Patents by Inventor Antonio N. Garcia

Antonio N. Garcia 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).

  • Patent number: 11304807
    Abstract: A system for repairing a tricuspid valve and positioned at a distal end of a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end and a bore extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The system comprises an activation element extending along the bore, the activation element including a first push element and a first pull element; a second push element and a second pull element; a third push element and a third pull element; wherein the first push element, the second push element, and the third push element are independently slideable in relation to each other; a first lower jaw being pin connected to the first pull element; a second lower jaw being pin connected to the second pull element; a third lower jaw being pin connected to the third pull element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Sean A. McNiven, Laura M. Kalvass, Benjamin L. Lee, Antonio N. Garcia
  • Publication number: 20200078173
    Abstract: A system for repairing a tricuspid valve and positioned at a distal end of a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end and a bore extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The system comprises an activation element extending along the bore, the activation element including a first push element and a first pull element; a second push element and a second pull element; a third push element and a third pull element; wherein the first push element, the second push element, and the third push element are independently slideable in relation to each other; a first lower jaw being pin connected to the first pull element; a second lower jaw being pin connected to the second pull element; a third lower jaw being pin connected to the third pull element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Sean A. McNiven, Laura M. Kalvass, Benjamin L. Lee, Antonio N. Garcia
  • Patent number: 10478304
    Abstract: A system for repairing a tricuspid valve and positioned at a distal end of a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end and a bore extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The system comprises an activation element extending along the bore, the activation element including a first push element and a first pull element; a second push element and a second pull element; a third push element and a third pull element; wherein the first push element, the second push element, and the third push element are independently slideable in relation to each other; a first lower jaw being pin connected to the first pull element; a second lower jaw being pin connected to the second pull element; a third lower jaw being pin connected to the third pull element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Sean A. McNiven, Laura M. Kalvass, Benjamin L. Lee, Antonio N. Garcia
  • Patent number: 10420565
    Abstract: A system for repairing a tricuspid valve in a patient's heart comprising a post having a distal end and a proximal end, a capture element attached to the distal end of the post, the capture element including: a plurality of arms each having a first end and a second end, each arm attached at the first end to the post and extending both radially outwardly from the post and proximally, each arm defining an opening at the second end; a wire passing sequentially through the opening on each arm, whereby tensioning the wire draws the second end of each arm towards the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio N. Garcia, Laura M. Kalvass, Sean A. McNiven, Benjamin L. Lee
  • Publication number: 20180146964
    Abstract: A system for repairing a tricuspid valve in a patient's heart comprising a post having a distal end and a proximal end, a capture element attached to the distal end of the post, the capture element including: a plurality of arms each having a first end and a second end, each arm attached at the first end to the post and extending both radially outwardly from the post and proximally, each arm defining an opening at the second end; a wire passing sequentially through the opening on each arm, whereby tensioning the wire draws the second end of each arm towards the post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio N. Garcia, Laura M. Kalvass, Sean A. McNiven, Benjamin L. Lee
  • Publication number: 20180021134
    Abstract: A system for repairing a tricuspid valve and positioned at a distal end of a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end and a bore extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The system comprises an activation element extending along the bore, the activation element including a first push element and a first pull element; a second push element and a second pull element; a third push element and a third pull element; wherein the first push element, the second push element, and the third push element are independently slideable in relation to each other; a first lower jaw being pin connected to the first pull element; a second lower jaw being pin connected to the second pull element; a third lower jaw being pin connected to the third pull element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Sean A. McNiven, Laura M. Kalvass, Benjamin L. Lee, Antonio N. Garcia