Patents by Inventor James Duncan BEATY

James Duncan BEATY 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).

  • Systems and methods of treating malfunctioning cardiac valves
    Patent number: 11219522
    Abstract: A buoy system for treating cardiac valve regurgitation comprising a movable plug having atrial and ventricular ends, wherein a through-hole passes from the atrial to the ventricular end, wherein during systole, the plug travels toward a cardiac atrium, wherein during diastole, the plug travels into a cardiac ventricle; a tether having atrial and ventricular ends, wherein the tether passes through the through-hole of the moving plug, wherein the atrial end of the tether projects into an atrium, wherein the atrial end of the tether includes a cap to engage a delivery tool; at least one distal anchor located in the ventricle, wherein the distal anchor is coupled to the ventricular end of the tether, and wherein the system is percutaneously delivered and optionally recaptured via catheter and recapture tool at the cap of the tether, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Ramji Rengarajan, Victor San Hou Yu, Kalyna Sconzert, Tom Jancaric, Reggie Roth, James Cawthra, Dennis Werner, Jason Kilvington, Umang Anand, George L. Coles, James Duncan Beaty, Keith Bulkin, Joseph A. Walters, Timothy P. Harrigan, Kenton J. Zehr, Todd Christopher Crawford
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TREATING MALFUNCTIONING CARDIAC VALVES
    Publication number: 20210128298
    Abstract: A buoy system for treating cardiac valve regurgitation comprising a movable plug having atrial and ventricular ends, wherein a through-hole passes from the atrial to the ventricular end, wherein during systole, the plug travels toward a cardiac atrium, wherein during diastole, the plug travels into a cardiac ventricle; a tether having atrial and ventricular ends, wherein the tether passes through the through-hole of the moving plug, wherein the atrial end of the tether projects into an atrium, wherein the atrial end of the tether includes a cap to engage a delivery tool; at least one distal anchor located in the ventricle, wherein the distal anchor is coupled to the ventricular end of the tether, and wherein the system is percutaneously delivered and optionally recaptured via catheter and recapture tool at the cap of the tether, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Ramji RENGARAJAN, Victor San Hou YU, Kalyna APKARIAN, Tom JANCARIC, Reggie ROTH, James CAWTHRA, Dennis WERNER, Jason KILVINGTON, Umang ANAND, George L. COLES, James Duncan BEATY, Keith BULKIN, Joseph A. WALTERS, Timothy P. HARRIGAN, Kenton J. ZEHR, Christopher Todd CRAWFORD