Patents by Inventor Ali Salahieh
Ali Salahieh 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: 20230363907Abstract: A method for treating a diseased native valve in a patient includes advancing a distal end of a delivery device that is detachable coupled to an anchor to a first side of a native valve, deploying the anchor from a delivery configuration to a deployed configuration on the first side of the native valve, advancing the anchor in the deployed configuration from the first side of the native valve to a second side of the native valve such that the anchor is located only on the second side of the native valve, rotating the anchor in the deployed configuration around chordae of the native valve, confirming a position of the anchor with an imaging source, and releasing the anchor from the distal end of the delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Claudio ARGENTO, Andrew BACKUS, Alice YANG, Tom SAUL, Ali SALAHIEH
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Publication number: 20230320845Abstract: A device for treating a diseased native valve includes a frame structure having an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration, a plurality of leaflets coupled to the frame structure, and a spiral anchor configured to extend around the central annular portion. The frame structure in the expanded configuration includes a flared atrial portion, a central annular portion, and a flared ventricular portion. The frame structure includes a plurality of expandable cells and a plurality of paddles. Each of the paddles extends axially from a vertex of one of the plurality of expandable cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Ali SALAHIEH, Connor MULCAHY, Alice YANG, Savina BRACHTAUSER
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Publication number: 20230277317Abstract: A system for treating a diseased native valve in a patient includes a valve prosthesis and a delivery device. The prosthesis includes an anchor and a frame. The delivery device includes an outer sheath, an inner shaft, an anchor guide, and a tether. The anchor is shaped to encircle chordae or leaflets of a native valve. The frame is configured to sit within the anchor. The inner shaft is positioned within the outer sheath and translatable and rotatable relative to the outer sheath. The anchor guide is attached to a distal end of the inner shaft and has a curved distal section. The tether is configured to detachably couple to the anchor and to longitudinally translate the anchor within the inner shaft and anchor guide. The anchor is configured to be actuated from a delivery configuration to the deployed configuration when the anchor is translated out of the anchor guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Claudio ARGENTO, Andrew BACKUS, Alice YANG, Ali SALAHIEH, Jasper Ellington ADAMEK-BOWERS, Connor MULCAHY, Ryan William BOYD, Nicholas J. SPINELLI, Tom SAUL
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Publication number: 20230263620Abstract: An accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL) for implantation within a capsular bag of a patient's eye comprises first and second components coupled together to define an inner fluid chamber and an outer fluid reservoir. The inner region of the AIOL provides optical power with one or more of the shaped fluid within the inner fluid chamber or the shape of the first or second components. The fluid reservoir comprises a bellows region with one or more folds of the bellows extending circumferentially around an optical axis of the eye. The bellows engages the lens capsule, and a compliant fold region between the inner and outer bellows portions allows the profile of the AIOL to deflect when the eye accommodates for near vision. Fluid transfers between the inner fluid chamber and the outer fluid reservoir to provide optical power changes when the eye accommodates.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Amr SALAHIEH, Claudio R. Argento, Tom Saul, Bob Vaughan, Eric Willis, Ali Salahieh
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Publication number: 20230225861Abstract: A device for treating a diseased native valve in a patient includes a frame structure and a valve segment coupled to the frame structure. The frame structure has an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration. The valve segment has a plurality of leaflets, a seal, and a seal support. An inflow edge of the plurality of leaflets is unsupported by the frame structure. The seal is attached to the inflow edge of the plurality of leaflets and positioned radially between the frame structure and the plurality of leaflets. The seal support is attached to or within the seal and provides axial rigidity to the seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Claudio ARGENTO, Ali SALAHIEH, Connor MULCAHY, Alice YANG, Thu Hoang PHAM, Hong DU, Troy THORNTON
