Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Tweedy

Jeffrey S. Tweedy 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).

  • Valve loader method, system, and apparatus
    Patent number: 11998466
    Abstract: A valve loading system that uses a valve loader to transfer a valve or other medical device from a storage cartridge into a deployment catheter. The valve or other medical device can be implanted or positioned within a patient using the catheter after the valve or other medical device has been compressed and loaded into the catheter using the valve loader. The process then can be repeated by using the valve loading system to load or introduce another valve or other medical device into the catheter. The valve loading system includes a loading pin sized to limit contact with the medical device during a loading procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter A. Lambe, Ryan Ponten, Jeffrey S. Tweedy
  • Valve Loader Method, System, and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20210386568
    Abstract: A valve loading system that uses a valve loader to transfer a valve or other medical device from a storage cartridge into a deployment catheter. The valve or other medical device can be implanted or positioned within a patient using the catheter after the valve or other medical device has been compressed and loaded into the catheter using the valve loader. The process then can be repeated by using the valve loading system to load or introduce another valve or other medical device into the catheter. The valve loading system includes a loading pin sized to limit contact with the medical device during a loading procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Peter A. Lambe, Ryan Ponten, Jeffrey S. Tweedy