Patents by Inventor James R. Kermode

James R. Kermode 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).

  • Patent number: 12186466
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and methods related to UV disinfection of a transfer catheter during peritoneal dialysis. The transfer catheter comprises a first and second end, the second end comprising a transfer valve. The transfer valve body comprises an inlet, outlet, and a flush hole. The valve core comprises a notch configured to allow fluid flow between the various flow paths. The valve core and body are positioned off axis with respect to the fluid flow path. The transfer catheter can allow for a small volume kill zone, which can minimize the amount of UV required to disinfect the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: PuraCath Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Murphy-Chutorian, James R. Kermode, Justin A. Lance, Julia A. Rasooly, Michael Rasooly, Charles Martin Schwimmer
  • Patent number: 11007361
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and methods related to UV disinfection of a transfer catheter during peritoneal dialysis. The transfer catheter comprises a first and second end, the second end comprising a transfer valve. The transfer valve body comprises an inlet, outlet, and a flush hole. The valve core comprises a notch configured to allow fluid flow between the various flow paths. The valve core and body are positioned off axis with respect to the fluid flow path. The transfer catheter can allow for a small volume kill zone, which can minimize the amount of UV required to disinfect the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: PuraCath Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Murphy-Chutorian, James R. Kermode, Justin A. Lance, Julia A. Rasooly, Michael Rasooly, Charles Martin Schwimmer
  • Patent number: 10064696
    Abstract: Systems for partitioning a ventricle of a heart include a partitioning device or implant, and an applicator for inserting, repositioning and/or removing the partitioning device. The implant may support the ventricle wall and may reduce the volume of the ventricle. The delivery system for delivering and deploying a partitioning device into a ventricle may include a catheter having a distal coupling element for coupling to a partitioning device in a collapsed configuration; the catheter may also have an expansion member for applying force to the partitioning device to fully expand it into a deployed configuration and to secure or seal it against the ventricle wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventors: Michael P. Boutillette, James R. Kermode, Miles D. Alexander, Alexander Khairkhahan, Serjan D. Nikolic
  • Patent number: 10028835
    Abstract: Devices and systems including implants (which may be removable) and methods of using them for reducing ventricular volume. The implants described herein are cardiac implants that may be inserted into a patient's heart, particularly the left ventricle. The implant may support the heart wall, or may be secured to the heart wall. The implants are typically ventricular partitioning device for partitioning the ventricle into productive and non-productive regions in order to reduce the ventricular volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Kermode, Miles D. Alexander, Michael P. Boutillette, Matthew T. Davila, Irene Bing Bie Tan
  • Patent number: 9364327
    Abstract: Devices and systems including implants (which may be removable) and methods of using them for reducing ventricular volume. The implants described herein are cardiac implants that may be inserted into a patient's heart, particularly the left ventricle. The implant may support the heart wall, or may be secured to the heart wall. The implants are typically ventricular partitioning device for partitioning the ventricle into productive and non-productive regions in order to reduce the ventricular volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: CardioKinetix, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Kermode, Miles D. Alexander, Michael P. Boutillette, Matthew T. Davila, Irene Bing Bie Tan
  • Patent number: 9332993
    Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems and methods for delivering an endocardial device. The systems for delivering the device transvascularly may generally include an elongate guide catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; a conical dilator at the distal end of the elongate guide catheter, the conical dilator being removable to enable delivery of the ventricular portioning device; a delivery catheter having a proximal and distal end; an expansion member near the distal end of the delivery catheter and configured to expand a plurality of struts of the partitioning device; and a coupling element configured to deployably secure to a hub of the partitioning device. The systems for delivering the device transapically may generally include an elongate access sheath; an elongate delivery catheter; an expansion member; and a coupling element proximal to the expansion member and configured to deployably secure to a hub of the partitioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: CardioKinetix, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Kermode, Miles D. Alexander, Matthew T. Davila
  • Patent number: 9078660
    Abstract: Systems for partitioning a ventricle of a heart include a partitioning device or implant, and an applicator for inserting, repositioning and/or removing the partitioning device. The implant may support the ventricle wall and may reduce the volume of the ventricle. The delivery system for delivering and deploying a partitioning device into a ventricle may include a catheter having a distal coupling element for coupling to a partitioning device in a collapsed configuration; the catheter may also have an expansion member for applying force to the partitioning device to fully expand it into a deployed configuration and to secure or seal it against the ventricle wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: CardioKinetix, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Boutillette, James R. Kermode, Miles D. Alexander, Alexander Khairkhahan, Serjan D. Nikolic