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Patent number: 11583390Abstract: An accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL) for implantation within a capsular bag of a patient's eye comprises first and second components coupled together to define an inner fluid chamber and an outer fluid reservoir. The inner region of the AIOL provides optical power with one or more of the shaped fluid within the inner fluid chamber or the shape of the first or second components. The fluid reservoir comprises a bellows region with one or more folds of the bellows extending circumferentially around an optical axis of the eye. The bellows engages the lens capsule, and a compliant fold region between the inner and outer bellows portions allows the profile of the AIOL to deflect when the eye accommodates for near vision. Fluid transfers between the inner fluid chamber and the outer fluid reservoir to provide optical power changes when the eye accommodates.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Shifamed Holdings, LLCInventors: Amr Salahieh, Claudio R. Argento, Tom Saul, Bob Vaughan, Eric Willis, Ali Salahieh
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Publication number: 20220370685Abstract: A seal member for use with a replacement heart valve implant may include a tubular polymeric seal element configured to be disposed on an outer surface of a replacement heart valve implant, the tubular polymeric seal element defining a central longitudinal axis; and a reinforcement strip fixedly attached to the tubular polymeric seal element proximate a first end of the tubular polymeric seal element, the reinforcement strip extending circumferentially around the central longitudinal axis. The reinforcement strip may include a radiopaque element extending circumferentially around the central longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Jasper Ellington Adamek-Bowers, Takashi H. Ino, Ali Salahieh, Leticia Marquez Zuniga
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Patent number: 11471282Abstract: A system for treating a diseased native valve in a patient includes a valve prosthesis and a delivery device. The prosthesis includes an anchor and a frame. The delivery device includes an outer sheath, an inner shaft, an anchor guide, and a tether. The anchor is shaped to encircle chordae or leaflets of a native valve. The frame is configured to sit within the anchor. The inner shaft is positioned within the outer sheath and translatable and rotatable relative to the outer sheath. The anchor guide is attached to a distal end of the inner shaft and has a curved distal section. The tether is configured to detachably couple to the anchor and to longitudinally translate the anchor within the inner shaft and anchor guide. The anchor is configured to be actuated from a delivery configuration to the deployed configuration when the anchor is translated out of the anchor guide.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Shifamed Holdings, LLCInventors: Claudio Argento, Andrew Backus, Alice Yang, Ali Salahieh, Jasper Ellington Adamek-Bowers, Connor Mulcahy, Ryan William Boyd, Nicholas J. Spinelli, Tom Saul
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Patent number: 11439732Abstract: A seal member for use with a replacement heart valve implant may include a tubular polymeric seal element configured to be disposed on an outer surface of a replacement heart valve implant, the tubular polymeric seal element defining a central longitudinal axis; and a reinforcement strip fixedly attached to the tubular polymeric seal element proximate a first end of the tubular polymeric seal element, the reinforcement strip extending circumferentially around the central longitudinal axis. The reinforcement strip may include a radiopaque element extending circumferentially around the central longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Jasper Ellington Adamek-Bowers, Takashi H. Ino, Ali Salahieh, Leticia Marquez Zuniga
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Publication number: 20220257373Abstract: A device for treating a diseased native valve in a patient is provided, the device including a frame structure and a plurality of leaflets. The device can further include a spiral anchor configured to extend around an outer circumference of the frame structure, the spiral anchor comprising a spiral portion and a proximal portion that extends radially outwards relative to a circumference of the spiral portion. Other embodiments and methods of use are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Alice YANG, Jonathan OAKDEN, Jasper Ellington ADAMEK-BOWERS, Ali SALAHIEH, Savina Brachthauser BALCELLS, Jordan SKARO
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Publication number: 20220175522Abstract: A device for treating a diseased native valve in a patient is provided, the device including a frame structure; a valve segment positioned radially within the frame structure, the valve segment comprising a plurality of leaflets, and a plurality of commissure attachment mechanisms coupling the leaflets to the frame structure, each commissure attachment mechanism extending radially inwards from an outflow end of the frame structure as to create a gap between an interior diameter of the outflow end and an outflow edge of the valve segment. Other embodiments and methods of use are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Ali SALAHIEH, Connor G. MULCAHY, Alice YANG, Savina Brachthauser BALCELLS, Mitchell YOUNG, Jonathan H. OAKDEN, Jasper ADAMEK-BOWERS, Cornelius CROWLEY, Terrence VICK, Balvir JOHAL, Thu Hoang PHAM
