Patents by Inventor John Melmoth Power

John Melmoth Power 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).

  • Mitral valve therapy device, system and method
    Patent number: 7828843
    Abstract: An assembly and method for effecting the condition of a mitral valve annulus of a heart includes a guide wire configured to be fed into the coronary sinus of the heart, and a mitral valve annulus therapy device configured to be slidingly received on the guide wire and advanced into the coronary sinus of the heart on the guide wire. A guide tube may further be employed for guiding the device into the coronary sinus. An introducer which may be employed for pushing the device into or pulling device out of the heart has a mechanism for releasably locking to the device. This enables substitution of the device if needed. Also, the crossover point of the circumflex artery and coronary sinus may be determined and avoided when the device is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John M. Adams, John Melmoth Power
  • Mitral valve therapy device, system and method
    Patent number: 7270676
    Abstract: An assembly and method for effecting the condition of a mitral valve annulus of a heart includes a guide wire configured to be fed into the coronary sinus of the heart, and a mitral valve annulus therapy device configured to be slidingly received on the guide wire and advanced into the coronary sinus of the heart on the guide wire. A guide tube may further be employed for guiding the device into the coronary sinus. An introducer which may be employed for pushing the device into or pulling device out of the heart has a mechanism for releasably locking to the device. This enables substitution of the device if needed. Also, the crossover point of the circumflex artery and coronary sinus may be determined and avoided when the device is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John M. Adams, John Melmoth Power
  • Mitral valve therapy device, system and method
    Patent number: 6800090
    Abstract: An assembly and method for effecting the condition of a mitral valve annulus of a heart includes a guide wire configured to be fed into the coronary sinus of the heart, and a mitral valve annulus therapy device configured to be slidingly received on the guide wire and advanced into the coronary sinus of the heart on the guide wire. A guide tube may further be employed for guiding the device into the coronary sinus. An introducer which may be employed for pushing the device into or pulling device out of the heart has a mechanism for releasably locking to the device. This enables substitution of the device if needed. Also, the crossover point of the circumflex artery and coronary sinus may be determined and avoided when the device is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John M. Adams, John Melmoth Power
  • Mitral valve therapy device, system and method
    Publication number: 20020169504
    Abstract: An assembly and method for effecting the condition of a mitral valve annulus of a heart includes a guide wire configured to be fed into the coronary sinus of the heart, and a mitral valve annulus therapy device configured to be slidingly received on the guide wire and advanced into the coronary sinus of the heart on the guide wire. A guide tube may further be employed for guiding the device into the coronary sinus. An introducer which may be employed for pushing the device into or pulling device out of the heart has a mechanism for releasably locking to the device. This enables substitution of the device if needed. Also, the crossover point of the circumflex artery and coronary sinus may be determined and avoided when the device is deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John M. Adams, John Melmoth Power