Patents by Inventor Howard P. Levin

Howard P. Levin 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CIRCULATORY VALVE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20160354082
    Abstract: An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment, the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Mehmet C. Oz, Gerald M. Lemole, Alan Lotvin, Juan P. Umana, William Allen, Howard P. Levin
  • Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair
    Patent number: 9427237
    Abstract: An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment, the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York
    Inventors: Mehmet C. Oz, Gerald M. Lemole, Alan Lotvin, Juan P. Umana, William Allen, Howard P. Levin
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CIRCULATORY VALVE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20140296878
    Abstract: An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment, the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Mehmet C. Oz, Gerald M. Lemole, Alan Lotvin, Juan P. Umana, William Allen, Howard P. Levin
  • Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair
    Patent number: 8721665
    Abstract: An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment, the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Mehmet C. Oz, Gerald M. Lemole, Alan Lotvin, Juan P. Umana, William Allen, Howard P. Levin
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CIRCULATORY VALVE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20120143217
    Abstract: An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment, the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: MEHMET C. OZ, Gerald M. Lemole, Alan Lotvin, Juan P. Umana, William Allen, Howard P. Levin
  • Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair
    Patent number: 7509959
    Abstract: An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Mehmet C. Oz, Gerald M. Lemole, Alan Lotvin, Juan P. Umana, William Allen, Howard P. Levin
  • Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair
    Patent number: 6269819
    Abstract: An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve having leaflets comprises a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. Preferably, the grasper has jaw that grasp, immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Mehmet C. Oz, Gerald M. Lemole, Alan Lotvin, Juan P. Umana, William Allen, Howard P. Levin