Patents by Inventor Cruz Beeson
Cruz Beeson 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).
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Patent number: 7311729Abstract: An intravascular support device includes a support or reshaper wire, a proximal anchor and a distal anchor. The support wire engages a vessel wall to change the shape of tissue adjacent the vessel in which the intravascular support is placed. The anchors and support wire are designed such that the vessel in which the support is placed remains open and can be accessed by other devices if necessary. The device provides a minimal metal surface area to blood flowing within the vessel to limit the creation of thrombosis. The anchors can be locked in place to secure the support within the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2003Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.Inventors: Mark L. Mathis, Leonard Kowalsky, David G. Reuter, Cruz Beeson
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Patent number: 7309354Abstract: An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configuration that anchors the device within the body lumen. The anchor further includes a lock that locks the fixation member in the second configuration. The fixation member may be locked in any one of a plurality of intermediate points between the first configuration and a maximum second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.Inventors: Mark L. Mathis, Leonard Kowalsky, David G. Reuter, Cruz Beeson
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Publication number: 20070055293Abstract: An intravascular support device includes a support or reshaper wire, a proximal anchor and a distal anchor. The support wire engages a vessel wall to change the shape of tissue adjacent the vessel in which the intravascular support is placed. The anchors and support wire are designed such that the vessel in which the support is placed remains open and can be accessed by other devices if necessary. The device provides a minimal metal surface area to blood flowing within the vessel to limit the creation of thrombosis. The anchors can be locked in place to secure the support within the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Inventors: Clifton Alferness, John Adams, Mark Mathis, David Reuter, Cruz Beeson, Leonard Kowalsky
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Patent number: 7179282Abstract: An intravascular support device includes a support or reshaper wire, a proximal anchor and a distal anchor. The support wire engages a vessel wall to change the shape of tissue adjacent the vessel in which the intravascular support is placed. The anchors and support wire are designed such that the vessel in which the support is placed remains open and can be accessed by other devices if necessary. The device provides a minimal metal surface area to blood flowing within the vessel to limit the creation of thrombosis. The anchors can be locked in place to secure the support within the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2003Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John M. Adams, Mark L. Mathis, David G. Reuter, Cruz Beeson, Leonard Kowalsky
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Publication number: 20060173536Abstract: An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configuration that anchors the device within the body lumen. The anchor further includes a lock that locks the fixation member in the second configuration. The fixation member may be locked in any one of a plurality of intermediate points between the first configuration and a maximum second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2004Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Mark Mathis, Leonard Kowalsky, David Reuter, Cruz Beeson
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Publication number: 20060142854Abstract: An intravascular support device includes a support or reshaper wire, a proximal anchor and a distal anchor. The support wire engages a vessel wall to change the shape of tissue adjacent the vessel in which the intravascular support is placed. The anchors and support wire are designed such that the vessel in which the support is placed remains open and can be accessed by other devices if necessary. The device provides a minimal metal surface area to blood flowing within the vessel to limit the creation of thrombosis. The anchors can be locked in place to secure the support within the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2003Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Clifton Alferness, John Adams, Mark Mathis, David Reuter, Cruz Beeson, Leonard Kowalsky
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Publication number: 20050272969Abstract: An intravascular support device includes a support or reshaper wire, a proximal anchor and a distal anchor. The support wire engages a vessel wall to change the shape of tissue adjacent the vessel in which the intravascular support is placed. The anchors and support wire are designed such that the vessel in which the support is placed remains open and can be accessed by other devices if necessary. The device provides a minimal metal surface area to blood flowing within the vessel to limit the creation of thrombosis. The anchors can be locked in place to secure the support within the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2005Publication date: December 8, 2005Inventors: Clifton Alferness, John Adams, Mark Mathis, David Reuter, Cruz Beeson, Leonard Kowalsky
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Publication number: 20050187619Abstract: An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member. carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configuration that anchors the device within the body lumen. The anchor further includes a lock that locks the fixation member in the second configuration. The fixation member may be locked in any one of a plurality of intermediate points between the first configuration and a maximum second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Mark Mathis, Leonard Kowalsky, David Reuter, Cruz Beeson
