Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Dearani
Joseph A. Dearani 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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Publication number: 20240090598Abstract: Surgical gowns can be configured to be worn by a human and to be sterile for use in a sterile surgical environment. Such a sterile surgical gown can include one or more pockets attached to the gown and configured to store surgical instruments. The sterile surgical gown can also include one or more rings attached to the gown and configured to hold surgical instruments. In some embodiments, a patch that is attachable to the gown. The patch can include one or more additional pockets or additional rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Salim M. Walji, Joseph A. Dearani
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Patent number: 11857002Abstract: Surgical gowns can be configured to be worn by a human and to be sterile for use in a sterile surgical environment. Such a sterile surgical gown can include one or more pockets attached to the gown and configured to store surgical instruments. The sterile surgical gown can also include one or more rings attached to the gown and configured to hold surgical instruments. In some embodiments, a patch that is attachable to the gown. The patch can include one or more additional pockets or additional rings.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and ResearchInventors: Salim M. Walji, Joseph A. Dearani
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Patent number: 11826020Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignees: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: James P. Rohl, David R. Wulfman, Brian T. Berg, Joseph Thomas Delaney, Jr., Brian J. Tischler, Peter M. Pollak, Harold M. Burkhart, Joseph A. Dearani, Sorin V. Pislaru
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Publication number: 20230181318Abstract: A heart valve anchor apparatus may include a body having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The body may include a first radially expandable portion at the proximal portion of the body, a second radially expandable portion at the distal portion of the body, and a root portion extending from the first radially expandable portion to the second radially expandable portion, the root portion having an outer extent. The first radially expandable portion may be configured to self-expand to an outer extent greater than the outer extent of the root portion when radially unconstrained. The second radially expandable portion may be configured to self-expand to an outer extent greater than the outer extent of the root portion when radially unconstrained. In an unstressed configuration, the body may define a longitudinal centerline that extends away from a plane tangent to the root portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: Katherine L. Baldwin, James P. Rohl, James K. Cawthra, JR., Joseph A. Dearani, Daniel Shuey, Dale Groth
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Patent number: 11596516Abstract: A heart valve anchor apparatus may include a body having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The body may include a first radially expandable portion at the proximal portion of the body, a second radially expandable portion at the distal portion of the body, and a root portion extending from the first radially expandable portion to the second radially expandable portion, the root portion having an outer extent. The first radially expandable portion may be configured to self-expand to an outer extent greater than the outer extent of the root portion when radially unconstrained. The second radially expandable portion may be configured to self-expand to an outer extent greater than the outer extent of the root portion when radially unconstrained. In an unstressed configuration, the body may define a longitudinal centerline that extends away from a plane tangent to the root portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and ResearchInventors: Katherine L. Baldwin, James P. Rohl, James K. Cawthra, Jr., Joseph A. Dearani, Daniel Shuey, Dale Groth
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Patent number: 11172921Abstract: A heart valve anchor has a body that includes a distal portion, a distal end, a proximal portion, and a proximal end. The distal end and the proximal end define a longitudinal axis. The body has an expandable portion that includes a first radially expandable portion at the distal portion of the body, a second radially expandable portion at the proximal portion of the body, and a root portion disposed between the first and second radially expandable portions. The body has a first configuration adapted to be housed at least partially within a tissue penetrating device, and a second configuration in which the first and second radially expandable portions are partially or fully expanded such that the anchor engages tissue in a region between the first and second radially expandable portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: James P. Rohl, Mary M. Byron, David R. Wulfman, James K. Cawthra, Jr., Devon N. Arnholt, Michael Eppihimer, David J. Lehse, Katherine Lorraine Baldwin, Joseph A. Dearani, Peter M. Pollak
