Patents by Inventor Eric W. Conley

Eric W. Conley 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).

  • Steerable Catheter and Dilator and System and Method for Implanting a Heart Implant
    Publication number: 20140276395
    Abstract: A catheter according to one embodiment may be configured to extend through a transseptal puncture site, a left atrium, and into a left ventricle. The catheter may comprise a shaft defining at least one lumen configured to receive at least one of an implant and/or a dilator, a first steerable actuator coupled to the shaft at a position on the shaft substantially corresponding to the annulus of the mitral valve when the distal end of the shaft is disposed within the left ventricle, and a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of the shaft. The handle assembly may comprise a first actuator coupled to the first steerable actuator. The first actuator may be configured to apply a force to the first steerable actuator to deflect the shaft about a region proximate to the first steerable actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CARDIOSOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Wilson, Robert J. St. John, Eric W. Conley
  • Steerable catheter and dilator and system and method for implanting a heart implant
    Patent number: 8591460
    Abstract: A catheter according to one embodiment may be configured to extend through a transseptal puncture site, a left atrium, and into a left ventricle. The catheter may comprise a shaft defining at least one lumen configured to receive at least one of an implant and/or a dilator, a first steerable actuator coupled to the shaft at a position on the shaft substantially corresponding to the annulus of the mitral valve when the distal end of the shaft is disposed within the left ventricle, and a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of the shaft. The handle assembly may comprise a first actuator coupled to the first steerable actuator. The first actuator may be configured to apply a force to the first steerable actuator to deflect the shaft about a region proximate to the first steerable actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Cardiosolutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Wilson, Robert J. St. John, Eric W. Conley
  • Fluid-assisted medical devices and methods
    Patent number: 8075557
    Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical scraper device is provided comprising a handle, a blade having a thickness and a beveled distal end with the beveled distal end terminating distally in a scraping edge. The beveled distal end includes a first electrode and a second electrode with the first electrode and the second electrode provided along a width of the blade and spaced apart with respect to the thickness of the blade. The device also comprises a fluid passage at least one fluid outlet in fluid communication with the fluid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Maurer, Eric W. Conley, Arnold E. Oyola
  • Fluid-assisted medical devices and methods
    Patent number: 7727232
    Abstract: A bipolar electrosurgical scraper device is provided comprising a handle, a blade having a thickness and a beveled distal end with the beveled distal end terminating distally in a scraping edge. The beveled distal end includes a first electrode and a second electrode with the first electrode and the second electrode provided along a width of the blade and spaced apart with respect to the thickness of the blade. The device also comprises a fluid passage at least one fluid outlet in fluid communication with the fluid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Maurer, Eric W. Conley, Arnold E. Oyola
  • Steerable Catheter and Dilator and System and Method for Implanting a Heart Implant
    Publication number: 20100022948
    Abstract: A catheter according to one embodiment may be configured to extend through a transseptal puncture site, a left atrium, and into a left ventricle. The catheter may comprise a shaft defining at least one lumen configured to receive at least one of an implant and/or a dilator, a first steerable actuator coupled to the shaft at a position on the shaft substantially corresponding to the annulus of the mitral valve when the distal end of the shaft is disposed within the left ventricle, and a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of the shaft. The handle assembly may comprise a first actuator coupled to the first steerable actuator. The first actuator may be configured to apply a force to the first steerable actuator to deflect the shaft about a region proximate to the first steerable actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: CARDIOSOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Wilson, Robert J. St. John, Eric W. Conley