Patents by Inventor Jordan T. Bajor
Jordan T. Bajor 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: 20170325819Abstract: Methods and apparatus for closing a left atrial appendage are described. The methods rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the exterior of the left atrial appendage. The closure device may then be used to close the left atrial appendage, preferably at its base, by any one of a variety of techniques. A specific technique using graspers and a closing loop is illustrated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Aaron V. KAPLAN, Jordan T. BAJOR
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Patent number: 9724105Abstract: Methods for closing a left atrial appendage rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the exterior of the left atrial appendage. The closure device may then be used to close the left atrial appendage, preferably at its base, by any one of a variety of techniques. One specific technique uses graspers and a closing loop. Methods may include advancing a closure tool adjacent to the left atrial appendage using a sub-xiphoid approach and closing the left atrial appendage using the closure tool. Methods may also include advancing a loop adjacent to the left atrial appendage using a sub-xiphoid approach and closing the left atrial appendage using the loop.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: SentreHEART, Inc.Inventors: Aaron V. Kaplan, Jordan T. Bajor
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Patent number: 9498366Abstract: A device for performing one or more functions in a gastrointestinal tract of a patient includes an anchoring member and at least one actuator, sensor, or combination of both coupled with the anchoring device. The anchoring device is adapted to maintain at least part of the device within a pyloric portion of the patient's stomach and to intermittently engage, without directly attaching to, stomach tissue. Actuators perform any suitable function, such as transmitting energy to tissue, acting as a sleeve to reduce nutrient absorption, occupying space in the stomach, eluting a drug and/or the like. Sensors may be adapted to sense any suitable patient characteristic within the patient's gastrointestinal tract, such as pH, temperature, bile content, nutrient content, fats, sugars, alcohol, opiates, drugs, analytes, electrolytes and/or hemoglobin.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2004Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: BAROnova, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Burnett, Gregory W. Hall, Annette Campbell-White, Jordan T. Bajor
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Publication number: 20150157330Abstract: Methods and apparatus for closing a left atrial appendage are described. The methods rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the exterior of the left atrial appendage. The closure device may then be used to close the left atrial appendage, preferably at its base, by any one of a variety of techniques. A specific technique using graspers and a closing loop is illustrated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Aaron V. KAPLAN, Jordan T. BAJOR
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Patent number: 8974473Abstract: Methods and apparatus for closing a left atrial appendage are described. The methods rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the exterior of the left atrial appendage. The closure device may then be used to close the left atrial appendage, preferably at its base, by any one of a variety of techniques. A specific technique using graspers and a closing loop is illustrated.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2007Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: SentreHEART, Inc.Inventors: Aaron V. Kaplan, Jordan T. Bajor
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Patent number: 8721663Abstract: Methods and apparatus for closing a left atrial appendage are described. The methods rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the exterior of the left atrial appendage. The closure device may then be used to close the left atrial appendage, preferably at its base, by any one of a variety of techniques. A specific technique using graspers and a closing loop is illustrated.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: SentreHEART, Inc.Inventors: Aaron V. Kaplan, Jordan T. Bajor
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Patent number: 8579988Abstract: Apparatus for delivering a medical device to a location in a patient's body includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, a pod coupled with the distal end of the catheter body and adapted to house the medical device during delivery to the location and to open to release the medical device, and at least one distal actuator coupled with at least one of the pod and the medical device. The distal actuator is adapted to promote opening of the pod. A method involves advancing a pod at the distal end of an elongate catheter to the location within the body and activating an actuator coupled with the pod and/or the medical device to cause the pod to open. Opening the pod releases the medical device.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: BAROnova, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Burnett, Gregory W. Hall, Jordan T. Bajor, Winfield Scott Fisher, Tibor Laszlo Hites
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Publication number: 20120165788Abstract: Apparatus for delivering a medical device to a location in a patient's body includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, a pod coupled with the distal end of the catheter body and adapted to house the medical device during delivery to the location and to open to release the medical device, and at least one distal actuator coupled with at least one of the pod and the medical device. The distal actuator is adapted to promote opening of the pod. A method involves advancing a pod at the distal end of an elongate catheter to the location within the body and activating an actuator coupled with the pod and/or the medical device to cause the pod to open. Opening the pod releases the medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: BARONOVA, INC.Inventors: Daniel R. BURNETT, Gregory W. HALL, Jordan T. BAJOR, Winfield Scott FISHER, Tibor Laszlo HITES
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Publication number: 20120158022Abstract: Methods and apparatus for closing a left atrial appendage are described. The methods rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the exterior of the left atrial appendage. The closure device may then be used to close the left atrial appendage, preferably at its base, by any one of a variety of techniques. A specific technique using graspers and a closing loop is illustrated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Aaron V. KAPLAN, Jordan T. BAJOR
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Patent number: 8070824Abstract: Apparatus for delivering a medical device to a location in a patient's body includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, a pod coupled with the distal end of the catheter body and adapted to house the medical device during delivery to the location and to open to release the medical device, and at least one distal actuator coupled with at least one of the pod and the medical device. The distal actuator is adapted to promote opening of the pod. A method involves advancing a pod at the distal end of an elongate catheter to the location within the body and activating an actuator coupled with the pod and/or the medical device to cause the pod to open. Opening the pod releases the medical device.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: BAROnova, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Burnett, Gregory W. Hall, Jordan T. Bajor, Winfield Scott Fisher, Tibor Laszlo Hites
