheter having at least one lumen extending proximally from a distal end of the delivery catheter, a plurality of anchor elements disposed within the at least one lumen, each of the plurality of anchor elements being configured to extend through one layer of mitral valve leaflet tissue, and a securing element configured to secure at least two of the plurality of anchor elements together on one side of the mitral valve leaflet tissue. The at least one lumen may include a suction lumen configured to grasp a mitral valve leaflet prior to extending the plurality of anchor elements through one layer of mitral valve leaflet tissue.

公开(公告)号：US11202671B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US14590667

申请日：2015-01-06

Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Inventor： Cass A. Hanson ,  Derek C. Sutermeister ,  Timothy A. Ostroot ,  Robert N. Squire ,  James M. Anderson ,  Martin R. Willard ,  Patrick A. Haverkost ,  Jan Weber ,  Jeffrey S. Lindquist ,  Daniel J. Horn

IPC: A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/00

Abstract: A medical device for sympathetic nerve ablation may include a catheter shaft, an expandable member disposed on or coupled to the catheter shaft, and a plurality of elongate electrode assemblies each constructed as a flexible circuit having a plurality of layers. The expandable member may be configured to shift between an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration. The plurality of electrode assemblies may be disposed on an outer surface of the expandable member. Each of the plurality of electrode assemblies may include enhanced tear resistance properties such as through the inclusion of a reinforcement structure with one or more of the layers of the electrode assemblies.

公开(公告)号：US20210236192A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17166904

申请日：2021-02-03

Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.

Inventor： George Wilfred DUVAL ,  Keith R. MAILE ,  James Frederick SAWICKI ,  Jan Weber

IPC: A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/18

Abstract: A medical instrument that includes a shaft and a device coupled to a distal end of the shaft. The device includes a sensor configured to measure an electrical parameter of tissue at a target site, and an energy delivery device configured to deliver energy to the tissue at the target site based on the measured electrical parameter.

公开(公告)号：US20210046231A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US16990667

申请日：2020-08-11

Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.

Inventor： Jan Weber ,  Matthew Boyer

IPC: A61M1/10

Abstract: An inlet tube of a circulatory support device includes a first end configured to receive incoming blood and a second end coupled to a first end of a blood pump. A lumen extends from the first end to the second end, and a spiral feature is disposed within the lumen and configured to support a spiral flow of the incoming blood.

公开(公告)号：US10921056B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16236239

申请日：2018-12-28

Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventor： Jan Weber ,  Bruce R. Forsyth

IPC: B05D3/02 ,  F26B3/347 ,  A61L31/16 ,  A61L27/54 ,  A61L31/06 ,  A61L31/10

Abstract: Medical devices and methods for drying medical devices are disclosed. An example method for drying a medical device may include disposing a medical device within a drying apparatus. The drying apparatus may include a variable frequency microwave heating device. The medical device may include a substrate, the substrate including an active pharmaceutical ingredient and a solvent. The method may also include heating the medical device with the drying apparatus. Heating may evaporate at least a portion of the solvent.

公开(公告)号：US10543035B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US14689363

申请日：2015-04-17

Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Inventor： Derek C. Sutermeister ,  Patrick A. Haverkost ,  Timothy A. Ostroot ,  Cass Alexander Hanson ,  Jeffrey S. Lindquist ,  Joseph Alan Kronstedt ,  Jan Weber ,  James M. Anderson ,  Martin R. Willard

IPC: A61B18/08 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61M25/00 ,  A61N1/40 ,  A61K41/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61K47/69 ,  A61M37/00 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B17/3207 ,  A61B17/22 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61M25/10

Abstract: Methods and devices (e.g., for nerve modulation) may include at least one thermistor and a balloon having a balloon wall. In one or more embodiments, the medical device is configured and arranged to transfer heat to the medical device surroundings. In one or more embodiments, the at least one thermistor is a portion of a thermistor array disposed on the balloon wall, the thermistor array including a plurality of thermistors and operatively engaged with a source of electric current. In one or more embodiments, the device includes at least one flexible circuit mounted on the outer surface of the expandable balloon, the at least one flexible circuit including at least one temperature-sensing device that includes at least one thermistor, wherein at least a portion of a conductive layer is electronically coupled to the thermistor, with the proviso that no electrode is associated with the conductive layer.

公开(公告)号：US10342609B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US14336778

申请日：2014-07-21

Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Inventor： Cass A. Hanson ,  Derek C. Sutermeister ,  Daniel T. Quillin ,  Hong Cao ,  Jeffrey S. Lindquist ,  Adam J. Royer ,  Timothy A. Ostroot ,  James M. Anderson ,  Jan Weber ,  Robert N. Squire ,  Martin R. Willard ,  Patrick A. Haverkost ,  Daniel J. Horn

IPC: A61B18/18 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/00

Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example medical device may include a medical device for tissue ablation. The medical device may include an elongated shaft having a distal region. An inflatable balloon may be mounted to the distal region. The inflatable balloon may include a body region, a proximal waist, a distal waist, a proximal cone region, and a distal cone region. A skirt may be attached to the inflatable balloon and may extend proximally from the body region. An electrode assembly may be applied directly to an outer surface of the body region of the inflatable balloon. The electrode assembly may include a first conductive member applied directly to the outer surface of the body region of the inflatable balloon and extending proximally therefrom along an outer surface of the skirt.

公开(公告)号：US20190151640A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US16196934

申请日：2018-11-20

Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Inventor： Jan Weber ,  Keith R. Maile ,  Deepa Mahajan ,  Jeffrey E. Stahmann ,  James M. Peck

IPC: A61M37/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/05

Abstract: A system for monitoring one or more respiratory conditions is disclosed. The system comprises a medical device and an e-tattoo configured to attach to the subject's skin. The medical device is configured to monitor at least one respiratory parameter of a subject and transmit a signal in response to monitoring a trigger event in the at least one respiratory parameter. The e-tattoo is configured to: receive the signal from the medical device; sense at least one environmental parameter in response to receiving the signal; and transmit the at least one environmental parameter.

公开(公告)号：US20190076248A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16116307

申请日：2018-08-29

Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventor： Patricia McAfee ,  Aiden Flanagan ,  Tim O'Connor ,  Jan Weber ,  Omar Jarral

IPC: A61F2/24

CPC classification number: A61F2/2454 ,  A61B2017/00243 ,  A61F2/2445 ,  A61F2/2457 ,  A61F2210/009

Abstract: A mitral regurgitation treatment system may include an annuloplasty device configured for placement on an atrial side of a mitral valve, a tethering element configured to extend between a first papillary muscle and a second papillary muscle, wherein the tethering element includes a first anchor securing the tethering element to the first papillary muscle and a second anchor securing the tethering element to the second papillary muscle, and a linking element extending from the annuloplasty device to the tethering element. The linking element may include a spring element disposed between the annuloplasty device and the tethering element.

公开(公告)号：US10149926B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US14873630

申请日：2015-10-02

Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventor： Scott Schewe ,  Robert Warner ,  Jan Weber ,  Michael Arney

IPC: A61B17/00 ,  A61L31/12 ,  A61K9/70 ,  A61L15/44 ,  A61L15/62 ,  A61L31/04 ,  A61L31/14 ,  A61L31/16

Abstract: The disclosure pertains to hemostatic compositions comprising a plurality of nonwoven fibers disposed in a rapidly soluble solid matrix and methods of making and using the same. The compositions may also comprise one or more therapeutic agents.