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Patent number: 11065121Abstract: An introducer catheter device comprising a handle and an elongate shaft coupled to the handle and extending therefrom. The shaft defines a lumen therethrough, a longitudinal axis, and a first aperture in connection with the lumen. The shaft includes a movable deployment element configured for deploying an ancillary device from the first aperture at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: James P. Rohl, David J. Lehse, Devon N. Arnholt, Benn Horrisberger, Joel T. Eggert, Peter M. Pollak, Joseph A. Dearani, Katherine Lorraine Baldwin
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Publication number: 20210204620Abstract: Surgical gowns can be configured to be worn by a human and to be sterile for use in a sterile surgical environment. Such a sterile surgical gown can include one or more pockets attached to the gown and configured to store surgical instruments. The sterile surgical gown can also include one or more rings attached to the gown and configured to hold surgical instruments. In some embodiments, a patch that is attachable to the gown. The patch can include one or more additional pockets or additional rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Salim M. Walji, Joseph A. Dearani
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Patent number: 11020228Abstract: Anchor delivery systems and methods for repairing a valve inside a body, such as a heart valve, may include a delivery catheter having a distal end comprised of two or more rotatably coupled knuckles. An anchor delivery mechanism is disposed distally of the two or more knuckles, and includes a first pincer arm having a distal end and a proximal end rotatably coupled to a distal end of the anchor delivery mechanism at a first connection point, and a second pincer arm having a distal end and a proximal end rotatably coupled to the distal end of the anchor delivery mechanism at a second connection point opposite the first connection point. In a closed position, the distal ends of the first and second pincer arms are positioned together. In an open position, the distal ends of the first and second pincer arms are rotated apart from each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: James P. Rohl, Joel T. Eggert, Katherine L. Baldwin, Craig M. Wilson, Lance A. Freeseman, James K. Cawthra, Jr., Dennis B. Werner, Daniel Shuey, Jonathan P. Fettig, Todd College, Gurpreet S. Sandhu, Joseph A. Dearani, Aaron Abbott
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Publication number: 20210052266Abstract: Anchor delivery systems and methods for repairing a valve inside a body, such as an atrioventricular valve, may include an anchor delivery device including a sheath for at least partially retaining an anchor in a collapsed form. The anchor delivery device may be configured to deliver the anchor to the atrioventricular valve. The anchor and an adjacent anchor may be connectable to each other in an expanded form, to link a series of anchors implanted at least partially around the atrioventricular valve. In some embodiments, the anchors may be connectable by a connecting member, such as a pledget, or a material disposable on a bulb of the anchor. In other embodiments, a bulb of the anchor and a bulb of the adjacent anchor may be configured to be directly interlocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: James P. Rohl, Katherine L. Baldwin, James K. Cawthra, JR., Dennis B. Werner, William C. Stoffregen, Daniel Shuey, Leo H. Ihlberg, Richard C. Daly, Joseph A. Dearani
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Patent number: 10874388Abstract: Anchor delivery systems and methods for repairing a valve inside a body, such as an atrioventricular valve, may include an anchor delivery device including a sheath for at least partially retaining an anchor in a collapsed form. The anchor delivery device may be configured to deliver the anchor to the atrioventricular valve. The anchor and an adjacent anchor may be connectable to each other in an expanded form, to link a series of anchors implanted at least partially around the atrioventricular valve. In some embodiments, the anchors may be connectable by a connecting member, such as a pledget, or a material disposable on a bulb of the anchor. In other embodiments, a bulb of the anchor and a bulb of the adjacent anchor may be configured to be directly interlocked.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: James P. Rohl, Katherine L. Baldwin, James K. Cawthra, Jr., Dennis B. Werner, William C. Stoffregen, Daniel Shuey, Leo H. Ihlberg, Richard C. Daly, Joseph A. Dearani
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Publication number: 20200306042Abstract: A heart valve anchor apparatus may include a body having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The body may include a first radially expandable portion at the proximal portion of the body, a second radially expandable portion at the distal portion of the body, and a root portion extending from the first radially expandable portion to the second radially expandable portion, the root portion having an outer extent. The first radially expandable portion may be configured to self-expand to an outer extent greater than the outer extent of the root portion when radially unconstrained. The second radially expandable portion may be configured to self-expand to an outer extent greater than the outer extent of the root portion when radially unconstrained. In an unstressed configuration, the body may define a longitudinal centerline that extends away from a plane tangent to the root portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: Katherine L. Baldwin, James P. Rohl, James K. Cawthra, JR., Joseph A. Dearani, Daniel Shuey, Dale Groth
