Patents Assigned to SANFORD HEALTH
  • Patent number: 11896511
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wearable garment comprising (a) a sheath having a first end and a second, wherein the sheath defines a cavity in a wearable position, wherein the sheath has a first opening at the first end, and wherein the sheath comprises a first material, and (b) one or more relief zones coupled to the sheath, wherein the relief zones comprise a second material, wherein a pressure distribution of the second material is greater than a pressure distribution of the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11872120
    Abstract: Example stent grafts and methods for placement thereof are provided. An example stent graft may include (a) a main body stent graft defining a lumen that has a first end and a second end, (b) a diaphragm coupled to the main body stent graft, where the diaphragm defines at least three openings and (c) at least three stent graft extensions each defining a lumen, where a first end of each of the three stent graft extensions is coupled to one of the three openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11801363
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a catheter system and methods for use that includes (a) a first catheter having a first end and a second end, where the first catheter has a first diameter, (b) a second catheter having a first end and a second end, where the second catheter has a second diameter that is less than the first diameter of the first catheter, and where the second catheter is positioned at least partially within a lumen of the first catheter and is moveable relative to the first catheter, and (c) a wire having a first end and a second end, where the first end of the wire is coupled to the second catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventors: Thomas Haldis, Alexander Drofa
  • Patent number: 11766541
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for use are provided, where the apparatus includes: (a) a first catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein a distal portion of the first catheter includes a first one or more outlets, (b) a first tubular housing having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the first tubular housing is coupled to the first catheter proximal to the at least one first outlet, (c) one or more pressure sensors coupled to the distal end of the first tubular housing, and (d) a second catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a distal portion of the second catheter includes a second one or more outlets, and wherein the distal end of the second catheter is configured to be positioned substantially within one of (i) the first catheter or (ii) a second tubular housing coupled to one or more of the first catheter and the first tubular housing, when the second catheter is in a first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11690981
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus including: (a) a frame (102) having a first end (104) and a second end (106), wherein the frame includes a plurality of struts (108) arranged between the first end and the second end of the frame, (b) a plurality of channels (110) disposed within the plurality of struts of the frame, (c) an infusion balloon (112) coupled to the frame and arranged such that, in an expanded condition, the frame provides a plurality of openings (114) that the infusion balloon is configured to expand through and extend radially outward from the frame, thereby defining a plurality of grooves (116), (d) a plurality of holes (118) defined in the frame and configured to permit fluid communication between the plurality of channels and the plurality of grooves, and (e) an infusion hub (120) arranged at the first end or the second end of the frame including a reservoir in fluid communication with the plurality of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11554004
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for use are provided, where the apparatus includes: (a) a filter, and (b) a frame having a first end and a second end, wherein the frame includes a first support and a second support extending between the first end and the second end, wherein at least the first support and the second support of the frame are coupled to at least a portion of a periphery of the filter, wherein the frame and the filter together define a lumen, wherein the frame has shape memory and is movable between a first position in which the lumen has a first diameter and a second position in which the lumen has a second diameter, and wherein the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11491306
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus including a first tubular housing including a first exit port and a second tubular housing including a second exit port. The apparatus also includes a third tubular housing coupled to at least one of the first tubular housing and the second tubular housing such that each of the first tubular housing, the second tubular housing, and the third tubular housing are fixed with respect to one another. The apparatus also includes a first catheter including a first plurality of outlets and is configured to be positioned at least partially within the first tubular housing. The apparatus also includes a second catheter including a second plurality of outlets and is configured to be positioned at least partially within of the second tubular housing. The apparatus also includes a pressure transducer line positioned in the third tubular housing and a pressure transducer coupled to the pressure transducer line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventors: Patrick W. Kelly, Joel M. Wasdyke, Roger W. McGowan, Patrick A. Haverkost, Alex James Wiedmann
  • Patent number: 11464665
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wearable garment comprising (a) a sheath having a first end and a second, wherein the sheath defines a cavity in a wearable position, wherein the sheath has a first opening at the first end, and wherein the sheath comprises a first material, and (b) one or more relief zones coupled to the sheath, wherein the relief zones comprise a second material, wherein a pressure distribution of the second material is greater than a pressure distribution of the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11446378
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for tumor treatment involving administering to a subject having a tumor with an amount effective to limit tumor growth or metastasis of an ephrin B1 inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and/or an inhibitor of tumor exosomal release, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Paola Vermeer
  • Patent number: 11439572
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device that includes a tube having a first end and a second end. The device also includes a stopper coupled to a surface of the tube adjacent to the second end of the tube. The stopper is configured to extend radially from the surface of the tube. The device also includes a first rib coupled to the surface of the tube. The device also includes a second rib coupled to the surface of the tube. The first rib and the second rib are positioned opposite one another on the surface of the tube between the first end of the tube and the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventors: Steven Briggs, Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11439792
