Patents by Inventor Dinorah Vianey Merrill

Dinorah Vianey Merrill 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 suturing body lumens
    Patent number: 11154293
    Abstract: A medical apparatus that includes a distal member, a needle disposed in the distal member and proximally advanceable from the distal member, and a needle capture portion positioned proximal to the distal member and which includes a through-hole to direct the needle from the needle capture portion towards a graspable member at a trajectory narrower than a trajectory of the needle from the distal member to the needle capture portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Fortson, Douglas H. Mehl, Dinorah Vianey Merrill, David J. Milazzo
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUTURING BODY LUMENS
    Publication number: 20210228204
    Abstract: A medical apparatus that includes a distal member, a needle disposed in the distal member and proximally advanceable from the distal member, and a needle capture portion positioned proximal to the distal member and which includes a through-hole to direct the needle from the needle capture portion towards a graspable member at a trajectory narrower than a trajectory of the needle from the distal member to the needle capture portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Aaron M. Fortson, Douglas H. Mehl, Dinorah Vianey Merrill, David J. Milazzo