Patents by Inventor Peter Soderholm

Peter Soderholm 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).

  • Patent number: 9387285
    Abstract: An implantable medical pump system can include a blood pump comprising a pump housing defining a passage therethrough and a rotor within the passage. The blood pump further includes one or more elements at least partially contained within the housing adapted to actuate the rotor to drive fluid though the passage. The pump housing includes at least one coupling feature. The system further includes an inflow cannula defining a lumen therethrough. The inflow cannula is adapted to be mechanically coupled to the at least one coupling feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Thoratec Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Aron Callaway, Peter Soderholm
  • Publication number: 20160038664
    Abstract: An implantable medical pump system can include a blood pump comprising a pump housing defining a passage therethrough and a rotor within the passage. The blood pump further includes one or more elements at least partially contained within the housing adapted to actuate the rotor to drive fluid though the passage. The pump housing includes at least one coupling feature. The system further includes an inflow cannula defining a lumen therethrough. The inflow cannula is adapted to be mechanically coupled to the at least one coupling feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Justin Aron Callaway, Peter Soderholm
  • Patent number: 9186447
    Abstract: An implantable medical pump system can include a blood pump comprising a pump housing defining a passage therethrough and a rotor within the passage. The blood pump further includes one or more elements at least partially contained within the housing adapted to actuate the rotor to drive fluid though the passage. The pump housing includes at least one coupling feature. The system further includes an inflow cannula defining a lumen therethrough. The inflow cannula is adapted to be mechanically coupled to the at least one coupling feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: THORATEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin Aron Callaway, Peter Soderholm
  • Publication number: 20150133719
    Abstract: An implantable medical pump system can include a blood pump comprising a pump housing defining a passage therethrough and a rotor within the passage. The blood pump further includes one or more elements at least partially contained within the housing adapted to actuate the rotor to drive fluid though the passage. The pump housing includes at least one coupling feature. The system further includes an inflow cannula defining a lumen therethrough. The inflow cannula is adapted to be mechanically coupled to the at least one coupling feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: JUSTIN ARON CALLAWAY, PETER SODERHOLM
  • Patent number: 8894561
    Abstract: An implantable medical pump system can include a blood pump comprising a pump housing defining a passage therethrough and a rotor within the passage. The blood pump further includes one or more elements at least partially contained within the housing adapted to actuate the rotor to drive fluid though the passage. The pump housing includes at least one coupling feature. The system further includes an inflow cannula defining a lumen therethrough. The inflow cannula is adapted to be mechanically coupled to the at least one coupling feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Thoratec Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Aron Callaway, Peter Soderholm
  • Publication number: 20130261375
    Abstract: An implantable medical pump system can include a blood pump comprising a pump housing defining a passage therethrough and a rotor within the passage. The blood pump further includes one or more elements at least partially contained within the housing adapted to actuate the rotor to drive fluid though the passage. The pump housing includes at least one coupling feature. The system further includes an inflow cannula defining a lumen therethrough. The inflow cannula is adapted to be mechanically coupled to the at least one coupling feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Justin Aron Callaway, Peter Soderholm