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Publication number: 20220054261Abstract: Disclosed herein are prosthetic valve devices, systems, and methods of installation of prosthetic valve devices and systems in a target region of a subject. Prosthetic valve devices disclosed herein comprise a frame structure having expanded and unexpanded configurations aiding in minimally-invasive delivery of the devices to the target region. The prosthetic valve devices include frame structures designed to minimize the amount of material used to form the devices without sacrificing structural strength. The prosthetic valve devices also include frame structures of minimal longitudinal length, allowing easier and more precise delivery and deployment of the devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Claudio ARGENTO, Andrew BACKUS, Ali SALAHIEH, Connor MULCAHY
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Patent number: 11229517Abstract: A replacement heart valve commissure assembly may include: a locking mechanism including a first locking portion spaced apart from a second locking portion in a delivery configuration and configured to engage the second locking portion in a deployed configuration, the first locking portion being longitudinally actuatable relative to the second locking portion between the delivery and deployed configurations; and first and second valve leaflets secured to the first locking portion. A first sleeve portion of the first valve leaflet may be fixedly attached to a first fabric sleeve wrapped around a first leg of the first locking portion. A second sleeve portion of the second valve leaflet may be fixedly attached to a second fabric sleeve wrapped around a second leg of the first locking portion. The first fabric sleeve may include first and second end portions, and an elastic central portion configured to engage the first leg.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Jasper Ellington Adamek-Bowers, Ali Salahieh, Anh Thu Pham, Dwight John Knab, Jr.
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Patent number: 10939996Abstract: A replacement heart valve commissure assembly may include a locking mechanism including a first locking portion spaced apart from a second locking portion in a delivery configuration and configured to engage with the second locking portion in a deployed configuration, wherein the first locking portion is longitudinally actuatable relative to the second locking portion between the delivery and deployed configurations. The commissure assembly may include a first valve leaflet and a second valve leaflet each secured to the first locking portion. A first sleeve portion of the first valve leaflet may be fixedly attached to a first fabric sleeve wrapped around a first leg of the first locking portion by a first filament, and a second sleeve portion of the second valve leaflet may be fixedly attached to a second fabric sleeve wrapped around a second leg of the first locking portion by a second filament.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Jasper Ellington Adamek-Bowers, Ali Salahieh, Takashi H. Ino, Andrew James Harlan Backus, Anh Thu Pham, Brian D. Brandt, Mimi Trinh Fitterer, Michael P. Calomeni, Jarad S. Waisblatt
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Publication number: 20200397566Abstract: An accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL) for implantation within a capsular bag of a patient's eye comprises first and second components coupled together to define an inner fluid chamber and an outer fluid reservoir. The inner region of the AIOL provides optical power with one or more of the shaped fluid within the inner fluid chamber or the shape of the first or second components. The fluid reservoir comprises a bellows region with one or more folds of the bellows extending circumferentially around an optical axis of the eye. The bellows engages the lens capsule, and a compliant fold region between the inner and outer bellows portions allows the profile of the AIOL to deflect when the eye accommodates for near vision. Fluid transfers between the inner fluid chamber and the outer fluid reservoir to provide optical power changes when the eye accommodates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Amr SALAHIEH, Claudio R. ARGENTO, Tom Saul, Bob VAUGHAN, Eric WILLIS, Ali SALAHIEH
