Patents by Inventor Jan Komtebedde
Jan Komtebedde 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).
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Patent number: 8740920Abstract: The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2013Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jaime E. Sarabia, Sylvia Wen-Chin Erickson, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn T. Powell
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Publication number: 20140066693Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for stabilizing and grasping tissues such as valve leaflets, assessing the grasp of these tissues, approximating and fixating the tissues, and assessing the fixation of the tissues to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: ABBOTT VASCULAR INC.Inventors: Eric A. GOLDFARB, Troy L. THORNTON, Alfred H. RASCHDORF, Jaime E. SARABIA, John P. MADDEN, Ferolyn T. POWELL, Brian B. MARTIN, Sylvia WEN-CHIN FAN, Jan KOMTEBEDDE, Yen C. LIAO
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Publication number: 20130253547Abstract: The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: ABBOTT VASCULAR INC.Inventors: Eric A. GOLDFARB, Alfred H. RASCHDORF, JR., Jaime E. SARABIA, Sylvia WEN CHIN FAN, Kent D. DELL, Jan KOMTEBEDDE, Ferolyn T. POWELL
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Patent number: 8500761Abstract: The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Abbott VascularInventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jr., Jaime E. Sarabia, Syliva Wen Chin Fan, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn T. Powell
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Patent number: 8303608Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites, particularly in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations. Fixation devices are provided to fix tissue in approximation with the use of distal elements. In some embodiments, the fixation devices have at least two distal elements and an actuatable feature wherein actuation of the feature varies a dimension of the at least two distal elements. In other embodiments, the fixation devices have at least two pairs of distal elements wherein the pairs of distal elements are moveable to engage tissue between opposed pairs of distal elements. Systems are also provided having fixation devices and accessories.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jaime E. Sarabia, Sylvia Wen-Chin Fan, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn T. Powell
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Publication number: 20120010461Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for stabilizing and grasping tissues such as valve leaflets, assessing the grasp of these tissues, approximating and fixating the tissues, and assessing the fixation of the tissues to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: ABBOTT VASCULAR INC.Inventors: Eric A. GOLDFARB, Troy L. THORNTON, Alfred H. RASCHDORF, Jaime E. SARABIA, John P. MADDEN, Ferolyn T. POWELL, Brian B. MARTIN, Sylvia WEN-CHIN FAN, Jan KOMTEBEDDE, Yen C. LIAO
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Patent number: 8057493Abstract: The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jr., Jaime E. Sarabia, Sylvia Wen Chin Fan, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn T. Powell
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Patent number: 8052592Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for stabilizing and grasping tissues such as valve leaflets, assessing the grasp of these tissues, approximating and fixating the tissues, and assessing the fixation of the tissues to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Troy L. Thornton, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jaime E. Sarabia, John P. Maddan, Ferolyn Powell, Brian B. Martin, Sylvia Wen-Chin Fan, Jan Komtebedde, Yen C. Liao
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Publication number: 20110004227Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites, particularly in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations. Fixation devices are provided to fix tissue in approximation with the use of distal elements. In some embodiments, the fixation devices have at least two distal elements and an actuatable feature wherein actuation of the feature varies a dimension of the at least two distal elements. In other embodiments, the fixation devices have at least two pairs of distal elements wherein the pairs of distal elements are moveable to engage tissue between opposed pairs of distal elements. Systems are also provided having fixation devices and accessories.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jaime E. Sarabia, Sylvia Wen-Chin Fan, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn Powell
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Publication number: 20100298929Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and devices for the endovascular repair of cardiac valves, particularly the atrioventricular valves which inhibit back flow of blood from a heart ventricle during contraction. The procedures described herein can be performed with interventional tools, guides and supporting catheters and other equipment introduced to the heart chambers from the patient's arterial or venous vasculature remote from the heart. The interventional tools and other equipment may be introduced percutaneously or may be introduced via a surgical cut down, and then advanced from the remote access site through the vasculature until they reach the heart.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Troy L. Thornton, Ferolyn T. Powell, Eric A. Goldfarb, Jan Komtebedde, Kent D. Dell, Pedro B. Lucatero, Francisco J. Valencia, Murli Srinivasan, Roger A. Goodgion, Sandra Saenz, Sylvia Erickson, Sylvester B. Lucatero, Yen C. Liao, John P. Madden, Jaime E. Sarabia
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Patent number: 7811296Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites, particularly in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations. Fixation devices are provided to fix tissue in approximation with the use of distal elements. In some embodiments, the fixation devices have at least two distal elements and an actuatable feature wherein actuation of the feature varies a dimension of the at least two distal elements. In other embodiments, the fixation devices have at least two pairs of distal elements wherein the pairs of distal elements are moveable to engage tissue between opposed pairs of distal elements. Systems are also provided having fixation devices and accessories.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2004Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jaime E. Sarabia, Sylvia Wen-Chin Fan, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn Powell
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Patent number: 7736388Abstract: The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jr., Jaime E. Sarabia, Sylvia Wen Chin Fan, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn T. Powell
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Publication number: 20100100108Abstract: The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, JR., Jaime E. Sarabia, Sylvia Wen Chin Fan, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn T. Powell
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Publication number: 20100094317Abstract: The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, JR., Jaime E. Sarabia, Syliva Wen Chin Fan, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn T. Powell
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Patent number: 7655015Abstract: The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jr., Jaime E. Sarabia, Sylvia Wen Chin Fan, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn T. Powell
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Publication number: 20100022823Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for stabilizing and grasping tissues such as valve leaflets, assessing the grasp of these tissues, approximating and fixating the tissues, and assessing the fixation of the tissues to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Troy L. Thornton, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jaime E. Sarabia, John P. Madden, Ferolyn T. Powell, Brian B. Martin, Sylvia Wen-Chin Fan, Jan Komtebedde, Yen C. Liao
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Patent number: 7635329Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for stabilizing and grasping tissues such as valve leaflets, assessing the grasp of these tissues, approximating and fixating the tissues, and assessing the fixation of the tissues to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2005Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Troy L. Thornton, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jaime E. Sarabia, John P. Maddan, Ferolyn Powell, Brian B. Martin, Sylvia Wen-Chin Fan, Jan Komtebedde, Yen C. Liao
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Patent number: 7563267Abstract: The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2003Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: Eric A. Goldfarb, Alfred H. Raschdorf, Jr., Jaime E. Sarabia, Sylvia Wen Chin Fan, Kent D. Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn T. Powell
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Publication number: 20090177266Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and devices for the endovascular repair of cardiac valves, particularly the atrioventricular valves which inhibit back flow of blood from a heart ventricle during contraction. The procedures described herein can be performed with interventional tools, guides and supporting catheters and other equipment introduced to the heart chambers from the patient's arterial or venous vasculature remote from the heart. The interventional tools and other equipment may be introduced percutaneously or may be introduced via a surgical cut down, and then advanced from the remote access site through the vasculature until they reach the heart.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Ferolyn T. Powell, Troy L. Thornton, Eric A. Goldfarb, Jan Komtebedde, Kent D. Dell, Pedro B. Lucatero, Francisco J. Valencia, Murli Srinivasan, Roger A. Goodgion, Sandra Saenz, Sylvia Wenchin Fan, Sylvester B. Lucatero, Yen C. Liao, John P. Madden, Jaime E. Sarabia
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Publication number: 20080097489Abstract: The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: Evalve, Inc.Inventors: ERIC GOLDFARB, Alfred Raschdorf, Jaime Sarabia, Sylvia Wen Chin Fan, Kent Dell, Jan Komtebedde, Ferolyn Powell