Patents by Inventor Christine Thao Nguyen

Christine Thao Nguyen 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).

  • HEART VALVE SUPPORT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240058128
    Abstract: Devices for assisting with the functioning of a tricuspid valve of a heart include a shaft, a flow optimizer, and an anchoring mechanism. A tilting mechanism can be configured to tilt the shaft relative to a central axis of the anchoring mechanism. Leaflets (e.g., multi-layer leaflets) of the flow optimizer can include a membrane and a rim, and the rim can have a higher stiffness than the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Luca PESCE, John Paul USSIA, Christine Thanh NGUYEN, Christine Thao NGUYEN
  • Heart valve support device
    Patent number: 11717406
    Abstract: Devices for assisting with the functioning of a tricuspid valve of a heart include a shaft, a flow optimizer, and an anchoring mechanism. A tilting mechanism can be configured to tilt the shaft relative to a central axis of the anchoring mechanism. Leaflets (e.g., multi-layer leaflets) of the flow optimizer can include a membrane and a rim, and the rim can have a higher stiffness than the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TriFlo Cardiovascular Inc.
    Inventors: Luca Pesce, John Paul Ussia, Christine Thanh Nguyen, Christine Thao Nguyen
  • DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A HEART VALVE SUPPORT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220395669
    Abstract: Devices for assisting with the functioning of a tricuspid valve of a heart include a shaft, a flow optimizer, and an anchoring mechanism. A tilting mechanism can be configured to tilt the shaft relative to a central axis of the anchoring mechanism. Leaflets (e.g., multi-layer leaflets) of the flow optimizer can include a membrane and a rim, and the rim can have a higher stiffness than the membrane. A delivery system can be configured to deliver the device and adjust the position of the flow optimizer with respect to the anchoring mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Luca PESCE, Michael NADOLNY, John Paul USSIA, Christine Thanh NGUYEN, Christine Thao NGUYEN, Oladipo AKERELE-ALE, Hykaz PARONIAN
  • HEART VALVE SUPPORT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210038377
    Abstract: Devices for assisting with the functioning of a tricuspid valve of a heart include a shaft, a flow optimizer, and an anchoring mechanism. A tilting mechanism can be configured to tilt the shaft relative to a central axis of the anchoring mechanism. Leaflets (e.g., multi-layer leaflets) of the flow optimizer can include a membrane and a rim, and the rim can have a higher stiffness than the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Luca PESCE, John Paul USSIA, Christine Thanh NGUYEN, Christine Thao NGUYEN
  • HEART VALVE SUPPORT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200368016
    Abstract: Devices for assisting with the functioning of a tricuspid valve of a heart include a shaft, a flow optimizer, and an anchoring mechanism. A tilting mechanism can be configured to tilt the shaft relative to a central axis of the anchoring mechanism. Leaflets (e.g., multi-layer leaflets) of the flow optimizer can include a membrane and a rim, and the rim can have a higher stiffness than the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Luca PESCE, John Paul USSIA, Christine Thanh NGUYEN, Christine Thao NGUYEN
  • Heart valve support device
    Patent number: 10842628
    Abstract: Devices for assisting with the functioning of a tricuspid valve of a heart include a shaft, a flow optimizer, and an anchoring mechanism. A tilting mechanism can be configured to tilt the shaft relative to a central axis of the anchoring mechanism. Leaflets (e.g., multi-layer leaflets) of the flow optimizer can include a membrane and a rim, and the rim can have a higher stiffness than the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TriFlo Cardiovascular Inc.
    Inventors: Luca Pesce, John Paul Ussia, Christine Thanh Nguyen, Christine Thao Nguyen