Patents by Inventor Jorge JIMINEZ

Jorge JIMINEZ 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).

  • LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE WITH CATHETER-BASED DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20240164786
    Abstract: Instruments and methods are disclosed for left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. An exemplary occluder comprises a lattice framework and an anchor. An exemplary delivery tool provides a catheter-based means of delivery of the occluder to the left atrium and LAA of a heart, such as a human heart, and deployment of the occluder by minimally invasive surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Mark SLAUGHTER, Guruprasad GIRIDHARAN, Michael SOBIESKI, Gretel MONREAL, Steven KOENIG, Jorge JIMINEZ, Landon TOMPKINS
  • CERVICAL CERCLAGE ASSISTANCE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160106467
    Abstract: A medical device for interacting with a patient's cervix is provided. The device includes a grasper configured to allow gripping and compression of a patient's cervix when disposed proximate a patient's cervix and an elongate catheter comprising a distal portion that is selectively releasably connectable to the grasper. The grasper is adapted to interact with at least a portion of a patient's cervix when deployed, and a flexible member that extends from a first end portion of the grasper, with a proximal end portion retained by the grasper and an opposite distal end portion extending away from the grasper to a distal tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: John M. O'Brien, Jorge Jiminez-Rios, Lyle Hundley, Kate Duncan, Melissa Dale, Matthew J. Terwiske