Patents Assigned to Medical Value Partners, LLC
  • Apparatus Comprising a Drive Cable for a Medical Device
    Publication number: 20110040140
    Abstract: An article comprising a drive cable suitable for high-speed operation in an anatomy having small-radii bends is disclosed. The drive cables disclosed herein include one or more physical adaptations that enable them to be “tuned” to avoid large amplitude vibrations during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: MEDICAL VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventor: J. Michael Shifflette
  • Apparatus comprising a drive cable for a medical device
    Patent number: 7828710
    Abstract: An article comprising a drive cable suitable for high-speed operation in an anatomy having small-radii bends is disclosed. The drive cables disclosed herein include one or more physical adaptations that enable them to be “tuned” to avoid large amplitude vibrations during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Medical Value Partners, LLC
    Inventor: J. Michael Shifflette
  • Article Comprising an Impeller
    Publication number: 20090062597
    Abstract: An impeller for use in conjunction with a percutaneously-insertable blood pump or other rotatable equipment includes a blade that is segmented into a plurality of overlapping or abutting bladelets. In some embodiments, the bladelets are foldable and one side of each bladelet is concave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: MEDICAL VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventor: J. Michael Shifflette
  • Apparatus Comprising a Drive Cable for a Medical Device
    Publication number: 20080306327
    Abstract: An article comprising a drive cable suitable for high-speed operation in an anatomy having small-radii bends is disclosed. The drive cables disclosed herein include one or more physical adaptations that enable them to be “tuned” to avoid large amplitude vibrations during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: MEDICAL VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventor: J. Michael Shifflette
  • Medical Device
    Publication number: 20080132747
    Abstract: A temporary cardiac-assist device is disclosed. The device includes a pump assembly that is deployed in the ascending aorta or the heart. A torque transmission line couples the pump assembly to an external motor for driving impeller blades within the pump assembly. The pump assembly expands in size at its destination site for operation. In operation, neither the torque transmission line nor elements that support the impeller blades are under axial forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MEDICAL VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventor: J. Michael Shifflette
  • Method for Deployment of a Medical Device
    Publication number: 20080132748
    Abstract: A method for deploying a cardiac-assist device is disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, an introducing tube, such as a catheter, sheath, or the like is inserted into the vascular system and advanced beyond the aortic arch. The cardiac-assist device is then inserted into the tube, advanced through it, and deployed from its distal end. In some embodiments, the diameter of the cardiac-assist device expands when it deploys from the distal end of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MEDICAL VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventor: J. Michael Shifflette