Patents by Inventor Desmond McGreevy

Desmond McGreevy 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).

  • Replacement heart valve with diaphragm
    Patent number: 11241307
    Abstract: A replacement heart valve system may include a delivery sheath and a replacement heart valve. The replacement heart valve may include a mesh anchor member disposed within the delivery sheath in an elongated delivery configuration, the mesh anchor member being expandable to a deployed configuration when unconstrained by the delivery sheath. The mesh anchor member may include an upstream chamber, a downstream chamber, and a tubular middle portion extending between the upstream chamber and the downstream chamber. The replacement heart valve may include a diaphragm disposed within the downstream chamber of the mesh anchor member, wherein the diaphragm is configured to selectively prevent fluid flow through the replacement heart valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Fionn Stapleton, Sean O'Sullivan, John Kilcooley, Niamh McNamara, Desmond McGreevy
  • REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE WITH DIAPHRAGM
    Publication number: 20180104057
    Abstract: A replacement heart valve system may include a delivery sheath and a replacement heart valve. The replacement heart valve may include a mesh anchor member disposed within the delivery sheath in an elongated delivery configuration, the mesh anchor member being expandable to a deployed configuration when unconstrained by the delivery sheath. The mesh anchor member may include an upstream chamber, a downstream chamber, and a tubular middle portion extending between the upstream chamber and the downstream chamber. The replacement heart valve may include a diaphragm disposed within the downstream chamber of the mesh anchor member, wherein the diaphragm is configured to selectively prevent fluid flow through the replacement heart valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Fionn Stapleton, Sean O'Sullivan, John Kilcooley, Niamh McNamara, Desmond McGreevy