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Patent number: 10856973Abstract: A replacement heart valve implant may include a braided anchor member configured to actuate between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration formed from a plurality of filaments, a circumferential seal member disposed about a distal portion of the anchor member and including a reinforcing band disposed at a distal end thereof, and a plurality of valve leaflets connected to the anchor member. The reinforcing band is secured to the anchor member adjacent a distal end of the anchor member by a plurality of lashings each attached to two individual filaments. The plurality of filaments defines a body section, a proximal crown section, and a distal crown section, wherein the proximal crown section includes a first plurality of end loops and a second plurality of end loops, wherein a proximalmost extent of the first plurality of end loops and the second plurality of end loops varies.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Andrew J. H. Backus, Ali Salahieh, Cornelius M. Crowley
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Publication number: 20200297491Abstract: A system for treating a diseased native valve in a patient includes a valve prosthesis and a delivery device. The prosthesis includes an anchor and a frame. The delivery device includes an outer sheath, an inner shaft, an anchor guide, and a tether. The anchor is shaped to encircle chordae or leaflets of a native valve. The frame is configured to sit within the anchor. The inner shaft is positioned within the outer sheath and translatable and rotatable relative to the outer sheath. The anchor guide is attached to a distal end of the inner shaft and has a curved distal section. The tether is configured to detachably couple to the anchor and to longitudinally translate the anchor within the inner shaft and anchor guide. The anchor is configured to be actuated from a delivery configuration to the deployed configuration when the anchor is translated out of the anchor guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Claudio ARGENTO, Andrew BACKUS, Alice YANG, Ali SALAHIEH, Jasper Ellington ADAMEK-BOWERS, Connor MULCAHY, Ryan William BOYD, Nicholas SPINELLI, Tom SAUL
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Patent number: 10736734Abstract: An accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL) for implantation within a capsular bag of a patient's eye comprises first and second components coupled together to define an inner fluid chamber and an outer fluid reservoir. The inner region of the AIOL provides optical power with one or more of the shaped fluid within the inner fluid chamber or the shape of the first or second components. The fluid reservoir comprises a bellows region with one or more folds of the bellows extending circumferentially around an optical axis of the eye. The bellows engages the lens capsule, and a compliant fold region between the inner and outer bellows portions allows the profile of the AIOL to deflect when the eye accommodates for near vision. Fluid transfers between the inner fluid chamber and the outer fluid reservoir to provide optical power changes when the eye accommodates.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Shifamed Holdings, LLCInventors: Amr Salahieh, Claudio R. Argento, Tom Saul, Bob Vaughan, Eric Willis, Ali Salahieh
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Patent number: 10709553Abstract: A replacement heart valve may include a tubular anchor member actuatable between an elongated delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration, a buckle member fixedly attached to the anchor member, a post member axially translatable relative to the buckle member, the post member including a latch portion configured to engage the buckle member when the anchor member is in the deployed configuration, an actuator member including a pivot pin proximate a distal end thereof, the actuator member being releasably connected to a proximal end of the post member at the pivot pin, and a valve leaflet attached to the post member. The post member may be disposed distal of the anchor member when the anchor member is in the elongated delivery configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Andrew J. H. Backus, Ali Salahieh, Ning Pan, Stanley A. Carroll
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Publication number: 20190350701Abstract: A replacement heart valve commissure assembly may include: a locking mechanism including a first locking portion spaced apart from a second locking portion in a delivery configuration and configured to engage the second locking portion in a deployed configuration, the first locking portion being longitudinally actuatable relative to the second locking portion between the delivery and deployed configurations; and first and second valve leaflets secured to the first locking portion. A first sleeve portion of the first valve leaflet may be fixedly attached to a first fabric sleeve wrapped around a first leg of the first locking portion. A second sleeve portion of the second valve leaflet may be fixedly attached to a second fabric sleeve wrapped around a second leg of the first locking portion. The first fabric sleeve may include first and second end portions, and an elastic central portion configured to engage the first leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Jasper Ellington Adamek-Bowers, Ali Salahieh, Anh Thu Pham, Dwight John Knab, JR.