Patents by Inventor Yaniv Bar-Cohen
Yaniv Bar-Cohen 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: 20240050737Abstract: The present invention provides an advancement in the art of cardiac pacemakers. The invention provides a novel and unobvious pacemaker system that comprises at least one pacemaker and that is, to a large extent, self-controlled, allows for long-term implantation in a patient, and minimizes current inconveniences and problems associated with battery life. The invention further includes a mechanism in which at least two pacemakers are implanted in a patient, and in which the pacemakers communicate with each other at the time of a given pacing or respiratory event, without any required external input, and adjust pacing parameters to respond to the patient's need for blood flow. The invention further provides a novel design for a pacemaker in which the pacemaker electrode is connected to the pacemaker body by a lead that is configured to allow the pacemaker to lie parallel to the epicardial surface and to reduce stress on the pacemaker and heart tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb, Li Zhou, Raymond Peck, Steven Nutt
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Patent number: 11724104Abstract: The present invention provides an advancement in the art of cardiac pacemakers. The invention provides a novel and unobvious pacemaker system that comprises at least one pacemaker and that is, to a large extent, self-controlled, allows for long-term implantation in a patient, and minimizes current inconveniences and problems associated with battery life. The invention further includes a mechanism in which at least two pacemakers are implanted in a patient, and in which the pacemakers communicate with each other at the time of a given pacing or respiratory event, without any required external input, and adjust pacing parameters to respond to the patient's need for blood flow. The invention further provides a novel design for a pacemaker in which the pacemaker electrode is connected to the pacemaker body by a lead that is configured to allow the pacemaker to lie parallel to the epicardial surface and to reduce stress on the pacemaker and heart tissue.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignees: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAInventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb, Li Zhou, Raymond Peck, Steven Nutt
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Publication number: 20220409865Abstract: The present invention provides a novel design for sheaths intended for medical procedures. The sheath includes structures that anchor the sheath in a cavity or space when deployed but are at the same time retractable such that the sheath can be removed without tearing the tissue defining the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb
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Patent number: 11433222Abstract: The present invention provides a novel design for sheaths intended for medical procedures. The sheath includes structures that anchor the sheath in a cavity or space when deployed but are at the same time retractable such that the sheath can be removed without tearing the tissue defining the space.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAInventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb
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Patent number: 11376424Abstract: An open coiled pacemaker lead is provided that has improved structural stability and functional life in vivo. The open coiled lead includes an electrically conductive material that is coated or covered by a thin layer of electrically insulative material. The coated coiled lead has adequate spacing between adjacent coils, and has a lumen of sufficient diameter, to allow for infiltration of biological connective tissue onto the surface of the coated coil when maintained in vivo for a sufficient amount of time. Infiltration of the connective tissue essentially uniformly along the entire coiled lead strengthens and lengthens the functional life of the coated coil lead.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignees: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAInventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb, Li Zhou, Xiao Yun
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Publication number: 20220054826Abstract: The present invention provides an advancement in the art of cardiac pacemakers. The invention provides a novel and unobvious pacemaker system that comprises at least one pacemaker and that is, to a large extent, self-controlled, allows for long-term implantation in a patient, and minimizes current inconveniences and problems associated with battery life. The invention further includes a mechanism in which at least two pacemakers are implanted in a patient, and in which the pacemakers communicate with each other at the time of a given pacing or respiratory event, without any required external input, and adjust pacing parameters to respond to the patient's need for blood flow. The invention further provides a novel design for a pacemaker in which the pacemaker electrode is connected to the pacemaker body by a lead that is configured to allow the pacemaker to lie parallel to the epicardial surface and to reduce stress on the pacemaker and heart tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb, Li Zhou, Raymond Peck, Steven Nutt
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Patent number: 11020588Abstract: The present invention provides advancements in the art of cardiac pacemakers. The invention provides a pacemaker system that comprises at least one pacemaker and that is, to a large extent, self-controlled, allows for long-term implantation in a patient, and minimizes current inconveniences and problems associated with battery life. The invention further includes a mechanism in which at least two pacemakers are implanted in a patient, and in which the pacemakers communicate with each other at the time of a given pacing or respiratory event, without any required external input, and adjust pacing parameters to respond to the patient's need for blood flow. The invention further provides a design for a pacemaker in which the pacemaker electrode is connected to the pacemaker body by a lead that is configured to allow the pacemaker to lie parallel to the epicardial surface and to reduce stress on the pacemaker and heart tissue.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignees: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAInventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb, Li Zhou, Raymond Peck, Steven Nutt
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Publication number: 20180085571Abstract: An open coiled pacemaker lead is provided that has improved structural stability and functional life in vivo. The open coiled lead includes an electrically conductive material that is coated or covered by a thin layer of electrically insulative material. The coated coiled lead has adequate spacing between adjacent coils, and has a lumen of sufficient diameter, to allow for infiltration of biological connective tissue onto the surface of the coated coil when maintained in vivo for a sufficient amount of time. Infiltration of the connective tissue essentially uniformly along the entire coiled lead strengthens and lengthens the functional life of the coated coil lead.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb, Li Zhou, Xiao Yun
