Patents by Inventor Jay Reimers
Jay Reimers 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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Publication number: 20240122703Abstract: In some embodiments, a prosthetic heart valve system, includes a stent having a plurality of commissure attachment features, a cuff coupled to the stent, a plurality of leaflets, the cuff and the plurality of leaflets forming a valve assembly, and a plurality of patches, each of the plurality of patches being disposed about a selected one of the plurality of commissure attachment features and coupled thereto, the plurality of leaflets being coupled to plurality of patches.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Jay Reimer, Mai Moua
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Publication number: 20240099832Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes a support structure and a valve assembly disposed within the support structure, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet is formed from a predetermined leaflet material. Some leaflet materials include a metal body with a plurality of openings. The metal body may be coated with a polymer. Other leaflet materials include natural mammalian tissue subjected to a plastination preservation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Kristen T. Morin, Jay Reimer, Keith T. High, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier, Tracee Eidenschink
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Patent number: 11925556Abstract: A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes an inner shaft, an outer shaft, and a distal sheath. The distal sheath may be disposed distal to the outer shaft and about a portion of the inner shaft to form a compartment with the inner shaft. The compartment may be sized to receive the prosthetic heart valve. The inner shaft and the distal sheath may be movable relative to one another. A spine may extend along the outer shaft, the spine biasing the outer shaft so that the outer shaft tends to bend in a pre-determined direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Moore, Daniel J. Klima, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier, Jay Reimer, Peter J. Ness, Ryan Finn, Jeffrey Paul LaPlante, Michael Shane Morrissey
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Publication number: 20240050630Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes a support structure and a valve assembly disposed within the support structure, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet includes a sewing edge and a free edge. The leaflet is formed from a sheet of leaflet material which is processed so that the resulting leaflet has a non-uniform thickness. Various methods may be used to form the leaflet with a non-uniform thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Kristen T. Morin, Jay Reimer, Keith T. High, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier
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Publication number: 20240041594Abstract: A method of manufacturing a prosthetic heart valve includes coupling a plurality of prosthetic leaflets to each other, and coupling the plurality of prosthetic leaflets to a cuff, to form a valve assembly. The valve assembly may be coupled to a stent to form the prosthetic heart valve. The valve assembly may be formed prior to the plurality of prosthetic leaflets being coupled to the stent and prior to the cuff being coupled to the stent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Tracee Eidenschink, Peter J. Ness, Tyler Govek, Brandon Moore, Jay Reimer, Prem Midha, Nick Tulshibagwale
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Patent number: 11883280Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes a support structure and a valve assembly disposed within the support structure, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet is formed from a predetermined leaflet material. Some leaflet materials include a metal body with a plurality of openings. The metal body may be coated with a polymer. Other leaflet materials include natural mammalian tissue subjected to a plastination preservation process.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Kristen T. Morin, Jay Reimer, Keith T. High, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier, Tracee Eidenschink
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Patent number: 11833273Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes a support structure and a valve assembly disposed within the support structure, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet includes a sewing edge and a free edge. The leaflet is formed from a sheet of leaflet material which is processed so that the resulting leaflet has a non-uniform thickness. Various methods may be used to form the leaflet with a non-uniform thickness.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Kristen T. Morin, Jay Reimer, Keith T. High, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier
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Publication number: 20230372084Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve system may include a balloon expandable prosthetic heart valve and a delivery catheter. The delivery catheter may have a balloon on a distal end portion of the delivery catheter. In a delivery condition of the system and in an activated condition of the system, the prosthetic heart valve is mounted over the balloon so that a leading edge of the prosthetic heart valve points toward a distal end of the delivery catheter and so that the prosthetic heart valve has an outer radial extent. The delivery catheter may include a protective member operably coupled to the delivery catheter. In the delivery condition of the system, the protective member does not extend radially beyond the outer radial extent of the prosthetic heart valve. In the activated condition of the system, the protective member does extend radially beyond the outer radial extent of the prosthetic heart valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Tracee Eidenschink, Peter J. Ness, Tyler Govek, Michael Shane Morrissey, Neil Theisen, Jay Reimer, Preston James Huddleston
