Patents by Inventor Heather Helgeson

Heather Helgeson 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).

  • Slittable delivery device assembly for the delivery of a cardiac surgical device
    Patent number: 8043263
    Abstract: An assembly for the delivery of a cardiac surgical device is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a slittable delivery device and a bypass assembly. The slittable delivery device may include a hub, a shaft integrated into the hub and forming at least a segment of the circumferential surface of the hub, and a hemostasis valve contained substantially within the hub. The bypass assembly may include a cap and a valve bypass tool. The cap may be on a proximal end of the hub and may include an opening in the cap extending radially outward from a point near a radial center of the cap through a circumferential edge of the cap. The valve bypass tool may be operably coupled to the cap and may include a longitudinally extending open channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Heather Helgeson, Dale Price, John Hastings, Brian Swanson, Ross Marks
  • Slittable delivery device for the delivery of a cardiac surgical device
    Patent number: 7824375
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a slittable delivery device for the delivery of a cardiac surgical device. The delivery device includes a hub and a shaft integrated into the hub. The shaft forms at least a segment of the circumferential surface of the hub. The delivery device may also include a hemostasis valve contained substantially within the hub and a cap on a proximal end of the hub. The cap may include an opening in the cap extending radially outward from a point near a radial center of the cap through a circumferential edge of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hastings, Jr., Dale Price, Heather Helgeson, Brian Bechtold
  • SLITTABLE DELIVERY DEVICE ASSEMBLY FOR THE DELIVERY OF A CARDIAC SURGICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100094226
    Abstract: An assembly for the delivery of a cardiac surgical device is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a slittable delivery device and a bypass assembly. The slittable delivery device may include a hub, a shaft integrated into the hub and forming at least a segment of the circumferential surface of the hub, and a hemostasis valve contained substantially within the hub. The bypass assembly may include a cap and a valve bypass tool. The cap may be on a proximal end of the hub and may include an opening in the cap extending radially outward from a point near a radial center of the cap through a circumferential edge of the cap. The valve bypass tool may be operably coupled to the cap and may include a longitudinally extending open channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Heather Helgeson, Dale Price, John Hastings, Brian Swanson, Ross Marks
  • SLITTABLE DELIVERY DEVICE FOR THE DELIVERY OF A CARDIAC SURGICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100094225
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a slittable delivery device for the delivery of a cardiac surgical device. The delivery device includes a hub and a shaft integrated into the hub. The shaft forms at least a segment of the circumferential surface of the hub. The delivery device may also include a hemostasis valve contained substantially within the hub and a cap on a proximal end of the hub. The cap may include an opening in the cap extending radially outward from a point near a radial center of the cap through a circumferential edge of the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: John Hastings, Dale Price, Heather Helgeson, Brian Bechtold