Patents by Inventor David Yavorski

David Yavorski 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).

  • Apparatus and method for pneumatically driving an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 7811318
    Abstract: A driver is disclosed for powering a pneumatically operated implantable device, such as an artificial heart with a left and a right ventricle. The driver includes a pair of compressors that each has a first and a second compression chamber. In a first mode of operation, both the first and the second compressor power the left and right ventricle of the artificial heart. In the event of a malfunction in the second compressor, the left and right ventricles of the artificial heart may be powered by the first compressor. Similarly, if a malfunction occurs in the first compressor, the artificial heart may be fully powered by the second compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: SynCardia Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Yavorski, Leonard M. Faria, James W. Kelland, Douglas M. Riker
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PNEUMATICALLY DRIVING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090270981
    Abstract: A driver is disclosed for powering a pneumatically operated implantable device, such as an artificial heart with a left and a right ventricle. The driver includes a pair of compressors that each has a first and a second compression chamber. In a first mode of operation, both the first and the second compressor power the left and right ventricle of the artificial heart. In the event of a malfunction in the second compressor, the left and right ventricles of the artificial heart may be powered by the first compressor. Similarly, if a malfunction occurs in the first compressor, the artificial heart may be fully powered by the second compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: SynCardia Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Yavorski, Leonard M. Faria, James W. Kelland, Douglas M. Riker