Patents by Inventor Chris Moran

Chris Moran 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).

  • POST-IMPLANTATION TENSIONING IN CARDIAC IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20200315798
    Abstract: A method of treating a heart of a patient is provided. The method includes implanting a first tissue anchor in cardiac tissue of the patient and a second tissue anchor in the patient, such that the first and the second tissue anchors are coupled together by one or more tethers. Thereafter, after allowing at least 24 hours for tissue growth on the first tissue anchor to strengthen anchoring of the first tissue anchor in the cardiac tissue, tension is applied between the first and the second tissue anchors using at least a longitudinal portion of the one or more tethers. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: 4Tech Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Guidotti, Idan Tobis, Kevin Lynn, Chris Moran, Michael Gilmore
  • Post-Implantation Tensioning in Cardiac Implants
    Publication number: 20200261228
    Abstract: A method of treating a heart of a patient is provided. The method includes implanting a first tissue anchor in cardiac tissue of the patient and a second tissue anchor in the patient, such that the first and the second tissue anchors are coupled together by one or more tethers. Thereafter, after allowing at least 24 hours for tissue growth on the first tissue anchor to strengthen anchoring of the first tissue anchor in the cardiac tissue, tension is applied between the first and the second tissue anchors using at least a longitudinal portion of the one or more tethers. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: 4Tech Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Guidotti, Idan Tobis, Kevin Lynn, Chris Moran, Michael Gilmore
  • Post-implantation tensioning in cardiac implants
    Patent number: 10682229
    Abstract: A method of treating a heart of a patient is provided. The method includes implanting a first tissue anchor in cardiac tissue of the patient and a second tissue anchor in the patient, such that the first and the second tissue anchors are coupled together by one or more tethers. Thereafter, after allowing at least 24 hours for tissue growth on the first tissue anchor to strengthen anchoring of the first tissue anchor in the cardiac tissue, tension is applied between the first and the second tissue anchors using at least a longitudinal portion of the one or more tethers. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: 4Tech Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Guidotti, Idan Tobis, Kevin Lynn, Chris Moran, Michael Gilmore
  • Post-Implantation Tensioning in Cardiac Implants
    Publication number: 20180221148
    Abstract: A method of treating a heart of a patient is provided. The method includes implanting a first tissue anchor in cardiac tissue of the patient and a second tissue anchor in the patient, such that the first and the second tissue anchors are coupled together by one or more tethers. Thereafter, after allowing at least 24 hours for tissue growth on the first tissue anchor to strengthen anchoring of the first tissue anchor in the cardiac tissue, tension is applied between the first and the second tissue anchors using at least a longitudinal portion of the one or more tethers. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: 4Tech Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Guidotti, Idan Tobis, Kevin Lynn, Chris Moran, Michael Gilmore