Patents by Inventor Christopher Lubeck

Christopher Lubeck 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: 9554787
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for obtaining percutaneous access, maintaining hemostasis, and providing closure of openings in tissues of the body. In particular, the present invention provides methods and devices for maintaining hemostasis and providing closure surgical incisions of the left ventricular apex of the heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Patrick M. McCarthy, Swaminadhan Gnanashanmugam, Usha Periyanayagam, Ingrid Lin, Leah Ralph, Christopher Lubeck
  • Publication number: 20150087916
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for obtaining percutaneous access, maintaining hemostasis, and providing closure of openings in tissues of the body. In particular, the present invention provides methods and devices for maintaining hemostasis and providing closure surgical incisions of the left ventricular apex of the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick M. McCarthy, Swaminadhan Gnanashanmugam, Usha Periyanayagam, Ingrid Lin, Leah Ralph, Christopher Lubeck
  • Publication number: 20110040324
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for obtaining percutaneous access, maintaining hemostasis, and providing closure of openings in tissues of the body. In particular, the present invention provides methods and devices for maintaining hemostasis and providing closure surgical incisions of the left ventricular apex of the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Patrick M. McCarthy, Swaminadhan Gnanashanmugam, Usha Periyanayagam, Ingrid Lin, Leah Ralph, Christopher Lubeck