Patents by Inventor John V. Kelly

John V. Kelly 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).

  • Tethered implantable medical device deployment
    Patent number: 9220906
    Abstract: In one example, this disclosure is directed to a kit for intravascular implantation of an implantable medical device within a patient comprising an elongated outer sheath forming an inner lumen with a distal opening, the outer sheath sized to traverse a vasculature of the patient, and an elongated inner sheath with a stopper. The inner sheath further includes a tether configured to form a loop on a distal side of the stopper, the loop being configured to engage a looped element of the implantable medical device to couple the implantable medical device to the inner sheath. The stopper is slidable relative to the outer sheath. The tether is configured to release the looped element of the implantable medical device from the inner sheath by opening the tether loop when a portion of the stopper is located distally relative to the distal opening of the outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik C. Griswold, James Calvin Allan, Suruchi Anand, Rudolph A. Beasley, John V. Kelly, Sean Ward, Ronan P. Wood
  • TETHERED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20130253347
    Abstract: In one example, this disclosure is directed to a kit for intravascular implantation of an implantable medical device within a patient comprising an elongated outer sheath forming an inner lumen with a distal opening, the outer sheath sized to traverse a vasculature of the patient, and an elongated inner sheath with a stopper. The inner sheath further includes a tether configured to form a loop on a distal side of the stopper, the loop being configured to engage a looped element of the implantable medical device to couple the implantable medical device to the inner sheath. The stopper is slidable relative to the outer sheath. The tether is configured to release the looped element of the implantable medical device from the inner sheath by opening the tether loop when a portion of the stopper is located distally relative to the distal opening of the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Erik C. Griswold, James Calvin Allan, Suruchi Anand, Rudolph A. Beasley, John V. Kelly, Sean Ward, Ronan P. Wood