Patents by Inventor Evin William DONNELLY

Evin William DONNELLY 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).

  • Off-center tissue anchors with tension members
    Patent number: 11389152
    Abstract: A tissue anchor includes a shaft, a tissue-coupling element, and a flexible elongate tension member. The tissue-coupling element includes a wire, which is shaped as an open loop having more than one turn when the tissue anchor is unconstrained. The tension member includes a distal portion that is fixed to a site on the open loop, a proximal portion, which has a longitudinal segment that runs alongside at least a portion of the shaft, and a crossing portion, which (i) is disposed between the distal and the proximal portions along the tension member, and (ii) crosses at least a portion of the open loop when the tissue anchor is unconstrained. The tissue anchor is configured to allow relative axial motion between the at least a portion of the shaft and the longitudinal segment of the proximal portion of the tension member when the tissue anchor is unconstrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: 4TECH INC.
    Inventors: Michael Gilmore, Paolo Denti, Kevin Lynn, Idan Tobis, Evin William Donnelly, Charlotte Murphy, Thomas Campbell
  • OFF-CENTER TISSUE ANCHORS WITH TENSION MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20160262741
    Abstract: A tissue anchor includes a shaft, a tissue-coupling element, and a flexible elongate tension member. The tissue-coupling element includes a wire, which is shaped as an open loop having more than one turn when the tissue anchor is unconstrained. The tension member includes a distal portion that is fixed to a site on the open loop, a proximal portion, which has a longitudinal segment that runs alongside at least a portion of the shaft, and a crossing portion, which (i) is disposed between the distal and the proximal portions along the tension member, and (ii) crosses at least a portion of the open loop when the tissue anchor is unconstrained. The tissue anchor is configured to allow relative axial motion between the at least a portion of the shaft and the longitudinal segment of the proximal portion of the tension member when the tissue anchor is unconstrained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: 4TECH INC.
    Inventors: Michael GILMORE, Paolo DENTI, Kevin LYNN, Idan TOBIS, Evin William DONNELLY, Charlotte MURPHY, Thomas CAMPBELL