Patents by Inventor Ali Khoynezhad

Ali Khoynezhad 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).

  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSCATHETER RETRIEVAL OF MECHANICAL HEART VALVE LEAFLETS
    Publication number: 20200078172
    Abstract: The present invention teaches apparatuses and methods for transcatheter removal of mechanical heart valve leaflets from a subject. The invention also teaches methods for subsequent transcatheter placement of a bioprosthesis within the annulus that remains after the leaflets are removed. Advantageously, the devices and methods of the present invention can be used without a heart-lung machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Ali Khoynezhad, Paul Philipp Heinisch, Ralf Brecht, Selena Akra
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSCATHETER RETRIEVAL OF MECHANICAL HEART VALVE LEAFLETS
    Publication number: 20160206426
    Abstract: The present invention teaches apparatuses and methods for transcatheter removal of mechanical heart valve leaflets from a subject. The invention also teaches methods for subsequent transcatheter placement of a bioprosthesis within the annulus that remains after the leaflets are removed. Advantageously, the devices and methods of the present invention can be used without a heart-lung machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Ali Khoynezhad, Paul Philipp Heinisch, Ralf Brecht, Selena Akra