Patents by Inventor Art Flannery

Art Flannery has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Displacement based lock and release mechanism
    Patent number: 10449043
    Abstract: A medical device system may include a valve replacement implant including an anchor member reversibly actuatable between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the implant includes at least one locking element configured to lock the anchor member in the deployed configuration, and at least one actuator element configured to engage the at least one locking element and actuate the anchor member between the delivery configuration and the deployed configuration. The at least one actuator element may include a self-biased cam mechanism configured to extend into and engage a first locking portion of the at least one locking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Tim O'Connor, Richard O'Sullivan, Art Flannery, Takashi H. Ino, Daniel J. Foster, James P. Rohl, Patricia McAfee, Marc Feeley, Sumit Agrawal, John Darst, Noel Boyhan
  • DISPLACEMENT BASED LOCK AND RELEASE MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20160206423
    Abstract: A medical device system may include a valve replacement implant including an anchor member reversibly actuatable between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the implant includes at least one locking element configured to lock the anchor member in the deployed configuration, and at least one actuator element configured to engage the at least one locking element and actuate the anchor member between the delivery configuration and the deployed configuration. The at least one actuator element may include a self-biased cam mechanism configured to extend into and engage a first locking portion of the at least one locking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Tim O'Connor, Richard O'Sullivan, Art Flannery, Takashi H. Ino, Daniel J. Foster, James P. Rohl, Patricia McAfee, Marc Feeley, Sumit Agrawal, John Darst, Noel Boyhan