Robert E Booker

US Patent:

6974416, Dec 13, 2005

Filed:

Aug 9, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/925693

Inventors:

Robert Booker - Vandergrift PA, US
Chun Kee Lui - Monroeville PA, US
Bill Boyle - Lower Burrell PA, US

Assignee:

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

International Classification:

A61B008/00

US Classification:

600459, 600461

Abstract:

Disclosed is ultrasonic medical probe () connectable to a Doppler signal generator and processor for detecting or measuring blood flow in a vessel. In one embodiment, the distal portion () of the probe comprises an outer sheath () that includes a malleable shapeable portion (), such as an annealed stainless steel cannula, to which a transducer head () containing one or more ultrasonic transducers (), is mounted distally. Two wires (), comprising the electrical conductor (), extend through the outer sheath from each ultrasonic transducer to a proximal connector (). The shapeable portion can be contoured before or during a procedure, such as to access the natural spaces within brain to read flow in a cerebral artery. Other disclosed embodiments includes a shapeable portion that includes a malleable core wire () around which the wires are wrapped, an electrical conductor comprising malleable wires () that are shapeable, a transducer head that is extendable from inside the outer sheath, and a handle portion () that is axially moveable for adjusting the length of the shapeable portion.

US Patent:

7582070, Sep 1, 2009

Filed:

Apr 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/100811

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

International Classification:

A61M 5/178

US Classification:

60416704, 604160

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

7624868, Dec 1, 2009

Filed:

Nov 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/602593

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

International Classification:

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

US Classification:

206438, 206305, 206363, 206443, 206370

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

7770730, Aug 10, 2010

Filed:

Jul 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/188509

Inventors:

Robert Booker - Vandergrift PA, US
Dustin John Arabia - New Kensington PA, US
Christopher Nick Magalich - Avonmore PA, US

Assignee:

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

International Classification:

B65D 85/20
B65D 25/10
B65D 85/24

US Classification:

206477, 206470, 206365

Abstract:

A device for support and protection of a tubular element has a single-piece construction, and respective open and closed configurations. The device includes a base portion, at least one side-portion, and a living hinge interconnecting the side-portion and the base portion. The base portion includes a plurality of recesses on a surface, each recess being delimited by a plurality of pins, each pin having an indentation. The plurality of indentations form a pocket by which the tubular element is held. The living hinge opens such that the side-portion is substantially parallel to the base portion in the open configuration, and closes such that the side-portion fauns a protective shell about the base portion in the closed configuration.

US Patent:

20060235431, Oct 19, 2006

Filed:

Apr 14, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/404666

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

International Classification:

A61F 11/00

US Classification:

606108000

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20060253179, Nov 9, 2006

Filed:

Apr 14, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/404176

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

International Classification:

A61N 1/00

US Classification:

607115000

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20080071341, Mar 20, 2008

Filed:

Oct 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/867967

Inventors:

Louis Goode - Cranberry Twp. PA, US
Chun Lui - Monroeville PA, US
Robert Booker - Vandergrift PA, US

Assignee:

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

International Classification:

A61N 1/05

US Classification:

607122000

Abstract:

A tip engageable with an elongated sheath member for extracting an implanted elongated structure, such as a cardiac lead, from an obstruction in a body vessel of a patient. The tip includes a tip body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending therethrough. The tip body proximal end is engageable with the distal end of the sheath member distal end. The passageway of the tip is aligned with the passageway of the sheath such that the implanted structure is receivable therein. The tip body distal end includes a segment tapering toward a leading edge. A disrupter element, such as a plurality of helices, is disposed along the outer surface of the tip body distal end. The disruptor element is configured for non-cuttingly disrupting the obstruction as the tip is advanced over the implanted structure.

US Patent:

20080071342, Mar 20, 2008

Filed:

Oct 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/867984

Inventors:

Louis Goode - Cranberry Twp. PA, US
Chun Lui - Monroeville PA, US
Robert Booker - Vandergrift PA, US

Assignee:

Cook Vascular Incorporated - Leechburg PA

International Classification:

A61N 1/05

US Classification:

607122000

Abstract:

An entry device for providing access to the interior of a body vessel through a wall of the vessel to enable removal of an implanted structure, such as a cardiac lead, from the body vessel includes an elongated sheath member and a tip positioned at the distal end of the sheath member. The elongated sheath member and tip have respective passageways extending therethrough that are sized and aligned to receive the implanted structure therein upon accessing the vessel. The elongated sheath member is capable of delivering sufficient torque to permit advancement of the tip through a wall of the vessel. The device may include an optional handle, and may be driven by manual or mechanical action.