Patents by Inventor Joelle Faulkner

Joelle Faulkner 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).

  • Vessel access and closure device
    Patent number: 10149677
    Abstract: A vessel access and closure device places a running suture in the wall of a blood vessel using a rotating helical suture needle that carries the suture along a helical path passing through the vessel wall, then reverses rotation to release a suture anchor attached to the distal end of the suture. A loose helical coil of suture is left behind as the helical suture needle withdraws. The device is withdrawn and replaced with a vessel dilator and an introducer sheath that opens up a larger access opening into the blood vessel and creates a pathway that passes though the helical coil of suture for introducing an interventional device into the blood vessel. After the interventional procedure is completed, the interventional device and the introducer sheath are withdrawn and the running suture is tightened and secured with a suture lock to close the access opening into the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: VasoStitch, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Belson, Joelle Faulkner, Phillip Charles Burke, Eric T. Johnson, Bauback Safa
  • VESSEL ACCESS AND CLOSURE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150265272
    Abstract: A vessel access and closure device places a running suture in the wall of a blood vessel using a rotating helical suture needle that carries the suture along a helical path passing through the vessel wall, then reverses rotation to release a suture anchor attached to the distal end of the suture. A loose helical coil of suture is left behind as the helical suture needle withdraws. The device is withdrawn and replaced with a vessel dilator and an introducer sheath that opens up a larger access opening into the blood vessel and creates a pathway that passes though the helical coil of suture for introducing an interventional device into the blood vessel. After the interventional procedure is completed, the interventional device and the introducer sheath are withdrawn and the running suture is tightened and secured with a suture lock to close the access opening into the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Amir Belson, Joelle Faulkner, Phillip Charles Burke, Eric T. Johnson, Bauback Safa
  • Vessel access and closure device
    Patent number: 9078633
    Abstract: A vessel access and closure device places a running suture in the wall of a blood vessel using a rotating helical suture needle that carries the suture along a helical path passing through the vessel wall, then reverses rotation to release a suture anchor attached to the distal end of the suture. A loose helical coil of suture is left behind as the helical suture needle withdraws. The device is withdrawn and replaced with a vessel dilator and an introducer sheath that opens up a larger access opening into the blood vessel and creates a pathway that passes though the helical coil of suture for introducing an interventional device into the blood vessel. After the interventional procedure is completed, the interventional device and the introducer sheath are withdrawn and the running suture is tightened and secured with a suture lock to close the access opening into the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: VASOSTITCH, INC.
    Inventors: Amir Belson, Joelle Faulkner, Phillip Burke, Eric Johnson, Bauback Safa
  • VESSEL ACCESS AND CLOSURE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120143226
    Abstract: A vessel access and closure device places a running suture in the wall of a blood vessel using a rotating helical suture needle that carries the suture along a helical path passing through the vessel wall, then reverses rotation to release a suture anchor attached to the distal end of the suture. A loose helical coil of suture is left behind as the helical suture needle withdraws. The device is withdrawn and replaced with a vessel dilator and an introducer sheath that opens up a larger access opening into the blood vessel and creates a pathway that passes though the helical coil of suture for introducing an interventional device into the blood vessel. After the interventional procedure is completed, the interventional device and the introducer sheath are withdrawn and the running suture is tightened and secured with a suture lock to close the access opening into the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: VasoStitch, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Belson, Joelle Faulkner, Phillip Burke, Eric Johnson, Bauback Safa