Patents by Inventor Richard Spork

Richard Spork 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).

  • Transcatheter valve delivery systems and methods
    Patent number: 8414645
    Abstract: Delivery devices and methods for percutaneously delivering a prosthetic valve to the heart of a patient. These prosthetic valves may be configured to provide complimentary features that promote optimal placement of the prosthetic valve in a native heart valve, such as the aortic valve, mitral valve, pulmonic valve, and/or tricuspid valve. The delivery device includes a release sheath assembly housed within an outer delivery sheath. A release sheath component of the assembly captures a portion of the prosthetic valve to the delivery device, and effectuates complete release of the prosthetic valve with retraction of the outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Dwork, Patrick E. Macaulay, Gianfranco M. Pellegrini, Finn O. Rinne, Richard Spork, Don Huy Tran, Nathan B. Wiemeyer
  • TRANSCATHETER VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20110098805
    Abstract: Delivery devices and methods for percutaneously delivering a prosthetic valve to the heart of a patient. These prosthetic valves may be configured to provide complimentary features that promote optimal placement of the prosthetic valve in a native heart valve, such as the aortic valve, mitral valve, pulmonic valve, and/or tricuspid valve. The delivery device includes a release sheath assembly housed within an outer delivery sheath. A release sheath component of the assembly captures a portion of the prosthetic valve to the delivery device, and effectuates complete release of the prosthetic valve with retraction of the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Joshua Dwork, Patrick E. Macaulay, Gianfranco M. Pellegrini, Finn O. Rinne, Richard Spork, Don Huy Tran, Nathan B. Wiemeyer