Patents by Inventor David S. Goldsteen
David S. Goldsteen 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).
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Patent number: 7850705Abstract: A body tissue graft for use in a patient includes a frame structure made of a first elastic material, a covering of a second elastic material on the frame structure, the covering substantially filling openings in the frame structure, and a connector connected to the frame structure. Projections are secured to the connector structure. The projections facilitate attachment of the tubular graft in a patient by securing the graft to the body tissue with which the graft is employed. The connector selectively circumferentially expands and the projections selectively circumferentially expand. This may be done using an inflatable balloon to circumferentially expand the projections. A restraining member may be provided to restrain the projections in a cone shape so that an end of the graft may be used to open an aperture through a side wall of existing body organ tubing and a portion of the projections may enter the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Bachinski, David S. Goldsteen, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Patent number: 7578829Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providing the patient with a coronary bypass. The new tubing may be an artificial graft, a natural graft (harvested elsewhere from the patient), or both. The new tubing is delivered to and installed at the operative site primarily by working through the patient's existing tubular body organ structure. This avoids the need for any significant surgery on the patient. The artificial grafts may have shapes other than tubular. Certain procedural and apparatus aspects of the invention have uses other than in connection with grafting in general or tubular grafting in particular.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2003Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc.Inventors: David S. Goldsteen, Thomas J. Bachinski, Rudy Mazzocchi, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Patent number: 7211095Abstract: A body tissue graft for use in a patient includes a frame structure made of a first elastic material, a covering of a second elastic material on the frame structure, the covering substantially filling openings in the frame structure, and a connector connected to the frame structure. Projections are secured to the connector structure. The projections facilitate attachment of the tubular graft in a patient by securing the graft to the body tissue with which the graft is employed. The connector selectively circumferentially expands and the projections selectively circumferentially expand. This may be done using an inflatable balloon to circumferentially expand the projections. A restraining member may be provided to restrain the projections in a cone shape so that an end of the graft may be used to open an aperture through a side wall of existing body organ tubing and a portion of the projections may enter the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2005Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J Bachinski, David S Goldsteen, Daniel J Sullivan
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Patent number: 7094248Abstract: A body tissue graft for use in a patient includes a frame structure made of a first elastic material, a covering of a second elastic material on the frame structure, the covering substantially filling openings in the frame structure, and a connector connected to the frame structure. Projections are secured to the connector structure. The projections facilitate attachment of the tubular graft in a patient by securing the graft to the body tissue with which the graft is employed. The connector selectively circumferentially expands, and the projections selectively circumferentially expand. This may be done using an inflatable balloon to circumferentially expand the projections. A restraining member may be provided to restrain the projections in a cone shape so that an end of the graft may be used to open an aperture through a side wall of existing body organ tubing, and a portion of the projections may enter the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J Bachinski, David S Goldsteen, Daniel J Sullivan
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Publication number: 20040193192Abstract: A body tissue graft for use in a patient includes a frame structure made of a first elastic material, a covering of a second elastic material on the frame structure, the covering substantially filling openings in the frame structure, and a connector connected to the frame structure. Projections are secured to the connector structure. The projections facilitate attachment of the tubular graft in a patient by securing the graft to the body tissue with which the graft is employed. The connector selectively circumferentially expands, and the projections selectively circumferentially expand. This may be done using an inflatable balloon to circumferentially expand the projections. A restraining member may be provided to restrain the projections in a cone shape so that an end of the graft may be used to open an aperture through a side wall of existing body organ tubing, and a portion of the projections may enter the aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Bachinski, David S. Goldsteen, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20040116946Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providing the patient with a coronary bypass. The new tubing may be an artificial graft, a natural graft (harvested elsewhere from the patient), or both. The new tubing is delivered to and installed at the operative site primarily by working through the patient's existing tubular body organ structure. This avoids the need for any significant surgery on the patient. The artificial grafts may have shapes other than tubular. Certain procedural and apparatus aspects of the invention have uses other than in connection with grafting in general or tubular grafting in particular.