Patents by Inventor Fabian Frigon FRANCO

Fabian Frigon FRANCO 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: 20250186790
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to implantable electrical connector assemblies and methods of fabrication of the implantable electrical connector assemblies. An implantable electrical connector includes a male electrical connector and a female electrical connector. The male electrical connector includes annular electrical contacts mounted to and spaced apart along an elongated support member. The female electrical connector includes female contact assemblies. Each of the female contact assemblies includes a circular coil spring disposed within an annular conductive member. The circular coil spring is retained within the annular conductive member between a first-side non-conductive retention member and the second-side non-conductive retention member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Daniel I. Harjes, Jeff Iudice, Soy Truong, Chanthy Luy, Jason Elledge, Joseph P. Sylvester, JR., Michael Morado, Fabian Frigon Franco, Lindsay Clough, John Hai Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20250186761
    Abstract: Implantable electrical connectors employ a conductive circular coil spring contact retained with in a non-conductive housing and a conductive lead attached to the conductive circular coil spring contact. An implantable electrical connector assembly includes a male connector and a female connector. The male connector includes an electrical contact mounted to an elongated electrical contact support member. The female electrical connector includes a connector body and a female contact assembly disposed within the connector body. The female contact assembly includes a conductive circular coil spring, a conductive lead, and a non-conductive housing. The conductive lead is connected to the conductive circular coil spring. The conductive circular coil spring is disposed within and retained by the non-conductive housing. The conductive lead extends from within the non-conductive housing to outside of the non-conductive housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: John Hai Nguyen, Eric T. Lee, Karen Masterson, Joseph P. Sylvester, Jason Elledge, Lindsay R. Clough, Daniel I. Harjes, Michael Morado, Jeff Iudice, Soy Truong, Chanthy Luy, Fabian Frigon Franco
  • Publication number: 20250121178
    Abstract: Described herein is an implantable medical device including a housing, a header coupled to the housing, and a receptacle connector stack disposed in the header. The receptacle connector stack includes a plurality of electrical contacts and a plurality of wiper seals. Each electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts is separated by a corresponding wiper seal. A first sealing element is disposed at a proximal end of the receptacle connector stack and a second sealing element is disposed at a distal end of the receptacle connector stack. The sealing elements are mounted on respective seal housings. A third sealing element is disposed adjacent to the first sealing element and further proximal of the connector stack to restrict a bounce back effect caused by one or more of the plurality of wiper seals during insertion of a lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Daniel I. Harjes, Jeff Iudice, Joseph P. Sylvester, JR., John Hai Nguyen, Michael Morado, Fabian Frigon Franco, Veera Venkata Jagadeesh Bobba, Soy Truong, Chanthy Luy, Jason Elledge, Lindsay Clough
  • Patent number: 10265450
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems for wireless energy transfer including transcutaneous energy transfer. Embodiments are disclosed for electrical connections between an implanted wireless receiver and an implanted medical device powered by the receiver. Methods for manufacturing and using the devices and system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: David Eldridge, Joseph C. Stark, III, Andrew MacDonell, Scott Kramer, Thomas George Kilavos, Fabian Frigon Franco
  • Publication number: 20170119947
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems for wireless energy transfer including transcutaneous energy transfer. Embodiments are disclosed for electrical connections between an implanted wireless receiver and an implanted medical device powered by the receiver. Methods for manufacturing and using the devices and system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: David Eldridge, Joseph C. Stark, III, Andrew MacDonell, Scott Kramer, Thomas George Kilavos, Fabian Frigon Franco
  • Patent number: 9583874
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems for wireless energy transfer including transcutaneous energy transfer. Embodiments are disclosed for electrical connections between an implanted wireless receiver and an implanted medical device powered by the receiver. Methods for manufacturing and using the devices and system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Thoratec Corporation
    Inventors: David Eldridge, Joseph C. Stark, III, Andrew MacDonell, Scott Kramer, Thomas George Kilavos, Fabian Frigon Franco
  • Publication number: 20160181730
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems for wireless energy transfer including transcutaneous energy transfer. Embodiments are disclosed for electrical connections between an implanted wireless receiver and an implanted medical device powered by the receiver. Methods for manufacturing and using the devices and system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: David ELDRIDGE, Joseph C. STARK, III, Andrew MacDONELL, Scott KRAMER, Thomas George KILAVOS, Fabian Frigon FRANCO