Patents by Inventor Chris Toomes

Chris Toomes 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING PARAVALVULAR LEAKAGE IN HEART VALVES
    Publication number: 20100168844
    Abstract: A replacement valve comprises a valve body having an inflow end, an outflow end, and a valve support structure, and a valve cuff surrounding the inflow end of the valve body. The valve support structure surrounds the valve body, and the valve cuff is coupled to the valve support structure. The valve cuff includes a skirt portion and at least one flange coupled to and protruding from the skirt portion, the at least one flange forming a seal around the inflow end of the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: 3F THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chris Toomes, Marc Nitz, Tracey Lee, Bjarne Bergheim, Rodolfo Quijano, David Elizondo