Patents by Inventor Joe Eder

Joe Eder 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 FOR VARIABLE STIFFNESS TETHERS
    Publication number: 20210022739
    Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for guide elements configured with variable stiffness, with one or more flexible portions and one or more stiff portions. The flexible portion is be used as a tensioning element of a cinchable implant to tighten or compress tissues while the stiff portion is used to facilitate the insertion or withdrawal of portions of the implant or instruments acting on the implant. The guide element is further configured to be separated or severed between the flexible and stiff portions so that a flexible portion is left within the body as part of the implant, while the stiff portion is withdrawn from the body after implantation is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Niel F. STARKSEN, Joe EDER
  • Systems and methods for variable stiffness tethers
    Patent number: 10709449
    Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for guide elements configured with variable stiffness, with one or more flexible portions and one or more stiff portions. The flexible portion is be used as a tensioning element of a cinchable implant to tighten or compress tissues while the stiff portion is used to facilitate the insertion or withdrawal of portions of the implant or instruments acting on the implant. The guide element is further configured to be separated or severed between the flexible and stiff portions so that a flexible portion is left within the body as part of the implant, while the stiff portion is withdrawn from the body after implantation is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Ancora Heart, Inc.
    Inventors: Niel F. Starksen, Joe Eder
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE STIFFNESS TETHERS
    Publication number: 20140155783
    Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for guide elements configured with variable stiffness, with one or more flexible portions and one or more stiff portions. The flexible portion is be used as a tensioning element of a cinchable implant to tighten or compress tissues while the stiff portion is used to facilitate the insertion or withdrawal of portions of the implant or instruments acting on the implant. The guide element is further configured to be separated or severed between the flexible and stiff portions so that a flexible portion is left within the body as part of the implant, while the stiff portion is withdrawn from the body after implantation is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Guided Delivery Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Niel F. Starksen, Joe Eder