Patents by Inventor Colin B. Heffner

Colin B. Heffner 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).

  • ANTI-THROMBUS PROSTHETIC VALVES
    Publication number: 20240335282
    Abstract: A valved conduit includes a conduit having and an exterior surface and an interior surface defining a lumen, the conduit having formed therein a first slit covering a circumferential segment of the conduit, and a first leaflet including a first base portion attached to the exterior surface of the conduit and a first edge portion passing through the first slit and disposed at least partially within the lumen of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle W. Colavito, Edwin W. Field, Colin B. Heffner (formerly Burns-Heffner)
  • VALVED CONDUIT IN A CONDUIT PROSTHESES
    Publication number: 20240041596
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a valved conduit prosthesis including a valved conduit subassembly within a secondary conduit. The valved conduit subassembly include at least one leaflet that is coupled to an exterior surface of a primary conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle W. Colavito, Colin B. Heffner
  • VALVED CONDUIT PROSTHESES
    Publication number: 20230165675
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a valved conduit prosthesis. The valved conduit prosthesis may include at least one leaflet that is coupled to an exterior surface of a conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Colin B. Heffner, Kyle W. Colavito, Edwin W. Field, Marc A. Schlaud