Patents by Inventor Ger O'Carroll

Ger O'Carroll 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).

  • A Medical Device And Method For Facilitating Selection Of An Annuloplasty Implant
    Publication number: 20150351911
    Abstract: A medical device and method for facilitating selection of a shape and/or size of an annuloplasty implant for a patient are disclosed. The device comprises a catheter with a proximal end and a distal end, and an extension member at least partly arranged inside the catheter with an operator end and a measurement end. The measurement end is extendable relative from the distal end of the catheter for apposition with at least one commissure of a cardiac valve. The measurement end of the extension member comprises means for guiding the annuloplasty implant at at least one commissure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Medtentia International Ltd Oy
    Inventors: Olli Keränen, Jani Virtanen, Mark Pugh, Ger O'Carroll, Adrian Moran
  • Temporary Atrium Support Device
    Publication number: 20150351735
    Abstract: A temporary expandable and contractible atrium supporting device (100), comprising an expandable and contractible intra atrial support member (101) being resiliently flexible to allow for atrium (2) contraction and expansion, when positioned intra atrial substantially maintaining atrial displacement volume of the beating heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: MEDTENTIA INTERNATIONAL LTD OY
    Inventors: Olli Keränen, Jani Virtanen, Mark Pugh, Ger O'Carroll, Adrian Moran