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc.Inventors: David S. Goldsteen, Thomas J. Bachinski, Rudy Mazzocchi, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Patent number: 6702829Abstract: A body tissue graft for use in a patient includes a frame structure made of a first elastic material, a covering of a second elastic material on the frame structure, the covering substantially filling openings in the frame structure, and a connector connected to the frame structure. Projections are secured to the connector structure. The projections facilitate attachment of the tubular graft in a patient by securing the graft to the body tissue with which the graft is employed. The connector selectively circumferentially expands and the projections selectively circumferentially expand. This may be done using an inflatable balloon to circumferentially expand the projections. A restraining member may be provided to restrain the projections in a cone shape so that an end of the graft may be used to open an aperture through a side wall of existing body organ tubing and a portion of the projections may enter the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2001Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Bachinski, David S. Goldsteen, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20030083541Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providing the patient with a coronary bypass. The new tubing may be an artificial graft, a natural graft (harvested elsewhere from the patient), or both. The new tubing is delivered to and installed at the operative site primarily by working through the patient's existing tubular body organ structure. This avoids the need for any significant surgery on the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Sullivan, Thomas J. Bachinski, David S. Goldsteen
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Patent number: 6514196Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providing the patient with a coronary bypass. The new tubing may be an artificial graft, a natural graft (harvested elsewhere from the patient), or both. The new tubing is delivered to and installed at the operative site primarily by working through the patient's existing tubular body organ structure. This avoids the need for any significant surgery on the patient.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2000Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Sullivan, Thomas J. Bachinski, David S. Goldsteen
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Publication number: 20020173810Abstract: A body tissue graft for use in a patient includes a frame structure made of a first elastic material, a covering of a second elastic material on the frame structure, the covering substantially filling openings in the frame structure, and a connector connected to the frame structure. Projections are secured to the connector structure. The projections facilitate attachment of the tubular graft in a patient by securing the graft to the body tissue with which the graft is employed. The connector selectively circumferentially expands and the projections selectively circumferentially expand. This may be done using an inflatable balloon to circumferentially expand the projections. A restraining member may be provided to restrain the projections in a cone shape so that an end of the graft may be used to open an aperture through a side wall of existing body organ tubing and a portion of the projections may enter the aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2002Publication date: November 21, 2002Applicant: St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Bachinski, David S. Goldsteen, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20020087046Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providing the patient with a coronary bypass. The new tubing may be an artificial graft, a natural graft (harvested elsewhere from the patient), or both. The new tubing is delivered to and installed at the operative site primarily by working through the patient's existing tubular body organ structure. This avoids the need for any significant surgery on the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2002Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Group, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Sullivan, Thomas J. Bachinski, David S. Goldsteen
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Publication number: 20020087181Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providing the patient with a coronary bypass. The new tubing may be an artificial graft, a natural graft (harvested elsewhere from the patient), or both. The new tubing is delivered to and installed at the operative site primarily by working through the patient's existing tubular body organ structure. This avoids the need for any significant surgery on the patient. The artificial grafts may have shapes other than tubular. Certain procedural and apparatus aspects of the invention have uses other than in connection with grafting in general or tubular grafting in particular.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2002Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Group, Inc.Inventors: David S. Goldsteen, Thomas J. Bachinski, Rudy Mazzocchi, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Patent number: 6371982Abstract: A distensible artificial tubular graft structure is provided that has a compliance gradient. The graft may be used to repair a patient's body organ tubing. For example, the graft may be used to replace or supplement portions of a patient's vascular system. The ends of the graft structure may have compliances that are matched to the compliances of the body organ tubing to which they are attached. Distensible compliance-matched connector structures may be used to attach the graft to the body organ tubing.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1997Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Group, Inc.Inventors: Todd Allen Berg, David S. Goldsteen
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Publication number: 20020022857Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providing the patient with a coronary bypass. The new tubing may be an artificial graft, a natural graft (harvested elsewhere from the patient), or both. The new tubing is delivered to and installed at the operative site primarily by working through the patient's existing tubular body organ structure. This avoids the need for any significant surgery on the patient. The artificial grafts may have shapes other than tubular. Certain procedural and apparatus aspects of the invention have uses other than in connection with grafting in general or tubular grafting in particular.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2001Publication date: February 21, 2002Applicant: St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Group, Inc.Inventors: David S. Goldsteen, Thomas J. Bachinski, Rudy Mazzocchi, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20020002395Abstract: A distensible artificial tubular graft structure is provided that has a compliance gradient. The graft may be used to repair a patient's body organ tubing. For example, the graft may be used to replace or supplement portions of a patient's vascular system. The ends of the graft structure may have compliances that are matched to the compliances of the body organ tubing to which they are attached. Distensible compliance-matched connector structures may be used to attach the graft to the body organ tubing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 1997Publication date: January 3, 2002Inventors: TODD ALLEN BERG, DAVID S. GOLDSTEEN