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Patent number: 9907961Abstract: The present invention provides a fully intrathoracic artificial pacemaker. The pacemaker is of sufficiently compact size to allow for implantation of both the electrode and the power source within the chest cavity. In exemplary embodiments, a screw-type electrode is used for connection to heart tissue, and a relatively short lead is used to connect the electrode to a battery unit, which can comprise electronics for control of the pacemaker. An assembly for implanting the pacemaker, as well as methods of implanting the pacemaker, are disclosed. In embodiments, the device is designed as a fetal pacemaker.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignees: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAInventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Ramen Chmait, Michael J. Silka, Mark Sklansky
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Publication number: 20180028790Abstract: The present invention provides a novel design for sheaths intended for medical procedures. The sheath includes structures that anchor the sheath in a cavity or space when deployed but are at the same time retractable such that the sheath can be removed without tearing the tissue defining the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb
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Publication number: 20160228713Abstract: The present invention provides advancements in the art of cardiac pacemakers. The invention provides a pacemaker system that comprises at least one pacemaker and that is, to a large extent, self-controlled, allows for long-term implantation in a patient, and minimizes current inconveniences and problems associated with battery life. The invention further includes a mechanism in which at least two pacemakers are implanted in a patient, and in which the pacemakers communicate with each other at the time of a given pacing or respiratory event, without any required external input, and adjust pacing parameters to respond to the patient's need for blood flow. The invention further provides a design for a pacemaker in which the pacemaker electrode is connected to the pacemaker body by a lead that is configured to allow the pacemaker to lie parallel to the epicardial surface and to reduce stress on the pacemaker and heart tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicants: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAInventors: Yaniv BAR-COHEN, Gerald LOEB, Li ZHOU, Raymond PECK, Stephen NUTT
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Patent number: 9393407Abstract: A fully implantable cardiac pacemaker system is provided. The pacemaker system includes a pacemaker having an electrode sub-assembly containing an electrode and a base into which the electrode is embedded. It also includes an implantable package that has electronic components for providing electrical pulses to a patient's heart. The pacemaker also has a power supply and a flexible electrically conductive lead that connects the electronic components to the electrode. In addition to the pacemaker, the pacemaker system includes a removable insertion casing that is physically attached to the base portion of the electrode sub-assembly. Upon insertion of the pacemaker into a patient's heart, the pacemaker is detached from the removable insertion casing and deployed fully in the patient's chest. The pacemaker system has particular use in fetal applications.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignees: Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern CaliforniaInventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb, Michael Silka, Ramen Chmait
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Publication number: 20150328453Abstract: The present invention provides a fully intrathoracic artificial pacemaker. The pacemaker is of sufficiently compact size to allow for implantation of both the electrode and the power source within the chest cavity. In exemplary embodiments, a screw-type electrode is used for connection to heart tissue, and a relatively short lead is used to connect the electrode to a battery unit, which can comprise electronics for control of the pacemaker. An assembly for implanting the pacemaker, as well as methods of implanting the pacemaker, are disclosed. In embodiments, the device is designed as a fetal pacemaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELESInventors: Yaniv BAR-COHEN, Ramen CHMAIT, Michael J. SILKA, Mark SKLANSKY
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Patent number: 9126047Abstract: The present invention provides a fully intrathoracic artificial pacemaker. The pacemaker is of sufficiently compact size to allow for implantation of both the electrode and the power source within the chest cavity. In exemplary embodiments, a screw-type electrode is used for connection to heart tissue, and a relatively short lead is used to connect the electrode to a battery unit, which can comprise electronics for control of the pacemaker. An assembly for implanting the pacemaker, as well as methods of implanting the pacemaker, are disclosed. In embodiments, the device is designed as a fetal pacemaker.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2010Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignees: Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern CaliforniaInventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Ramen Chmait, Michael J. Silka, Mark Sklansky
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Publication number: 20120078267Abstract: The present invention provides a fully intrathoracic artificial pacemaker. The pacemaker is of sufficiently compact size to allow for implantation of both the electrode and the power source within the chest cavity. In exemplary embodiments, a screw-type electrode is used for connection to heart tissue, and a relatively short lead is used to connect the electrode to a battery unit, which can comprise electronics for control of the pacemaker. An assembly for implanting the pacemaker, as well as methods of implanting the pacemaker, are disclosed. In embodiments, the device is designed as a fetal pacemaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELESInventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Ramen Chmait, Michael J. Silka, Mark Sklansky
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Patent number: 5855565Abstract: A cardiovascular mechanically expanding catheter apparatus in accordance with the invention generally includes a catheter having a mechanically expanding mechanism on a distal end thereof for dilating vessels such as arteries and other endoluminal structures and for the deployment of intraluminal stents. A permeable, mechanical dilating mechanism includes a pair of expanders which provide a radial force against walls of the vessel in response to a pulling or contracting longitudinal force on the dilating mechanism, by means of a cable for example. A set of adjacent quadrates are preferably provided for promoting uniformity of pressure by the expanders. An elastomer sleeve may be provided for protecting the vessel during the surgical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1997Date of Patent: January 5, 1999Inventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Willem Grandia, Yoseph Bar-Cohen