Patents by Inventor Do Uong

Do Uong 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).

  • Publication number: 20200281718
    Abstract: A delivery catheter and a method for deploying a cardiovascular prosthetic implant using a minimally invasive procedure are disclosed. The delivery catheter comprises an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end has an outer diameter of 18 French or less, a cardiovascular prosthetic implant at the distal end of the catheter body, wherein the cardiovascular prosthetic implant comprises an inflatable cuff and a tissue valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, and at least one link between the catheter body and the cardiovascular prosthetic implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Robin, Do Uong, Gordon Bishop
  • Patent number: 10478299
    Abstract: A delivery catheter and a method for deploying a cardiovascular prosthetic implant using a minimally invasive procedure are disclosed. The delivery catheter comprises an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end has an outer diameter of 18 French or less, a cardiovascular prosthetic implant at the distal end of the catheter body, wherein the cardiovascular prosthetic implant comprises an inflatable cuff and a tissue valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, and at least one link between the catheter body and the cardiovascular prosthetic implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DFM, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin C. Robin, Do Uong, Gordon B. Bishop
  • Publication number: 20190159893
    Abstract: A cardiovascular prosthetic valve, the valve comprising an inflatable cuff comprising at least one inflatable channel that forms, at least in part, an inflatable structure, and a valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, the valve configured to permit flow in a first axial direction and to inhibit flow in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, the valve comprising a plurality of tissue supports that extend generally in the axial direction and that are flexible and/or movable throughout a range in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Gordon B. Bishop, Do Uong, Randall T. Lashinski
  • Patent number: 10130463
    Abstract: A cardiovascular prosthetic valve, the valve comprising an inflatable cuff comprising at least one inflatable channel that forms, at least in part, an inflatable structure, and a valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, the valve configured to permit flow in a first axial direction and to inhibit flow in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, the valve comprising a plurality of tissue supports that extend generally in the axial direction and that are flexible and/or movable throughout a range in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: DFM, LLC
    Inventors: Gordon B. Bishop, Do Uong, Randall T. Lashinski
  • Publication number: 20170290660
    Abstract: A delivery catheter and a method for deploying a cardiovascular prosthetic implant using a minimally invasive procedure are disclosed. The delivery catheter comprises an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end has an outer diameter of 18 French or less, a cardiovascular prosthetic implant at the distal end of the catheter body, wherein the cardiovascular prosthetic implant comprises an inflatable cuff and a tissue valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, and at least one link between the catheter body and the cardiovascular prosthetic implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin C. Robin, Do Uong, Gordon B. Bishop
  • Patent number: 9603708
    Abstract: A delivery catheter and a method for deploying a cardiovascular prosthetic implant using a minimally invasive procedure are disclosed. The delivery catheter comprises an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end has an outer diameter of 18 French or less, a cardiovascular prosthetic implant at the distal end of the catheter body, wherein the cardiovascular prosthetic implant comprises an inflatable cuff and a tissue valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, and at least one link between the catheter body and the cardiovascular prosthetic implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: DFM, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Robin, Do Uong, Gordon Bishop
  • Publication number: 20160317291
    Abstract: A cardiovascular prosthetic valve, the valve comprising an inflatable cuff comprising at least one inflatable channel that forms, at least in part, an inflatable structure, and a valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, the valve configured to permit flow in a first axial direction and to inhibit flow in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, the valve comprising a plurality of tissue supports that extend generally in the axial direction and that are flexible and/or movable throughout a range in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Gordon B. Bishop, Do Uong, Randall T. Lashinski
  • Patent number: 9308360
    Abstract: A cardiovascular prosthetic valve, the valve comprising an inflatable cuff comprising at least one inflatable channel that forms, at least in part, an inflatable structure, and a valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, the valve configured to permit flow in a first axial direction and to inhibit flow in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, the valve comprising a plurality of tissue supports that extend generally in the axial direction and that are flexible and/or movable throughout a range in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Direct Flow Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon B. Bishop, Do Uong, Randall T. Lashinski
  • Publication number: 20120016468
    Abstract: A delivery catheter and a method for deploying a cardiovascular prosthetic implant using a minimally invasive procedure are disclosed. The delivery catheter comprises an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end has an outer diameter of 18 French or less, a cardiovascular prosthetic implant at the distal end of the catheter body, wherein the cardiovascular prosthetic implant comprises an inflatable cuff and a tissue valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, and at least one link between the catheter body and the cardiovascular prosthetic implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Robin, Do Uong, Gordon Bishop
  • Publication number: 20110160846
    Abstract: A cardiovascular prosthetic valve, the valve comprising an inflatable cuff comprising at least one inflatable channel that forms, at least in part, an inflatable structure, and a valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, the valve configured to permit flow in a first axial direction and to inhibit flow in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, the valve comprising a plurality of tissue supports that extend generally in the axial direction and that are flexible and/or movable throughout a range in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: GORDON B. BISHOP, DO UONG, RANDALL T. LASHINSKI
  • Publication number: 20090088836
    Abstract: A cardiovascular prosthetic valve, the valve comprising an inflatable cuff comprising at least one inflatable channel that forms, at least in part, an inflatable structure, and a valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, the valve configured to permit flow in a first axial direction and to inhibit flow in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, the valve comprising a plurality of tissue supports that extend generally in the axial direction and that are flexible and/or movable throughout a range in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Direct Flow Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon B. Bishop, Do Uong, Randall T. Lashinski