Patents by Inventor Christopher Seguin

Christopher Seguin 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: 11883289
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac vortical flow in a human heart is provided including a dual force transducting annular implant comprising laterally extending struts transitioning into annular structural members for positioning on the atrial side of the valve annulus; an anchoring system comprising a therapeutic base plate assembly attachable to the apex of the heart; and a tether assembly comprising a tether connected between the implant and the therapeutic base plate assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Harmony Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Publication number: 20220305251
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac flow in a human heart is provided including a force transducting, structurally stabilizing, and functionally assisting ventricular inflatable cardiac implant within a human heart for restoring and improving physiologic intracardiac flow, restoring the ventricular vortex, preventing atrioventricular pressure gradient loss, mitigating valvular regurgitation, and utilizing native energy and force, via force transduction, to restore geometric elliptical proportion and function to the atria, the ventricles and ventricular walls, and the valvular apparatus itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Publication number: 20220023042
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac vortical flow in a human heart is provided including a dual force transducting annular implant comprising laterally extending struts transitioning into annular structural members for positioning on the atrial side of the valve annulus; an anchoring system comprising a therapeutic base plate assembly attachable to the apex of the heart; and a tether assembly comprising a tether connected between the implant and the therapeutic base plate assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Patent number: 11167122
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac flow in a human heart is provided including a force transducting, structurally stabilizing, and functionally assisting ventricular inflatable cardiac implant within a human heart for restoring and improving physiologic intracardiac flow, restoring the ventricular vortex, preventing atrioventricular pressure gradient loss, mitigating valvular regurgitation, and utilizing native energy and force, via force transduction, to restore geometric elliptical proportion and function to the atria, the ventricles and ventricular walls, and the valvular apparatus itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Harmony Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Patent number: 10940002
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac vortical flow in a human heart is provided including a dual force transducting annular implant comprising laterally extending struts transitioning into annular structural members for positioning on the atrial side of the valve annulus; an anchoring system comprising a therapeutic base plate assembly attachable to the apex of the heart; and a tether assembly comprising a tether connected between the implant and the therapeutic base plate assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Harmony Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Patent number: 10813747
    Abstract: An implant system for capturing a regurgitant jet to effect preserving the atrioventricular pressure gradient and ventricular remodeling in a human heart including an expandable implant for positioning in the atrial/ventricular valve of the human heart and at least partially within the atrium and/or the ventricle, the expandable implant defining a first position for at least partially capturing the atrioventricular pressure gradient and regurgitant trans-valvular blood flow and associated driving forces during systole and a second position for steering flow from the atrium to the ventricle to enhance vorticular flow during diastole; a therapeutic apical base plate attachable to the apex of the heart; and a tethering conduit connected between the expandable implant and the therapeutic apical base plate assembly that transducts the energy and/or forces of captured regurgitant trans-valvular blood flow or atrioventricular pressure to the structures of the ventricle and the ventricular wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Harmony Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin, Nikola Cesarovic
  • Patent number: 10813761
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac flow in a human heart is provided including an expandable balloon defining a fluid reservoir for positioning in a chamber of the human heart; a therapeutic apical base plate assembly attachable to the apex of the heart; and a tether assembly connected between the implant and the therapeutic apical base plate assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Harmony Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Patent number: 10806571
    Abstract: An implant system for improving physiological cardiac flow in a human heart is provided including an inflatable implant for positioning at least partially within an atrium, a ventricle and a atrial/ventricular valve of the human heart and defining a surface for intercepting and redirecting hemodynamic flow into the ventricle, the inflatable implant defining a surface to engage the valve; a therapeutic apical base plate assembly attachable to the apex of the heart; and a tether connected between the inflatable implant and the therapeutic apical base plate assembly. The inflatable implant and the therapeutic apical base plate assembly are configured to reshape the ventricular wall by transducting cardiac force and/or energy generated by the heart during systole and diastole when the inflatable implant is engaged with the valve and of the therapeutic apical base plate assembly is attached to the apex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Harmony Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin, Nikola Cesarovic
  • Patent number: 10806581
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac flow in a human heart is provided including an implant for positioning at least partially within a human heart; an apical base plate assembly attachable to the apex of the heart; a tether assembly comprising a tether connected between the implant and the therapeutic apical base plate assembly, and an adjustment assembly connected to the tether assembly to permit longitudinal movement of the tether assembly and implant relative to the base plate assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Harmony Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Publication number: 20190269839
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac flow in a human heart is provided including a force transducting, structurally stabilizing, and functionally assisting ventricular inflatable cardiac implant within a human heart for restoring and improving physiologic intracardiac flow, restoring the ventricular vortex, preventing atrioventricular pressure gradient loss, mitigating valvular regurgitation, and utilizing native energy and force, via force transduction, to restore geometric elliptical proportion and function to the atria, the ventricles and ventricular walls, and the valvular apparatus itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Publication number: 20190060076
