Patents by Inventor Alon Nahshon
Alon Nahshon 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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Patent number: 11576784Abstract: An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CorporationInventors: Yaron Keidar, W. Vaso Adzich, Dan Rottenberg, Boaz Manash, Alon Nahshon
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Publication number: 20210068957Abstract: An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Yaron Keidar, Wesley V. Adzich, Dan Rottenberg, Boaz Manash, Alon Nahshon
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Patent number: 10842629Abstract: An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CorporationInventors: Yaron Keidar, W. Vaso Adzich, Dan Rottenberg, Boaz Manash, Alon Nahshon
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Publication number: 20190029829Abstract: An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Yaron Keidar, Wesley V. Adzich, Dan Rottenberg, Boaz Manash, Alon Nahshon
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Patent number: 10085837Abstract: An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CorporationInventors: Yaron Keidar, Wesley V. Adzich, Dan Rottenberg, Boaz Manash, Alon Nahshon
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Publication number: 20150327998Abstract: An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Yaron Keidar, Wesley V. Adzich, Dan Rottenberg, Boaz Manash, Alon Nahshon
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Patent number: 9101472Abstract: An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CorporationInventors: Yaron Keidar, W. Vaso Adzich, Dan Rottenberg, Boaz Manash, Alon Nahshon
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Patent number: 8377117Abstract: An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CorporationInventors: Yaron Keidar, Vaso Adzich, Dan Rottenberg, Boaz Manash, Alon Nahshon
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Patent number: 7828713Abstract: A gastrointestinal device including a casing including fixation elements adapted for intraluminal fixation of the device in a gastrointestinal tract (e.g., the anorectal wall), a valve disposed in the casing and controllable to move from a closed position, which significantly restricts passage of gastrointestinal (e.g., fecal) matter therepast, and an open position, which permits passage of gastrointestinal matter therepast, and a controller operatively connected to the valve for externally controlling the position of the valve between the closed and open positions.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2005Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Inventors: Yehiel Ziv, Avinoam Nevler, Alon Nahshon, Vladimir Ryabtsev, Meir Gitelis
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Publication number: 20090093877Abstract: An active annuloplasty ring holder having a template that can be folded or pivoted to the side allowing the template to align longitudinally with the handle and enter the patient's chest through a small incision. The holder may include a mechanism to remotely detach sutures fastening the ring to the holder, thereby detaching the ring while avoiding the risk associated with introducing a scalpel into the operating field. A detachment mechanism may include a movable pin actuated by a pull wire that releases a plurality of holding sutures, or a hot wire, knives, or pull wire that severs the sutures. The holder may have a built-in light source for better visualization of the ring inside the heart. The holder may also have an optical means of visualizing the inside of the heart from the proximal end of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Inventors: Yaron Keidar, Vaso Adzich, Dan Rottenberg, Boaz Manash, Alon Nahshon
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Publication number: 20080294257Abstract: A gastrointestinal device including a casing including fixation elements adapted for intraluminal fixation of the device in a gastrointestinal tract (e.g., the anorectal wall), a valve disposed in the casing and controllable to move from a closed position, which significantly restricts passage of gastrointestinal (e.g., fecal) matter therepast, and an open position, which permits passage of gastrointestinal matter therepast, and a controller operatively connected to the valve for externally controlling the position of the valve between the closed and open positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2005Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventors: Yehiel Ziv, Avinoam Nevler, Alon Nahshon, Vladimir Ryabtsev, Meir Gitelis