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Patent number: 7736347Abstract: An access tube is used for accessing an anatomic space, such as a pericardial space between the parietal and visceral pericardia. The access tube is advanced against the parietal pericardium and an anchor structure thereon embedded into the parietal pericardium. The access tube can then be used to separate the parietal and visceral pericardia and enlarge the pericardial space. After such enlargement, a needle or other access device can be introduced through the access tube into the pericardial space to provide access for a wide variety of purposes, including aspiration, infusion, and guidewire placement.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Inventors: Aaron V. Kaplan, Jordan T. Bajor, Nubar S. Manoukian
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Publication number: 20080215130Abstract: Apparatus for delivering a medical device to a location in a patient's body includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, a pod coupled with the distal end of the catheter body and adapted to house the medical device during delivery to the location and to open to release the medical device, and at least one distal actuator coupled with at least one of the pod and the medical device. The distal actuator is adapted to promote opening of the pod. A method involves advancing a pod at the distal end of an elongate catheter to the location within the body and activating an actuator coupled with the pod and/or the medical device to cause the pod to open. Opening the pod releases the medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: BARONOVA, INC.Inventors: Daniel R. BURNETT, Gregory W. HALL, Jordan T. BAJOR, Winfield Scott FISHER, Tibor Laszlo HITES
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Publication number: 20080125795Abstract: Methods and apparatus for closing a left atrial appendage are described. The methods rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the exterior of the left atrial appendage. The closure device may then be used to close the left atrial appendage, preferably at its base, by any one of a variety of techniques. A specific technique using graspers and a closing loop is illustrated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Aaron V. KAPLAN, Jordan T. BAJOR
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Patent number: 7347868Abstract: Apparatus for delivering a medical device to a location in a patient's body includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, a pod coupled with the distal end of the catheter body and adapted to house the medical device during delivery to the location and to open to release the medical device, and at least one distal actuator coupled with at least one of the pod and the medical device. The distal actuator is adapted to promote opening of the pod. A method involves advancing a pod at the distal end of an elongate catheter to the location within the body and activating an actuator coupled with the pod and/or the medical device to cause the pod to open. Opening the pod releases the medical device.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2004Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: BAROnova, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Burnett, Gregory W. Hall, Jordan T. Bajor, Winfield Scott Fisher, Tibor Laszlo Hites
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Patent number: 7318829Abstract: Methods and apparatus for closing a left atrial appendage are described. The methods rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the exterior of the left atrial appendage. The closure device may then be used to close the left atrial appendage, preferably at its base, by any one of a variety of techniques. A specific technique using graspers and a closing loop is illustrated.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2002Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Inventors: Aaron V. Kaplan, Jordan T. Bajor
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Patent number: 7309328Abstract: An access tube is used for accessing an anatomic space, such as a pericardial space between the parietal and visceral pericardia. The access tube is advanced against the parietal pericardium and an anchor structure thereon embedded into the parietal pericardium. The access tube can then be used to separate the parietal and visceral pericardia and enlarge the pericardial space. After such enlargement, a needle or other access device can be introduced through the access tube into the pericardial space to provide access for a wide variety of purposes, including aspiration, infusion, and guidewire placement.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2001Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Inventors: Aaron V. Kaplan, Jordan T. Bajor, Nubar S. Manoukian
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Patent number: 7226458Abstract: Methods and apparatus for closing a left atrial appendage are described. The methods rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the exterior of the left atrial appendage. The closure device may then be used to close the left atrial appendage, preferably at its base, by any one of a variety of techniques. A specific technique using graspers and a closing loop is illustrated.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2001Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Inventors: Aaron V. Kaplan, Jordan T. Bajor
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Publication number: 20040215233Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for forming a working space on the interior wall of a blood vessel, such as the aorta. The working space is isolated from blood flow and permits creation of an anastomotic hole and subsequent suturing of the hole to form an end-to-side anastomosis, even while the heart is beating. The apparatus comprises tools including inflatable barriers, such as cup-shaped balloons, which engage the inner wall of the blood vessel with minimum trauma and maximum sealing. In a first embodiment, the inflatable barrier is introduced through a penetration at the site of the anastomotic attachment. In a second embodiment, the inflatable barrier is introduced through a second penetration axially spaced-apart from the site of the anastomotic attachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: MAGENTA MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Aaron V. Kaplan, Jordan T. Bajor, James I. Fann, Christopher S. Jones
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Patent number: 6712831Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for forming a working space on the interior wall of a blood vessel, such as the aorta. The working space is isolated from blood flow and permits creation of an anastomotic hole and subsequent suturing of the hole to form an end-to-side anastomosis, even while the heart is beating. The apparatus comprises tools including inflatable barriers, such as cup-shaped balloons, which engage the inner wall of the blood vessel with minimum trauma and maximum sealing. In a first embodiment, the inflatable barrier is introduced through a penetration at the site of the anastomotic attachment. In a second embodiment, the inflatable barrier is introduced through a second penetration axially spaced-apart from the site of the anastomotic attachment.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2000Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Inventors: Aaron V. Kaplan, Jordan T. Bajor
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Patent number: 6488689Abstract: Methods and apparatus for closing a left atrial appendage are described. The methods rely on introducing a closure tool from a location beneath the rib cage, over an epicardial surface, and to the exterior of the left atrial appendage. The closure device may then be used to close the left atrial appendage, preferably at its base, by any one of a variety of techniques. A specific technique using graspers and a closing loop is illustrated.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1999Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Inventors: Aaron V. Kaplan, Jordan T. Bajor