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac flow in a human heart is provided including an implant for positioning at least partially within a human heart; an apical base plate assembly attachable to the apex of the heart; a tether assembly comprising a tether connected between the implant and the therapeutic apical base plate assembly, and an adjustment assembly connected to the tether assembly to permit longitudinal movement of the tether assembly and implant relative to the base plate assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Publication number: 20190000621
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac vortical flow in a human heart is provided including a dual force transducting annular implant comprising laterally extending struts transitioning into annular structural members for positioning on the atrial side of the valve annulus; an anchoring system comprising a therapeutic base plate assembly attachable to the apex of the heart; and a tether assembly comprising a tether connected between the implant and the therapeutic base plate assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Publication number: 20180344461
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac flow in a human heart is provided including an implant for positioning at least partially in the atrium, partially within the atria-ventricular valve, and partially in the ventricle of the human heart and defining a contact surface; a base plate secured to the apex of the heart; a tether assembly connecting the implant to the base plate; and a sensor positioned on at least one of the implant, the base plate, and the tether assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Harmony Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Publication number: 20180338833
    Abstract: An implant system for restoring and improving physiological intracardiac flow in a human heart is provided including an expandable balloon defining a fluid reservoir for positioning in a chamber of the human heart; a therapeutic apical base plate assembly attachable to the apex of the heart; and a tether assembly connected between the implant and the therapeutic apical base plate assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin
  • Publication number: 20180185145
    Abstract: An implant system for improving physiological cardiac flow in a human heart is provided including an inflatable implant for positioning at least partially within an atrium, a ventricle and a atrial/ventricular valve of the human heart and defining a surface for intercepting and redirecting hemodynamic flow into the ventricle, the inflatable implant defining a surface to engage the valve; a therapeutic apical base plate assembly attachable to the apex of the heart; and a tether connected between the inflatable implant and the therapeutic apical base plate assembly. The inflatable implant and the therapeutic apical base plate assembly are configured to reshape the ventricular wall by transducting cardiac force and/or energy generated by the heart during systole and diastole when the inflatable implant is engaged with the valve and of the therapeutic apical base plate assembly is attached to the apex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin, Nikola Cesarovic
  • Publication number: 20180185141
    Abstract: An implant system for capturing a regurgitant jet to effect preserving the atrioventricular pressure gradient and ventricular remodeling in a human heart including an expandable implant for positioning in the atrial/ventricular valve of the human heart and at least partially within the atrium and/or the ventricle, the expandable implant defining a first position for at least partially capturing the atrioventricular pressure gradient and regurgitant trans-valvular blood flow and associated driving forces during systole and a second position for steering flow from the atrium to the ventricle to enhance vorticular flow during diastole; a therapeutic apical base plate attachable to the apex of the heart; and a tethering conduit connected between the expandable implant and the therapeutic apical base plate assembly that transducts the energy and/or forces of captured regurgitant trans-valvular blood flow or atrioventricular pressure to the structures of the ventricle and the ventricular wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: John Wilson, Christopher Seguin, Nikola Cesarovic
  • Patent number: 9980812
    Abstract: A heart valve implant is disclosed herein. The heart valve implant comprises an inflatable valve body, a shaft, an anchor assembly and an inflation (injection) port. Also disclosed herein, are methods of trans-apically and trans-septally delivering a heart valve implant within a heart such that the valve body can be inflated in situ to partially or completely restrict blood flow through a heart valve in a closed position. The inflation (injection) port permits inflation of the valve body with an adjustable amount of an inflation fluid to attain a desired degree of inflation of the valve body when disposed within the heart valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Cardiosolutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Wilson, John Murphy, Jack Robertson, Christopher Seguin
  • Patent number: 9833316
    Abstract: A trans-apical implant includes a spacer defining spacer cavity configured to be expanded from a retracted position, a shaft extending from the spacer, the shaft defining an inflation lumen fluidly coupled to the spacer cavity and configured to be fluidly coupled to an expansion medium source, and a spacer valve assembly disposed within at least one of the spacer or shaft, the spacer valve assembly configured to allow selectively allow an expansion medium to flow into the spacer cavity to be selectively expand the spacer from a retracted position to an expanded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: CARDIOSOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Wilson, Jack Robertson, Christopher Seguin, John Murphy
  • Patent number: 9545305
    Abstract: A heart valve implant is disclosed herein. The heart valve implant comprises an inflatable valve body, a shaft, an anchor assembly and an inflation (injection) port. Also disclosed herein, are methods of trans-apically and trans-septally delivering a heart valve implant within a heart such that the valve body can be inflated in situ to partially or completely restrict blood flow through a heart valve in a closed position. The inflation (injection) port permits inflation of the valve body with an adjustable amount of an inflation fluid to attain a desired degree of inflation of the valve body when disposed within the heart valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Cardiosolutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Wilson, John Murphy, Jack Robertson, Christopher Seguin
  • Publication number: 20160089237
    Abstract: A trans-apical implant includes a spacer defining spacer cavity configured to be expanded from a retracted position, a shaft extending from the spacer, the shaft defining an inflation lumen fluidly coupled to the spacer cavity and configured to be fluidly coupled to an expansion medium source, and a spacer valve assembly disposed within at least one of the spacer or shaft, the spacer valve assembly configured to allow selectively allow an expansion medium to flow into the spacer cavity to be selectively expand the spacer from a retracted position to an expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Wilson, Jack Robertson, Christopher Seguin, John Murphy