THOMAS F MIRARCHI
Broker in Shrewsbury, MA

6340441, Jan 22, 2002

Mar 13, 1998

09/042292

Jon A. Meyer - Bellingham MA
Maura Rooney - Cambridge MA
Richard J. Quigley - Boston MA
Thomas F. Mirarchi - Shrewsbury MA

Scimed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61M 2500

26417312, 26417316, 15624412, 600585

A multi-layered guide wire that uses separate layers to achieve desired guide wire characteristics. Each of the layers may enhance one or more of the desired guide wire characteristics, with the combination of layers providing the desired combination of guide wire characteristics. Each of the layers may be provided over the entire guide wire, or only over selected portions of the guide wire. Further, selected layers may be co-extruded over the guide wire, which may reduce the manufacturing costs associated therewith.

6494894, Dec 17, 2002

Mar 15, 2001

09/809344

Thomas F. Mirarchi - Shrewsbury MA

SciMed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B 1700

606190, 604 94, 604 95, 128772

A coated wire for medical applications including a length of biocompatible wire material. The wire material can be coated along a portion of the perimeter of the wire. The deposition of the coating can cover less than the total circumference of the wire.

5865800, Feb 2, 1999

Oct 8, 1996

8/727077

Thomas F. Mirarchi - Shrewsbury MA
Josef V. Koblish - Wellesley MA
Kulbir S. Hunjan - Natick MA
Craig R. Kline - Spencer IN
Thomas H. Peterson - Plainville MA

Boston Scientific Corporation - Natick MA

A61M 3700, A61B 1736

604 95

For achieving, e. g. , an improved electrophysiology catheter for examination of the heart, or a catheter accessing the brain, the invention, in one aspect, features an elongated wound wire coil extending through the hollow catheter body of a steerable catheter. The coil is constructed and arranged to enable the catheter body to withstand reactive compressive load without distortion during application of tension on the pull wire and to transmit torque from the proximal to the distal tip portion of the catheter to enhance fidelity of rotational positioning of the distal tip in response to rotational orientation of the proximal portion of the catheter. The coil is shown in frictional torque-transmitting relationship with the interior of the hollow shaft substantially along the common length of the catheter body when the catheter is bent. Steerable catheters with augmented throw for one-handed operation and important improvements in construction features are also shown.

5562619, Oct 8, 1996

Oct 19, 1993

8/138863

Thomas F. Mirarchi - Shrewsbury MA
Josef V. Koblish - Wellosley MA
Kulbir S. Hunjan - Natick MA
Craig R. Kline - Spencer IN
Thomas H. Peterson - Plainville MA

Boston Scientific Corporation - Watertown MA

A61M 2500, A61B 1736

604 95

For achieving, e. g. , an improved electrophysiology catheter for examination of the heart, or a catheter accessing the brain, the invention, in one aspect, features an elongated wound wire coil extending through the hollow catheter body of a steerable catheter, the coil constructed and arranged to enable the catheter body to withstand reactive compressive load without distortion during application of tension on the pull wire and to transmit torque from the proximal to the distal tip portion of the catheter to enhance fidelity of rotational positioning of the distal tip in response to rotational orientation of the proximal portion of the catheter. The coil is shown in frictional torque-transmitting relationship with the interior of the hollow shaft substantially along the common length of the catheter body when the catheter is bent. Steerable catheters with augmented throw for one-handed operation and important improvements in construction features are also shown.