  • Patent number: 9039597
    Abstract: Devices and systems including implants (which may be removable) and methods of using them for reducing ventricular volume. The implants described herein are cardiac implants that may be inserted into a patient's heart, particularly the left ventricle. The implant may support the heart wall, or may be secured to the heart wall. The implants are typically ventricular partitioning device for partitioning the ventricle into productive and non-productive regions in order to reduce the ventricular volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: CardioKinetix, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Kermode, Miles D. Alexander, Michael P. Boutillette, Matthew T. Davila, Irene Bing Bie Tan
  • Patent number: 8790242
    Abstract: Devices and systems including implants (which may be removable) and methods of using them for reducing ventricular volume. The implants described herein are cardiac implants that may be inserted into a patient's heart, particularly the left ventricle. The implant may support the heart wall, or may be secured to the heart wall. The implants are typically ventricular partitioning device for partitioning the ventricle into productive and non-productive regions in order to reduce the ventricular volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: CardioKinetix, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Kermode, Miles D. Alexander, Michael P. Boutillette, Matthew T. Davila, Irene Bing Bie Tan
  • Patent number: 8377114
    Abstract: Described herein are partitioning devices for reducing ventricular volume that may be secured within a ventricle and separate it into a productive portion and a non-productive portion. The partitioning devices described herein may include a reinforced membrane and may be secured within the heart chamber by sealing them to the wall of the heart chamber, for example, by inflating an inflatable element on the periphery of the device. All or a region of the non-productive portion formed by these devices may be enclosed within a container or bag. The non-productive portion may be filled with a material, including occlusive materials (e.g., vasoclusive coils). Sealing and/or filling the non-productive portion formed by the devices described herein may help prevent leakage from the non-productive region. Also described herein are systems including these devices and methods of using them, which may be suitable for treating patients with heart disease, particularly congestive heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Cardiokinetix, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Khairkhahan, Serjan D. Nikolic, James R. Kermode
  • Publication number: 20120238996
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of embodiments of the invention are adapted to treat tissue inside a patient's body. Aspects of the invention can be used in a wide variety of applications, but certain embodiments provide minimally invasive alternatives for treating atrial fibrillation by delivering a tissue-damaging agent to selected areas of the heart. One exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of treating cardiac arrhythmia. This method includes positioning a distal tissue-contacting portion of a body in surface contact with a tissue surface of cardiac tissue; detecting the surface contact between the tissue-contacting portion and the tissue surface; and thereafter, injecting a tissue-ablating agent into the cardiac tissue through the tissue-contacting portion of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: U. Hiram Chee, Richard L. Mueller, James R. Kermode, Curtis P. Tom, Douglas Murphy-Chutorian
  • Patent number: 8187251
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of embodiments of the invention are adapted to treat tissue inside a patient's body. Aspects of the invention can be used in a wide variety of applications, but certain embodiments provide minimally invasive alternatives for treating atrial fibrillation by delivering a tissue-damaging agent to selected areas of the heart. One exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of treating cardiac arrhythmia. This method includes positioning a distal tissue-contacting portion of a body in surface contact with a tissue surface of cardiac tissue; detecting the surface contact between the tissue-contacting portion and the tissue surface; and thereafter, injecting a tissue-ablating agent into the cardiac tissue through the tissue-contacting portion of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: U. Hiram Chee, Richard L. Mueller, James R. Kermode, Curtis P. Tom, Douglas Murphy-Chutorian
  • Publication number: 20110098525
    Abstract: Devices and systems including implants (which may be removable) and methods of using them for reducing ventricular volume. The implants described herein are cardiac implants that may be inserted into a patient's heart, particularly the left ventricle. The implant may support the heart wall, or may be secured to the heart wall. The implants are typically ventricular partitioning device for partitioning the ventricle into productive and non-productive regions in order to reduce the ventricular volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: James R. Kermode, Miles D. Alexander, Michael P. Boutillette, Matthew T. Davila, Irene Bing Bie Tan
  • Publication number: 20110087066
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for partitioning a ventricle of a heart. The systems may include a partitioning device or implant, and an applicator for inserting, repositioning and/or removing the partitioning device. The implant may support the ventricle wall and may reduce the volume of the ventricle. In particular, described herein are systems for delivering and deploying a partitioning device into a ventricle. The delivery system may include a catheter having a distal coupling element for coupling to a partitioning device in a collapsed configuration; the catheter may also have an expansion member for applying force to the partitioning device to fully expand it into a deployed configuration and to secure or seal it against the ventricle wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Michael P. Boutillette, James R. Kermode, Miles D. Alexander, Alexander Khairkhahan, Serjan D. Nikolic
