Patents by Inventor Indi Gunasekara

Indi Gunasekara 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).

  • Transfemoral mitral valve repair delivery device
    Patent number: 9839765
    Abstract: A device for repair of a heart valve leaflet includes an elongated catheter assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, and a tip at the distal end of the catheter assembly. A capture mechanism having a first free end and a second free end is rotatably coupled to a distal end of the tip. A plication mechanism has an open configuration and a closed configuration, and extends between the first free end and the second free end of the capture mechanism when in the open configuration. The device may also include a clip housing at a proximal end of the tip configured to hold a clip therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Morris, Wayne Johnson, Mark Griffin, Cory Celestino, Jeffrey Clarke, Indi Gunasekara, Gregory R. Furnish, Theodore Paul Dale
  • TRANSFEMORAL MITRAL VALVE REPAIR DELIVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150134053
    Abstract: A device for repair of a heart valve leaflet includes an elongated catheter assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, and a tip at the distal end of the catheter assembly. A capture mechanism having a first free end and a second free end is rotatably coupled to a distal end of the tip. A plication mechanism has an open configuration and a closed configuration, and extends between the first free end and the second free end of the capture mechanism when in the open configuration. The device may also include a clip housing at a proximal end of the tip configured to hold a clip therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Morris, Wayne Johnson, Mark Griffin, Cory Celestino, Jeffrey Clarke, Indi Gunasekara, Gregory R. Furnish, Theodore Paul Dale
  • Ductal lavage catheter having an off-axis tip
    Patent number: 7494472
    Abstract: A ductal access device is provided for accessing a breast duct and collecting biological material from within the duct. The access device may include an elongated member having an outer diameter sized for positioning within the breast duct and an internal lumen for infusing a fluid into the breast duct and collecting fluid from the breast duct. The elongated member may include a central axis extending through the internal lumen and a different axis being parallel to the central axis defining an off-axis configuration. An elongated distal tip extends beyond the distal end of the internal lumen and along the different axis. The elongated distal tip has a closed distal end for navigating within the breast duct. The elongated distal tip may include an internal passageway that is sized to slidiably or removably receive an elongated introducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Windy Hill Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sakal, Ellen E. Sheets, Meghan Brennan, Greg R. Furnish, Charles H. Whatley, Jr., Ben E. Morris, Indi Gunasekara
  • Ductal lavage catheter having an off-axis tip
    Publication number: 20050137524
    Abstract: A ductal access device is provided for accessing a breast duct and collecting biological material from within the duct. The access device may include an elongated member having an outer diameter sized for positioning within the breast duct and an internal lumen for infusing a fluid into the breast duct and collecting fluid from the breast duct. The elongated member may include a central axis extending through the internal lumen and a different axis being parallel to the central axis defining an off-axis configuration. An elongated distal tip extends beyond the distal end of the internal lumen and along the different axis. The elongated distal tip has a closed distal end for navigating within the breast duct. The elongated distal tip may include an internal passageway that is sized to slidiably or removably receive an elongated introducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Sakal, Ellen Sheets, Meghan Brennan, Greg Furnish, Charles Whatley, Ben Morris, Indi Gunasekara