Patents Assigned to CVDevices, LLC (a California limited liability company)
  • Publication number: 20120109190
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for closing an aperture in a bodily tissue. In at least one exemplary embodiment of an aperture closure device of the present disclosure, the aperture closure device comprises an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and a closure portion coupled to the elongated body, the closure portion configured to fit within an aperture of a bodily tissue and comprising a material capable of autoexpansion within said aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: CVDevices, LLC (a California limited liability company)
    Inventors: Ghassan S. Kassab, Jose A. Navia, SR.
  • Publication number: 20110313341
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for organ retroperfusion. In at least one embodiment of a method of organ perfusion of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps of positioning at least part of a first catheter having a cannula within an artery of a patient, the first catheter configured to permit arterial blood to flow therethrough and further configured to permit a portion of the arterial blood to flow through the cannula, positioning at least part of a second catheter within a vein of the patient at or near a target organ, the second catheter configured to receive some or all of the portion of the arterial blood, and connecting the cannula of the first catheter to a portion of the second catheter so that some or all of the portion of the arterial blood flowing through the cannula is provided into the vein to treat a condition or disease of the target organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: CVDevices, LLC (a California limited liability company)
    Inventor: Ghassan S. Kassab
  • Publication number: 20110196282
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for autoretroperfusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: CVDevices, LLC (a California limited liability company)
    Inventor: Ghassan S. Kassab
  • Publication number: 20100185044
    Abstract: Devices and methods for assisting heart function. In at least one embodiment of a device for assisting heart function, the device comprises at least two electromagnetic plates having an inner surface, a cardiac processor electrically coupled to at least one of the at least two electromagnetic plates, a bladder having an inner chamber, the bladder attached to an inner surface of at least one of the at least two electromagnetic plates, a source of gas in communication with the inner chamber of the bladder, and at least one catheter having a proximal end and a distal end and having a lumen therethrough, the at least one catheter defining at least one aperture positioned therethrough at or near the distal end of the at least one catheter and comprising a pericardial balloon coupled to the at least one catheter at or near the distal end of the at least one catheter, the proximal end of the at least one catheter in communication with the inner chamber of the bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: CVDevices, LLC (a California limited liability company)
    Inventors: Ghassan S. Kassab, Jose A. Navia, SR.
  • Publication number: 20100168791
    Abstract: Systems and methods for closing a hold in cardiac tissue. In at least one embodiment of a system for closing a hole in cardiac tissue, the system comprises an engagement catheter having a first and second lumen extending therethrough, an elongated wire capable of insertion into the second lumen of the engagement catheter, a plug capable of insertion into the second lumen of the engagement catheter; an elongated shaft capable of insertion into the second lumen of the engagement catheter, wherein the elongated wire is sized for slidable insertion through the lumen of the shaft and the hole of the plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: CVDevices, LLC (a California limited liability company)
    Inventors: Ghassan S. Kassab, Jose A. Navia, SR.