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Publication number: 20010041931Abstract: Methods and apparatus for making an anastomotic connection between tubular fluid conduits in a patient. A connector may provided having an annular structure configured for placement partially within one of the tubular fluid conduits and for annular enlargement by expansion of an expandable structure positioned within an interior portion of the connector. The connector may be configured for plastic annular enlargement, and have members with free end portions that are configured to penetrate a wall of the tubular fluid conduits at locations that are annularly spaced around the connection. A portion of the connector may be selectively deflected radially out from a remainder of the connector in response to expansion of the expandable structure disposed inside the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 1999Publication date: November 15, 2001Applicant: Robert R. JacksonInventors: DAVID S. GOLDSTEEN, THOMAS J. BACHINSKI, RUDY MAZZOCCHI, DANIEL J. SULLIVAN
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Patent number: 6302905Abstract: Methods and apparatus for making an anastomotic connection between tubular fluid conduits in a patient. A connector may provided having an annular structure configured for placement partially within one of the tubular fluid conduits and for annular enlargement by expansion of an expandable structure positioned within an interior portion of the connector. The connector may be configured for plastic annular enlargement, and have members with free end portions that are configured to penetrate a wall of the tubular fluid conduits at locations that are annularly spaced around the connection. A portion of the connector may be selectively deflected radially out from a remainder of the connector in response to expansion of the expandable structure disposed inside the connector.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1999Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Group Inc.Inventors: David S. Goldsteen, Thomas J. Bachinski, Rudy Mazzocchi, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20010010006Abstract: A body tissue graft for use in a patient includes a frame structure made of a first elastic material, a covering of a second elastic material on the frame structure, the covering substantially filling openings in the frame structure, and a connector connected to the frame structure. Projections are secured to the connector structure. The projections facilitate attachment of the tubular graft in a patient by securing the graft to the body tissue with which the graft is employed. The connector selectively circumferentially expands and the projections selectively circumferentially expand. This may be done using an inflatable balloon to circumferentially expand the projections. A restraining member may be provided to restrain the projections in a cone shape so that an end of the graft may be used to open an aperture through a side wall of existing body organ tubing and a portion of the projections may enter the aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2001Publication date: July 26, 2001Applicant: St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Goup Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Bachinski, David S. Goldsteen, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Publication number: 20010010007Abstract: A body tissue graft for use in a patient includes a frame structure made of a first elastic material, a covering of a second elastic material on the frame structure, the covering substantially filling openings in the frame structure, and a connector connected to the frame structure. Projections are secured to the connector structure. The projections facilitate attachment of the tubular graft in a patient by securing the graft to the body tissue with which the graft is employed. The connector selectively circumferentially expands and the projections selectively circumferentially expand. This may be done using an inflatable balloon to circumferentially expand the projections. A restraining member may be provided to restrain the projections in a cone shape so that an end of the graft may be used to open an aperture through a side wall of existing body organ tubing and a portion of the projections may enter the aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2001Publication date: July 26, 2001Applicant: St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Group Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Bachinski, David S. Goldsteen, Daniel J. Sullivan
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Patent number: 6206912Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering and installing a new length of tubing between two sections of a patient's existing body organ tubing and at least partly outside of that existing structure. For example, the new length of tubing may be for the purpose of providing the patient with a coronary bypass. The new tubing may be an artificial graft, a natural graft (harvested elsewhere from the patient), or both. The new tubing is delivered to and installed at the operative site primarily by working through the patient's existing tubular body organ structure. This avoids the need for any significant surgery on the patient. The artificial grafts may have shapes other than tubular. Certain procedural and apparatus aspects of the invention have uses other than in connection with grafting in general or tubular grafting in particular.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1999Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: St. Jude Medical Anastomotic Technology Group Inc.Inventors: David S. Goldsteen, Thomas J. Bachinski, Rudy Mazzocchi, Daniel J. Sullivan