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Publication number: 20200221928Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: JAMES P. ROHL, DAVID R. WULFMAN, BRIAN T. BERG, JOSEPH THOMAS DELANEY, JR., BRIAN J. TISCHLER, PETER M. POLLAK, HAROLD M. BURKHART, JOSEPH A. DEARANI, SORIN V. PISLARU
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Patent number: 10702384Abstract: A heart valve anchor apparatus may include a body having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The body may include a first radially expandable portion at the proximal portion of the body, a second radially expandable portion at the distal portion of the body, and a root portion extending from the first radially expandable portion to the second radially expandable portion, the root portion having an outer extent. The first radially expandable portion may be configured to self-expand to an outer extent greater than the outer extent of the root portion when radially unconstrained. The second radially expandable portion may be configured to self-expand to an outer extent greater than the outer extent of the root portion when radially unconstrained. In an unstressed configuration, the body may define a longitudinal centerline that extends away from a plane tangent to the root portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Katherine L. Baldwin, James P. Rohl, James K. Cawthra, Jr., Joseph A. Dearani, Daniel Shuey, Dale Groth
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Patent number: 10617281Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC, MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: James P. Rohl, David R. Wulfman, Brian T. Berg, Joseph Thomas Delaney, Jr., Brian J. Tischler, Peter M. Pollak, Harold M. Burkhart, Joseph A. Dearani, Sorin V. Pislaru
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Publication number: 20190183481Abstract: A heart valve anchor has a body that includes a distal portion, a distal end, a proximal portion, and a proximal end. The distal end and the proximal end define a longitudinal axis. The body has an expandable portion that includes a first radially expandable portion at the distal portion of the body, a second radially expandable portion at the proximal portion of the body, and a root portion disposed between the first and second radially expandable portions. The body has a first configuration adapted to be housed at least partially within a tissue penetrating device, and a second configuration in which the first and second radially expandable portions are partially or fully expanded such that the anchor engages tissue in a region between the first and second radially expandable portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: JAMES P. ROHL, MARY M. BYRON, DAVID R. WULFMAN, JAMES K. CAWTHRA, Jr., DEVON N. ARNHOLT, MICHAEL EPPIHIMER, DAVID J. LEHSE, KATHERINE LORRAINE BALDWIN, JOSEPH A. DEARANI, PETER M. POLLAK
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Publication number: 20190174994Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: JAMES P. ROHL, DAVID R. WULFMAN, BRIAN T. BERG, JOSEPH THOMAS DELANEY, JR., BRIAN J. TISCHLER, PETER M. POLLAK, HAROLD M. BURKHART, JOSEPH A. DEARANI, SORIN V. PISLARU
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Publication number: 20190159770Abstract: Anchor delivery systems and methods for repairing a valve inside a body, such as an atrioventricular valve, may include an anchor delivery device including a sheath for at least partially retaining an anchor in a collapsed form. The anchor delivery device may be configured to deliver the anchor to the atrioventricular valve. The anchor and an adjacent anchor may be connectable to each other in an expanded form, to link a series of anchors implanted at least partially around the atrioventricular valve. In some embodiments, the anchors may be connectable by a connecting member, such as a pledget, or a material disposable on a bulb of the anchor. In other embodiments, a bulb of the anchor and a bulb of the adjacent anchor may be configured to be directly interlocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: James P. Rohl, Katherine L. Baldwin, James K. Cawthra, JR., Dennis B. Werner, William C. Stoffregen, Daniel Shuey, Leo H. Ihlberg, Richard C. Daly, Joseph A. Dearani
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Publication number: 20190142591Abstract: An introducer catheter device comprising a handle and an elongate shaft coupled to the handle and extending therefrom. The shaft defines a lumen therethrough, a longitudinal axis, and a first aperture in connection with the lumen. The shaft includes a movable deployment element configured for deploying an ancillary device from the first aperture at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: JAMES P. ROHL, DAVID J. LEHSE, DEVON N. ARNHOLT, BENN HORRISBERGER, JOEL T. EGGERT, PETER M. POLLAK, JOSEPH A. DEARANI, KATHERINE LORRAINE BALDWIN
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Patent number: 10285569Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignees: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC, MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: James P. Rohl, David R. Wulfman, Brian T. Berg, Joseph Thomas Delaney, Jr., Brian J. Tischler, Peter M. Pollak, Harold M. Burkhart, Joseph A. Dearani, Sorin V. Pislaru