Patents by Inventor Diane M. Sheahen

Diane M. Sheahen 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).

  • Defect occlusion apparatus, system, and method
    Patent number: 8062309
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for occluding a multiplicity of parallel membranes, such as found in a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Methods, apparatus, and systems include the use of a positioning device that can be seated on the limbus of the septum secundum (SS). The positioning device includes a piercing member that can pierce the SS and septum primum (SP). The positioning device also includes a fastening member that can engage the SS and SP to fasten the tissues and occlude a PFO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Sogard, Leonard B. Richardson, Kent D. Harrison, Diane M. Sheahen
  • Transeptal apparatus, system, and method
    Patent number: 7837619
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for locating a patent foramen ovale (PFO) with a positioning device that can be configured to occlude the PFO. Methods, apparatus, and systems include the use of a positioning device that can be seated on the limbus of a septum secundum (SS). The positioning device includes a piercing member that can pierce the SS and a septum primum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Sogard, Leonard B. Richardson, Kent D. Harrison, Diane M. Sheahen