Benjamin T Ewing

7624868, Dec 1, 2009

Nov 21, 2006

11/602593

Robert Booker - Vandergrift PA, US
Dustin John Arabia - New Kensington PA, US
Benjamin T. Ewing - Cranberry PA, US
Christopher Nick Magalich - Avonmore PA, US

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

A61B 17/06
A61B 19/02
A61L 15/00

206438, 206305, 206363, 206443, 206370

A holder for a micro-sized medical device, such as a pipette, includes a main body portion having an interior space sized for housing at least one pipette. A reducing insert comprising a sleeve has an open end and a substantially closed end. The sleeve is sized such that the open end is receivable in the main body portion through an open axial end of the main body, and the substantially closed end has an aperture extending therethrough having a diameter sufficient for passage of a pipette therethrough. An end cap is engageable with the open axial end of the main body portion, and is selectively movable between an open position wherein the interior space of the main body communicates via the aperture with an environment exterior of the holder, and a closed position wherein the seal covers the aperture. The components of the holder may be formed integrally or separately.

8267886, Sep 18, 2012

Dec 19, 2008

12/339686

Benjamin T. Ewing - Wexford PA, US
Gregory A. Brucker - Minneapolis MN, US
Scott A. Bednar - Freedom PA, US
John R. Periard - North Huntington PA, US

Medrad, Inc. - Indianola PA

A61M 29/00
A61M 25/00

604 9601, 604284

A catheter having a shaft that has at least two spaced-apart lumens is disclosed. A retractable core wire is disposed within at least one of the lumens. The retractable core wire is manipulated by the user to impart variable stiffness to the shaft as the core wire is retracted and extended within the lumen. A catheter having substantially low profile bonds at the junctions where an inflatable balloon is attached to the catheter is also disclosed. The low profile bonds are created by recesses extending around the circumference of the distal end of the shaft, the proximal and distal ends of a stem, and the proximal end of a tip. The catheter having the low profile bond optionally has either a retractable or an embedded core wire. In examples, the catheter has at least one component formed from, co-extruded with, or coated with a lubricious material or a hydrophilic material.

20050228346, Oct 13, 2005

Apr 7, 2005

11/100811

Louis Goode - Cranberry Township PA, US
Chun Lui - Monroeville PA, US
Robert Booker - Vandergrift PA, US
Benjamin Ewing - Cranberry PA, US

A61M005/178

604164070

A modular hemostatic valve includes a splittable valve body. The splittable body defines a passageway. A sealing element positions in the passageway. The sealing element is configured to facilitate the passage of a first medical device, and the splittable valve body is configured to engage a second medical device.

20060235431, Oct 19, 2006

Apr 14, 2006

11/404666

Louis Goode - Cranberry Twp. PA, US
Chun Lui - Monroeville PA, US
Benjamin Ewing - Cranberry PA, US
Joseph Schillinger - Homer City PA, US
Robert Booker - Vandergrift PA, US

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

A61F 11/00

606108000

An extraction device for removing an implanted structure, such as a cardiac lead, from a body vessel. An elongated sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending therethrough is sized such that at least a distal portion of the sheath is receivable in the body vessel. A tip configured for disassociating at least a portion of the implanted structure from the body vessel is engaged at the distal end of the sheath. A handle is configured for engagement with the proximal end of the sheath. The handle includes an actuator and a drive mechanism responsive to the actuator for selectively translating input of the actuator into rotary movement and/or axial advancement of the sheath.

20060253179, Nov 9, 2006

Apr 14, 2006

11/404176

Louis Goode - Cranberry Twp. PA, US
Chun Kee Lui - Monroeville PA, US
Benjamin Ewing - Cranberry PA, US
Joseph Schillinger - Homer City PA, US
Robert Booker - Vandergrift PA, US

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

A61N 1/00

607115000

A tip for engagement with an elongated sheath member for use in extracting an implanted structure, such as a cardiac lead, from an obstruction in a body vessel of a patient. The tip includes a tip body having a smaller diameter proximal end and a larger diameter distal end. The smaller diameter proximal end of the tip is sized for engagement with an inner surface of the distal end of the sheath member. The larger diameter distal end of the tip includes at least one element disposed along at least a portion of the outer surface of the tip body distal end. The element has a shape configured for cutting and/or disrupting the lead from the obstruction.

20090287164, Nov 19, 2009

Jul 21, 2009

12/506574

Louis B. Goode - Cranberry Township PA, US
Chun Kee Lui - Monroeville PA, US
Robert Booker - Vandergrift PA, US
Benjamin T. Ewing - Cranberry PA, US

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

A61M 39/22

604256

A modular hemostatic valve includes a splittable valve body. The splittable body defines a passageway. A sealing element is positioned in the passageway. The sealing element is configured to facilitate the passage of a first medical device, and the splittable valve body is configured to engage a second medical device.

20110099789, May 5, 2011

May 1, 2009

12/990157

Benjamin T. Ewing - Wexford PA, US
Gregory G. Brucker - Minneapolis MN, US
Scott A. Bednar - Freedom PA, US
John R. Periard - North Huntingdon PA, US
Ashok A. Sharma - Hopkins MN, US
Steven D. Savage - Paynesville MN, US
Arthur E. Uber - Pittsburgh PA, US
Brian P. Dickerson - Mt.Pleasant PA, US

Bayer Schering Pharma AG - Berlin

B23P 11/00
A61L 33/18

29428, 427 225

Various methods for optimizing coating of medical devices, such as balloon catheters are disclosed. One method configures catheter balloon folds based on balloon diameter and volume. Other methods include using a specifically-sized protective sheath, using a vacuum, using pressure, pulling the balloon through a coating solution, using at least one spacer or a wick between at least one fold for metering a therapeutic coating into the folds of the balloon, placing an intermediate layer between the balloon and the therapeutic coating, placing a soluble film having a therapeutic agent around the catheter balloon or inside the folds, and any combination thereof. Balloon catheters and catheter balloons having a specific folding configuration, a specifically-sized protective sheath, an intermediate layer, or a soluble film are also disclosed.

20130018309, Jan 17, 2013

Dec 20, 2010

13/516003

Benjamin T. Ewing - Wexford PA, US
Scott A. Bednar - Freedom PA, US
Brian P. Dickerson - Mount Plesant PA, US
Steven D. Savage - Paynesville MN, US
Gregory G. Brucker - Minneapolis MN, US

A61M 25/01
A61M 25/10

60410305, 604171

A tear-away sheath () having a tubular element () with a distal end and a proximal end, at least one axial fault line (), and an integral stop () is disclosed. The tear-away sheath may also have a handle () or closing element at the proximal end. An angioplasty balloon catheter () having the disclosed tear-away sheath is also disclosed.