Patents by Inventor Gary Bunch
Gary Bunch 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).
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Patent number: 11682320Abstract: A device and system for simulating normal and disease state cardiovascular functioning, including an anatomically accurate cardiac simulator for training and medical device testing. The system and device uses pneumatically pressurized chambers to generate ventricle and atrium contractions. In conjunction with the interaction of synthetic valves, which simulate mitral and aortic valves, the system is designed to generate pumping action that produces accurate volume fractions and pressure gradients of pulsatile flow, duplicating that of a human heart. Through the use of a control unit and sensors, one or more parameters, such as flow rates, fluidic pressure, and heart rate, may be automatically controlled, using feedback loop mechanisms to adjust parameters of the hydraulic system to simulate a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions including normal heart function, severely diseased or injured heart conditions, and compressed vasculature, such as hardening of the arteries.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Mentice, ABInventors: Chandramouli Sadasivan, Baruch B. Lieber, Brandon Joseph Kovarovic, Louie E. Abejar, Henry Woo, David Jeffrey Carson, David Fiorella, Michael Romeo, Gary Bunch, Karl Keppeler
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Publication number: 20210043113Abstract: The present invention describes a device and system for simulating normal and disease state cardiovascular functioning, including an anatomically accurate left cardiac simulator for training and medical device testing. The system and device uses pneumatically pressurized chambers to generate ventricle and atrium contractions. In conjunction with the interaction of synthetic valves, which simulate mitral and aortic valves, the system is designed to generate pumping action that produces accurate volume fractions and pressure gradients of pulsatile flow, duplicating that of a human heart.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Chandramouli Sadasivan, Baruch B. Lieber, Brandon Joseph Kovarovic, Louis E. Abejar, Henry Woo, MD, David Jeffrey Carson, David Fiorella, Michael Romeo, Gary Bunch, Karl Keppeler
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Publication number: 20200160753Abstract: A device and system for simulating normal and disease state cardiovascular functioning, including an anatomically accurate cardiac simulator for training and medical device testing. The system and device uses pneumatically pressurized chambers to generate ventricle and atrium contractions. In conjunction with the interaction of synthetic valves, which simulate mitral and aortic valves, the system is designed to generate pumping action that produces accurate volume fractions and pressure gradients of pulsatile flow, duplicating that of a human heart. Through the use of a control unit and sensors, one or more parameters, such as flow rates, fluidic pressure, and heart rate, may be automatically controlled, using feedback loop mechanisms to adjust parameters of the hydraulic system to simulate a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions including normal heart function, severely diseased or injured heart conditions, and compressed vasculature, such as hardening of the arteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Chandramouli Sadasivan, Baruch B. Lieber, Brandon Joseph Kovarovic, Louis E. Abejar, Henry Woo, David Jeffrey Carson, David Fiorella, Michael Romeo, Gary Bunch, Karl Keppeler
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Publication number: 20190206283Abstract: The present invention describes a device and system for simulating normal and disease state cardiovascular functioning, including an anatomically accurate left cardiac simulator for training and medical device testing. The system and device uses pneumatically pressurized chambers to generate ventricle and atrium contractions. In conjunction with the interaction of synthetic valves which simulate mitral and aortic valves, the system is designed to generate pumping action that produces accurate volume fractions and pressure gradients of pulsatile flow, duplicating that of a human heart. Through the use of a control unit and sensors, one or more parameters such as flow rates, fluidic pressure, and heart rate may be automatically controlled, using feedback loop mechanisms to adjust parameters of the hydraulic system to simulate a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions including normal heart function, severely diseased or injured heart conditions, and compressed vasculature, such as hardening of the arteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: David Jeffrey Carson, Baruch B. Lieber, Chandramouli Sadasivan, David Fiorella, Henry Woo, Michael Romeo, Gary Bunch
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Patent number: 10229615Abstract: The present invention describes a device and system for simulating normal and disease state cardiovascular functioning, including an anatomically accurate left cardiac simulator for training and medical device testing. The system and device uses pneumatically pressurized chambers to generate ventricle and atrium contractions. In conjunction with the interaction of synthetic valves which simulate mitral and aortic valves, the system is designed to generate pumping action that produces accurate volume fractions and pressure gradients of pulsatile flow, duplicating that of a human heart. Through the use of a control unit and sensors, one or more parameters such as flow rates, fluidic pressure, and heart rate may be automatically controlled, using feedback loop mechanisms to adjust parameters of the hydraulic system simulate a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions including normal heart function, severely diseased or injured heart conditions, and compressed vasculature, such as hardening of the arteries.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Vascular Simulations Inc.Inventors: David Jeffrey Carson, Baruch B. Lieber, Chandramouli Sadasivan, David Fiorella, Henry Woo, Michael Romeo, Gary Bunch, Karl Keppeler
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Publication number: 20160027345Abstract: The present invention describes a device and system for simulating normal and disease state cardiovascular functioning, including an anatomically accurate left cardiac simulator for training and medical device testing. The system and device uses pneumatically pressurized chambers to generate ventricle and atrium contractions. In conjunction with the interaction of synthetic valves which simulate mitral and aortic valves, the system is designed to generate pumping action that produces accurate volume fractions and pressure gradients of pulsatile flow, duplicating that of a human heart. Through the use of a control unit and sensors, one or more parameters such as flow rates, fluidic pressure, and heart rate may be automatically controlled, using feedback loop mechanisms to adjust parameters of the hydraulic system simulate a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions including normal heart function, severely diseased or injured heart conditions, and compressed vasculature, such as hardening of the arteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: David Jeffrey Carson, Baruch B. Lieber, Chandramouli Sadasivan, David Fiorella, Henry Woo, MD, Michael Romeo, Gary Bunch, Karl Keppeler