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Publication number: 20230329862Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include an expandable stent having a plurality of struts forming cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent by cuff sutures that have a plurality of stitches extending through material of the cuff and looping around the struts, and a plurality of leaflets each having a belly attached to the cuff within an interior region of the stent. The leaflets may together have a coapted position occluding the interior region of the stent and an open position in which the interior region is not occluded. The belly of each leaflet may be attached to the cuff by leaflet sutures extending in a path that crosses some of the struts in overlap zones. Those struts may be devoid of the stitches within the overlap zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Kristen T. Morin, Jay Reimer, Keith T. High, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier
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Publication number: 20230320848Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include an expandable stent, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent, and a plurality of leaflets disposed within an interior region of the stent and attached to at least one of the cuff or the stent. The stent may have a plurality of cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent. The leaflets together may have a coapted position occluding the interior region of the stent and an open position in which the interior region is not occluded. Each leaflet may include a primary leaflet material, as well as features that reinforce specific regions of the leaflet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Kristen T. Morin, Jay Reimer, Keith T. High, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier, Tracee Eidenschink, Yousef F. Alkhatib
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Patent number: 11717402Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include an expandable stent having a plurality of struts forming cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent by cuff sutures that have a plurality of stitches extending through material of the cuff and looping around the struts, and a plurality of leaflets each having a belly attached to the cuff within an interior region of the stent. The leaflets may together have a coapted position occluding the interior region of the stent and an open position in which the interior region is not occluded. The belly of each leaflet may be attached to the cuff by leaflet sutures extending in a path that crosses some of the struts in overlap zones. Those struts may be devoid of the stitches within the overlap zones.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Kristen T. Morin, Jay Reimer, Keith T. High, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier
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Patent number: 11690715Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include an expandable stent, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent, and a plurality of leaflets disposed within an interior region of the stent and attached to at least one of the cuff or the stent. The stent may have a plurality of cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent. The leaflets together may have a coapted position occluding the interior region of the stent and an open position in which the interior region is not occluded. Each leaflet may include a primary leaflet material, as well as features that reinforce specific regions of the leaflet.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Kristen T. Morin, Jay Reimer, Keith T. High, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier, Tracee Eidenschink, Yousef F. Alkhatib
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Publication number: 20230089253Abstract: A stabilized fabric composed of a mesh or a woven fabric is disclosed as are methods of their manufacture, the manufacture of medical devices made using a stabilized fibers and stabilized medical devices are all disclosed. Fabrics can be stabilized by several techniques including: using mechanical, chemical and/or energetic fasteners at warp and weft intersections in the weave; by using various weaving techniques and fibers. Meshes can be stabilized when properly dimensioned and arranged junctions and struts of the necessary properties are used. All of these stabilized fabrics can be made of synthetic polymer materials such as ultrahigh molecular weight PE or PP and expanded PTFE.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Jay Reimer, Paul E. Ashworth
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Patent number: 11547557Abstract: A stabilized fabric composed of a mesh or a woven fabric is disclosed as are methods of their manufacture, the manufacture of medical devices made using a stabilized fibers and stabilized medical devices are all disclosed. Fabrics can be stabilized by several techniques including: using mechanical, chemical and/or energetic fasteners at warp and weft intersections in the weave; by using various weaving techniques and fibers. Meshes can be stabilized when properly dimensioned and arranged junctions and struts of the necessary properties are used. All of these stabilized fabrics can be made of synthetic polymer materials such as ultrahigh molecular weight PE or PP and expanded PTFE.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Jay Reimer, Paul E. Ashworth
