Patents by Inventor Gilbert S. Leung

Gilbert S. Leung 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: 20240115379
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark M. Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan A. Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Ngoc Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich
  • Patent number: 11877929
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark M. Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan A. Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Ngoc Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich
  • Patent number: 11554013
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan A. Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Ngoc Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich
  • Patent number: 11291542
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark M. Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan A. Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Ngoc Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20200229921
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark M. Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan A. Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Ngoc Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20190374341
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark M. Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan A. Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Ngoc Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20190125532
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan A. Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Ngoc Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich
  • Patent number: 10179047
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Ngoc Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20150342735
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Ngoc Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich
  • Patent number: 9119716
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20130030520
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Walter Lee, Mark Dehdashtian, Teodoro S. Jimenez, Gilbert S. Leung, Bryan Janish, Michael G. Valdez, Tram Nguyen, Timothy C. Ulrich