Patents by Inventor Abdallah K. Alameddine

Abdallah K. Alameddine 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).

  • Mitral valve ring for treatment of mitral valve regurgitation
    Patent number: 8574290
    Abstract: An active bodily ring having a housing adapted to be sutured to a bodily component and a loop disposed in the housing, the loop capable of actively expanding and compressing during the bodily components normal function. The housing defines a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber containing the loop and the second chamber providing a region capable of being sutured to the bodily component. In one embodiment, the housing can be a crimped-fabric housing. In another embodiment, the housing can be a woven-fabric housing having elastic properties. The housing can be made from polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Inventor: Abdallah K. Alameddine
  • Mitral Valve Ring for Treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation
    Publication number: 20110276130
    Abstract: An active bodily ring having a housing adapted to be sutured to a bodily component and a loop disposed in the housing, the loop capable of actively expanding and compressing during the bodily components normal function. The housing defines a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber containing the loop and the second chamber providing a region capable of being sutured to the bodily component. In one embodiment, the housing can be a crimped-fabric housing. In another embodiment, the housing can be a woven-fabric housing having elastic properties. The housing can be made from polyester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventor: Abdallah K. Alameddine
  • Mitral valve ring for treatment of mitral valve regurgitation
    Patent number: 8012202
    Abstract: An active bodily ring having a housing adapted to be sutured to a bodily component and a loop disposed in the housing, the loop capable of actively expanding and compressing during the bodily components normal function. The housing defines a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber containing the loop and the second chamber providing a region capable of being sutured to the bodily component. In one embodiment, the housing can be a crimped-fabric housing. In another embodiment, the housing can be a woven-fabric housing having elastic properties. The housing can be made from polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Abdallah K. Alameddine