  • Publication number: 20100262168
    Abstract: Described herein are partitioning devices for reducing ventricular volume that may be secured within a ventricle and separate it into a productive portion and a non-productive portion. The partitioning devices described herein may include a reinforced membrane and may be secured within the heart chamber by sealing them to the wall of the heart chamber, for example, by inflating an inflatable element on the periphery of the device. All or a region of the non-productive portion formed by these devices may be enclosed within a container or bag. The non-productive portion may be filled with a material, including occlusive materials (e.g., vasoclusive coils). Sealing and/or filling the non-productive portion formed by the devices described herein may help prevent leakage from the non-productive region. Also described herein are systems including these devices and methods of using them, which may be suitable for treating patients with heart disease, particularly congestive heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Alexander Khairkhahan, Serjan D. Nikolic, James R. Kermode
  • Patent number: 7588554
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides for methods and devices for treating tissues, and in particular, ischemic heart tissue. Preferred devices includes tools integrating both injury and treatment effectors in a single unit. An optional third effector provides an effector for marking locations on a tissue surface that have been visited by the device. Methods are provided in which a target tissue is identified, injury sites are created at known locations, and therapeutic-substance is infused at known locations different than the injury sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Mueller, U. Hiram Chee, James R. Kermode
  • Patent number: 7147633
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of embodiments of the invention are adapted to treat tissue inside a patient's body. Aspects of the invention can be used in a wide variety of applications, but certain embodiments provide minimally invasive alternatives for treating atrial fibrillation by delivering a tissue-damaging agent to selected areas of the heart. One exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of treating cardiac arrhythmia. This method includes positioning a distal tissue-contacting portion of a body in surface contact with a tissue surface of cardiac tissue; detecting the surface contact between the tissue-contacting portion and the tissue surface; and thereafter, injecting a tissue-ablating agent into the cardiac tissue through the tissue-contacting portion of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: U. Hiram Chee, Richard L. Mueller, James R. Kermode, Curtis P. Tom, Douglas Murphy-Chutorian
  • Publication number: 20020183738
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of embodiments of the invention are adapted to treat tissue inside a patient's body. Aspects of the invention can be used in a wide variety of applications, but certain embodiments provide minimally invasive alternatives for treating atrial fibrillation by delivering a tissue-damaging agent to selected areas of the heart. One exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of treating cardiac arrhythmia. This method includes positioning a distal tissue-contacting portion of a body in surface contact with a tissue surface of cardiac tissue; detecting the surface contact between the tissue-contacting portion and the tissue surface; and thereafter, injecting a tissue-ablating agent into the cardiac tissue through the tissue-contacting portion of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: U. Hiram Chee, Richard L. Mueller, James R. Kermode, Curtis P. Tom, Douglas Murphy-Chutorian
  • Publication number: 20020072717
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides for methods and devices for treating tissues, and in particular, ischemic heart tissue. Preferred devices includes tools integrating both injury and treatment effectors in a single unit. An optional third effector provides an effector for marking locations on a tissue surface that have been visited by the device. Methods are provided in which a target tissue is identified, injury sites are created at known locations, and therapeutic-substance is infused at known locations different than the injury sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Richard L. Mueller, U. Hiram Chee, James R. Kermode
  • Patent number: 5935137
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for human female sterilization. The apparatus includes an occlusive device configured from an elongate tubular member having a central lumen and a flange formed at the proximal end. The occlusive device is formed with a plurality of flexible ribs configured to provide a plurality of seals within the interstitial portion of a Fallopian tube. A valve member is preferably disposed within the lumen of the tubular member. The occlusive device may further include a plurality of copper rings disposed between the ribs of the tubular member, or ribs may be coated with a material containing copper. The method includes placing the occlusive device within a delivery catheter having a lumen and placing the distal end of the delivery catheter within the uterus. After the occlusive device and distal end of the delivery catheter are placed in the Fallopian tube, the occlusive device is removed from the delivery catheter and ejected into the Fallopian tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Gynecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Vahid Saadat, James R. Kermode