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Publication number: 20050149180Abstract: An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configuration that anchors the device within the body lumen. The anchor further includes a lock that locks the fixation member in the second configuration. The fixation member may be locked in any one of a plurality of intermediate points between the first configuration and a maximum second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2004Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Mark Mathis, Leonard Kowalsky, David Reuter, Cruz Beeson
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Publication number: 20050149179Abstract: An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configuration that anchors the device within the body lumen. The anchor further includes a lock that locks the fixation member in the second configuration. The fixation member may be locked in any one of a plurality of intermediate points between the first configuration and a maximum second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2004Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Mark Mathis, Leonard Kowalsky, David Reuter, Cruz Beeson
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Publication number: 20050021121Abstract: A tissue shaping device adapted to reshape target tissue adjacent to a lumen. In some embodiments, the device includes an expandable and contractable anchor, with the anchor having an adjustable height anchoring portion adapted to engage a wall of the lumen in at least first and second anchor heights, the anchoring portion being further adapted to be changed from the first anchor height to the second anchor height by a substantially proximally or a substantially distally directed actuation force. The invention is also a tissue shaping system including a tissue shaping device and a tool for adjusting the height of an anchor of the device. The invention also includes methods of using such tissue shaping devices and systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc., a Delaware CorporationInventors: David Reuter, Mark Mathis, Greg Nieminen, Cruz Beeson
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Publication number: 20050010240Abstract: A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a lumen to modify the shape of target tissue adjacent to the lumen. In one embodiment the device includes first and second anchors; a connector disposed between the first and second anchors; and a focal deflector disposed between the first and second anchors and may be adapted to extend away from the lumen axis and toward the target tissue and/or away from the lumen axis and away from the target tissue when the device is deployed in the lumen. The invention is also a method of modifying target tissue shape. The method includes the steps of providing a tissue shaping device comprising proximal and distal anchors, a connector disposed between the proximal and distal anchors, and a focal deflector; placing the tissue shaping device in a lumen adjacent the target tissue; applying a shaping force from the focal deflector against a lumen wall to modify the shape of the target tissue; and expanding the proximal and distal anchors to anchor the device in the lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Mark Mathis, David Reuter, Lucas Gordon, Cruz Beeson, Garrett Beget, Frederick Stewart
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Patent number: 6824562Abstract: An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configuration that anchors the device within the body lumen. The anchor further includes a lock that locks the fixation member in the second configuration. The fixation member may be locked in any one of a plurality of intermediate points between the first configuration and a maximum second configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2002Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.Inventors: Mark L. Mathis, Leonard Kowalsky, David G. Reuter, Cruz Beeson
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Publication number: 20040010305Abstract: An intravascular support device includes a support or reshaper wire, a proximal anchor and a distal anchor. The support wire engages a vessel wall to change the shape of tissue adjacent the vessel in which the intravascular support is placed. The anchors and support wire are designed such that the vessel in which the support is placed remains open and can be accessed by other devices if necessary. The device provides a minimal metal surface area to blood flowing within the vessel to limit the creation of thrombosis. The anchors can be locked in place to secure the support within the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2003Publication date: January 15, 2004Applicant: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.Inventors: Clifton A. Alferness, John M. Adams, Mark L. Mathis, David G. Reuter, Cruz Beeson, Leonard Kowalsky
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Publication number: 20030236569Abstract: An intravascular support device includes a support or reshaper wire, a proximal anchor and a distal anchor. The support wire engages a vessel wall to change the shape of tissue adjacent the vessel in which the intravascular support is placed. The anchors and support wire are designed such that the vessel in which the support is placed remains open and can be accessed by other devices if necessary. The device provides a minimal metal surface area to blood flowing within the vessel to limit the creation of thrombosis. The anchors can be locked in place to secure the support within the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2003Publication date: December 25, 2003Applicant: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.Inventors: Mark L. Mathis, Leonard Kowalsky, David G. Reuter, Cruz Beeson
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Publication number: 20030212453Abstract: An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configuration that anchors the device within the body lumen. The anchor further includes a lock that locks the fixation member in the second configuration. The fixation member may be locked in any one of a plurality of intermediate points between the first configuration and a maximum second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2002Publication date: November 13, 2003Applicant: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.Inventors: Mark L. Mathis, Leonard Kowalsky, David G. Reuter, Cruz Beeson