Rachel A Williams

US Patent:

20120253230, Oct 4, 2012

Filed:

Mar 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/433801

Inventors:

Rachel Williams - Rockford IL, US
Raymond Humphrey - Bloomington IN, US
Ruth Osbrink - North Riverside IL, US
Tim Fish - Gosport IN, US

International Classification:

A61B 10/02

US Classification:

600567

Abstract:

Among other things, there is disclosed a biopsy needle system in which the needle is capable of obtaining more than one length of sample. Generally, the needle includes an inner stylet, an outer cannula, and a handle connected to the stylet and cannula. The stylet has a notch that is extendable from the cannula to accommodate a tissue sample. An insert member is provided for attachment to the handle to make the amount of exposed notch smaller. Consequently, when the insert member is not attached to the handle, the needle can obtain a larger sample of tissue, and when the insert member is attached to the handle, the needle can obtain a smaller sample of tissue.

US Patent:

20220330968, Oct 20, 2022

Filed:

Jul 6, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/858655

Inventors:

- MAPLE GROVE MN, US
Chris Jicka - Upper Saddle River NJ, US
Austin Grant Johnson - Worcester MA, US
Caleb A. Valdes - Lowell MA, US
Serena Scott - Worcester MA, US
Michael Killion Ford - Waltham MA, US
Kyle P. Moore - Hopkinton MA, US
Janice Courtois - Clinton MA, US
Prashanth Somasundaram - Chicago IL, US
Christopher A. Olmeda - Maynard MA, US
Katie Olmeda - Maynard MA, US
Michael Matthew Borek - Holden MA, US
Micah Flock - Somerville MA, US
Julianne Grainger - Boston MA, US
Rachel Marie Williams - Peoria AZ, US
Morgan Zhu - Somerville MA, US
Ryan V. Wales - Northborough MA, US
Kevin L. Bagley - Natick MA, US
Scott E. Brechbiel - Burlington MA, US
Alexander Joseph Burnham - Somerville MA, US
Shaun Dennis Comee - Fiskdale MA, US
Tara Ann Jarobski - North Oxford MA, US
Nicholas J. Mazzola - Hudson MA, US
Christopher Kiyonao Oto - Boston MA, US
Rachael Campion - Boston MA, US
Danny Shu-Huan Lee - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. - MAPLE GROVE MN

International Classification:

A61B 17/32
A61B 1/313
A61B 17/115
A61B 17/12

Abstract:

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, systems, and methods for tissue resection in a body lumen of a patient, and may include an elongate body having a cavity at a distal end and a tissue retractor extendable distally from the distal end of the elongate body. The tissue retractor may include an expansion mechanism. The expansion mechanism may include a plurality of arms each having a first end coupled around a distal cap and expandable radially outward from the distal cap such that an anchoring mechanism on a second end of the arms is engageable with selected tissue for resection of the body lumen. The tissue resection device may further include a tissue resecting device.

US Patent:

20210401536, Dec 30, 2021

Filed:

Sep 10, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/471511

Inventors:

- Maple Grove MN, US
Rachel M. Williams - Peoria AZ, US
Thomas DeSimio - Alpine CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 90/00
A61M 25/01
A61B 1/018

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which allow the distal portion of a catheter to be visualized within the body using a colored marker and one or more secondary markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which indicate when a medical device is properly positioned for deployment within a body lumen.

US Patent:

20210282802, Sep 16, 2021

Filed:

Mar 9, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/196433

Inventors:

- Maple Grove MN, US
Paul SMITH - Smithfield RI, US
James J. SCUTTI - Norwell MA, US
Rachel Marie WILLIAMS - Peoria AZ, US

Assignee:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

International Classification:

A61B 17/3205
A61B 17/32

Abstract:

A method for coupling a first medical device component to a second medical device component comprising altering the first medical device component from a natural state to an altered state, by reducing a cross-sectional dimension of the first medical device, fitting a first portion of the first medical device component in the altered state into a first opening of the second medical device component, wherein the first medical device component includes second portions not within the first opening of the second medical device component, and allowing the second portions of the first medical device component to revert back to the natural state.

US Patent:

20190357934, Nov 28, 2019

Filed:

May 22, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/419926

Inventors:

- Maple Grove MN, US
Micah Flock - Somerville MA, US
Julianne Grainger - Boston MA, US
Christopher A. Olmeda - Maynard MA, US
Katie Olmeda - Maynard MA, US
Rachel M. Williams - Framingham MA, US
Morgan Zhu - Somerville MA, US
John B. Golden - Norton MA, US
Chris Jicka - Upper Saddle River NJ, US
Austin G. Johnson - Hudson MA, US
Caleb A. Valdes - Lowell MA, US
Serena Scott - Worcester MA, US
Michael K. Ford - Waltham MA, US
Kyle P. Moore - Milton GA, US
Janice Courtois - Clinton MA, US
Prashanth Somasundaram - Boston MA, US
Ryan V. Wales - Northborough MA, US
Scott E. Brechbiel - Acton MA, US
Rachael Campion - Boston MA, US
Tara A. Jarobski - North Oxford MA, US
Danny S. Lee - Cambridge MA, US
Alexander J. Burnham - Southbury CT, US
Christopher K. Oto - Boston MA, US
Nicholas J. Mazzola - Hudson MA, US
Kevin L. Bagley - Dedham MA, US
Shaun D. Comee - Fiskdale MA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/32
A61B 17/115
A61B 17/12
A61B 1/313

Abstract:

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, systems, and methods for tissue resection in a body lumen of a patient, and may include a body extending along an axis and a distal cap positioned distally of the body and coupled to a shaft extending along the axis. The body and the distal cap may be movable relative to each other. An anchoring mechanism may be capable of engaging the body and the distal cap proximate a selected tissue for resection in the body lumen. A tissue capture device may be deployable from the tissue resection device such that a selected tissue for resection is securable by the tissue capture device. The tissue resection device may further include a tissue resecting device for resecting the selected tissue for resection.

US Patent:

20180243046, Aug 30, 2018

Filed:

Feb 26, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/904841

Inventors:

- Maple Grove MN, US
Rachel M. Williams - Watertown MA, US
Thomas DeSimio - Alpine CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 90/00
A61M 25/01

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which allow the distal portion of a catheter to be visualized within the body using a colored marker and one or more secondary markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which indicate when a medical device is properly positioned for deployment within a body lumen.