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Publication number: 20230000621Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a stent, a valve assembly disposed within the stent, a flange, and a plurality of anchor arms coupled to the stent. The stent may have collapsed and expanded conditions and inflow and outflow ends. The flange may include a plurality of braided wires and may be coupled to the stent and may be positioned adjacent the inflow end of the stent in the expanded condition of the stent. Each anchor arm may have a first end coupled to the stent adjacent the outflow end of the stent, a second end coupled to the stent adjacent the outflow end of the stent, and center portions extending from the first and second ends toward the inflow end of the stent. The center portions may be joined together to form a tip pointing toward the inflow end of the stent in the expanded condition of the stent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Jay Reimer, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier
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Patent number: 11471277Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a stent, a valve assembly disposed within the stent, a flange, and a plurality of anchor arms coupled to the stent. The stent may have collapsed and expanded conditions and inflow and outflow ends. The flange may include a plurality of braided wires and may be coupled to the stent and may be positioned adjacent the inflow end of the stent in the expanded condition of the stent. Each anchor arm may have a first end coupled to the stent adjacent the outflow end of the stent, a second end coupled to the stent adjacent the outflow end of the stent, and center portions extending from the first and second ends toward the inflow end of the stent. The center portions may be joined together to form a tip pointing toward the inflow end of the stent in the expanded condition of the stent.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Jay Reimer, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier
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Patent number: 11464635Abstract: An apparatus for stabilizing a prosthetic heart valve within an atrioventricular valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having an inflow end, an outflow end, and struts forming a plurality of cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent. The stent further includes a collapsible and expandable valve assembly secured to the stent. The valve assembly includes a cuff and a plurality of leaflets having an open configuration and a closed configuration. A cord connected to the stent includes an attachment device adapted to couple the stent to heart tissue of a patient. A method of stabilizing a prosthetic heart valve within an atrioventricular valve annulus is also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Jay Reimer, Brandon Moore, Chad Joshua Green, Paul E. Ashworth, Neelakantan Saikrishnan
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Patent number: 11364120Abstract: An apparatus for augmenting the length of native chordae tendineae to restore physiological leaflet coaptation. The apparatus includes a delivery device having a lumen therein which at least partially houses a prosthetic cord. The prosthetic cord has a first end with a first clasp configured to attach to a native chordae tendineae and a second end with a second clasp configured to attach to the native chordae tendineae. The native chordae tendineae is severed between the first clasp and the second clasp, and the length of the prosthetic cord between the first clasp and the second clasp is adjusted until physiological leaflet coaptation is restored.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventor: Jay Reimer
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Publication number: 20220125585Abstract: A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes an inner shaft, an outer shaft, and a distal sheath. The distal sheath may be disposed distal to the outer shaft and about a portion of the inner shaft to form a compartment with the inner shaft, the compartment being sized to receive the prosthetic heart valve in a collapsed condition. The inner shaft and the distal sheath may be movable relative to one another. The delivery device may also include a tube member and an outer sleeve overlying the tube member. The tube member may be configured to rotate or twist upon axial movement of the outer sleeve with respect to the tube member, the rotation or twisting of the tube member configured to rotate the prosthetic heart valve when the prosthetic heart valve is received within the compartment in the collapsed condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: St, Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Jay Reimer, Peter J. Ness, Ryan Finn, Daniel J. Kilma, Brandon Moore
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Publication number: 20220125584Abstract: A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes an inner shaft, an outer shaft, and a distal sheath. The distal sheath may be disposed distal to the outer shaft and about a portion of the inner shaft to form a compartment with the inner shaft. The compartment may be sized to receive the prosthetic heart valve. The inner shaft and the distal sheath may be movable relative to one another. A spine may extend along the outer shaft, the spine biasing the outer shaft so that the outer shaft tends to bend in a pre-determined direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Moore, Daniel J. Klima, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier, Jay Reimer, Peter J. Ness, Ryan Finn, Jeffrey Paul LaPlante, Michael Shane Morrissey