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a catheter comprising: (a) a first tubular structure defining a first lumen, the first tubular structure having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first tubular structure comprises a first opening, and wherein the second end of the first tubular structure comprises a second opening, (b) a second tubular structure defining a second lumen, the second tubular structure having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the second tubular structure comprises a third opening, and (c) a fourth opening positioned in a sidewall of the second tubular structure between the first end of the second tubular structure and the second end of the second tubular structure, wherein a first portion of the first tubular structure extends beyond the fourth opening, and wherein the second tubular structure is positioned adjacent to a second portion of the first tubular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventors: Thomas Haldis, Alexander Drofa
  • Patent number: 11419713
    Abstract: A visceral double-barreled main body stent graft and methods for its use, the stent graft comprises, a main body stent graft having distal and proximal ends, the main body stent graft's length ranges from about 100-120 mm and diameter at the proximal end ranges from about 30-45 mm, first and second lumens defined at the main body stent graft's distal end, the first lumen's diameter ranges from about 18-20 mm, the second lumen's diameter ranges from about 16-18 mm, the first and second lumens have about the same length from about 50-70 mm, the first lumen is secured to the second lumen along a shared length, and the main body stent graft defines a tubular wall that is contiguous with the first and second lumens such that any fluid entering the main body must exit through one of the first or second lumens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W Kelly
  • Patent number: 11213658
    Abstract: A balloon catheter having an elongated catheter shaft defining a fluid drainage lumen and a balloon inflation lumen. The balloon catheter includes a fluid drainage port disposed about the distal end of the catheter shaft in fluid communication with the fluid drainage lumen, and a balloon inflation port disposed about the distal end of the catheter shaft in fluid communication with the balloon inflation lumen. A balloon portion is disposed about the distal end of the catheter shaft in fluid communication with the balloon inflation port. A release device is disposed in fluid communication with the balloon portion and the fluid drainage lumen, and includes an activating member. A tether is attached to the activating member of the release device. Tension applied to the tether activates the release device, enabling fluid flow from the balloon portion into the fluid drainage lumen and out of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventors: Bruce A. Gardner, Jeffery A Gardner, David Allan Swanson
  • Patent number: 11027093
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a catheter system and methods for use that includes (a) a first catheter having a first end and a second end, where the first catheter has a first diameter, (b) a second catheter having a first end and a second end, where the second catheter has a second diameter that is less than the first diameter of the first catheter, and where the second catheter is positioned at least partially within a lumen of the first catheter and is moveable relative to the first catheter, and (c) a wire having a first end and a second end, where the first end of the wire is coupled to the second catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventors: Thomas Haldis, Alexander Drofa
  • Patent number: 11027097
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a catheter including a first tubular structure defining a first lumen, the first tubular structure having a first end and a second end. The catheter may also include a second tubular structure defining a second lumen, the second tubular structure having a first end and a second end. The catheter may also include an aperture between the first tubular structure and the second tubular structure. The aperture is located at the first end of the second tubular structure. A first portion of the first tubular structure extends beyond the aperture, and the second tubular structure is positioned adjacent to a second portion of the first tubular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventors: Thomas Haldis, Alexander Drofa
  • Patent number: 11013832
    Abstract: The present invention provides formulations comprising polymers and therapeutics and methods for their manufacture. The present invention also provides medical devices coated with such formulations and methods for their manufacture. The drug-loaded polymer formulations, solutions, and films tailor the drug release characteristics for medical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: South Dakota Board of Regents, Sanford Health
    Inventors: Gopinath Mani, Sujan Lamichhane, Jordan Anderson, Tyler Remund, Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 10925758
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a catheter tip comprising a cavity extending between an expandable opening arranged at a first end of the catheter tip and a second end of the catheter tip, wherein the expandable opening is configured to increase in diameter from a first position to a second position in response to application of an external force to the second end of the catheter tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 10925712
    Abstract: Example stent grafts and methods for placement thereof are provided. An example stent graft may include (a) a main body stent graft defining a lumen that has a first end and a second end, (b) a diaphragm coupled to the main body stent graft, where the diaphragm defines at least three openings and (c) at least three stent graft extensions each defining a lumen, where a first end of each of the three stent graft extensions is coupled to one of the three openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 10905862
    Abstract: A drug delivery balloon apparatus is disclosed herein, comprising: (a) at least two lumens, comprising a first lumen and a second lumen, (b) a balloon inflation port in fluid communication with the first lumen, (c) a drug delivery port in fluid communication with the second lumen, (d) a guidewire port in fluid communication with the second lumen, wherein the second lumen is configured to receive both a guidewire and a drug solution, (e) an occlusion balloon, (f) a drug delivery balloon, where the occlusion balloon and the drug delivery balloon are in fluid communication with the first lumen, (g) one or more drug delivery channels extending the length of the second lumen, and (h) one or more drug delivery ducts extending from the one or more drug delivery channels to an exterior surface of the second lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W. Kelly
  • Patent number: 10857326
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus that includes a first catheter having a proximal end and a distal end. The apparatus also includes a first tubular housing having a proximal end and a distal end. The first tubular housing is coupled to the first catheter proximal to at least one first outlet. The apparatus also includes one or more pressure sensors coupled to the distal end of the first tubular housing. The apparatus also includes a second catheter having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the second catheter is configured to be positioned substantially within a second tubular housing coupled to one or more of the first catheter and the first tubular housing, when the second catheter is in a first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Sanford Health
    Inventor: Patrick W. Kelly