Patents by Inventor Joshua J. Dwork

Joshua J. Dwork 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).

  • Devices, systems, and methods for treating the left atrial appendage
    Patent number: 10758241
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a method for occluding a left atrial appendage (LAA) and other cavities or openings within a body. Some embodiments of the method can include an implant configured to be deployed within the LAA or other cavity, configured to be expanded or moved against a wall portion of the LAA or other cavity, and configured to twist at least a portion of the LAA or other cavity when the implant is rotated. Thereafter, one or more securing elements, staples, sutures, or other fasteners can be implanted in the gathered tissue to hold the tissue in the gathered state, thereby occluding the opening of the LAA or other cavity. In some embodiments, the opening of the LAA or other cavity can be occluded by elongating or otherwise reshaping the opening using an implant device, and securing the opening in the occluded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Laminar, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall T. Lashinski, Joshua J. Dwork
  • Delivery System with Inline Sheath
    Publication number: 20180036125
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering and implanting heart valves are disclosed. The delivery systems can include an integrated introducer. The integrated introducer can include a sheath having an inner diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of a delivery capsule of the delivery system and an outer diameter that is approximately equal to the outer diameter of the delivery capsule. The integrated introducer can include a hub having a hemostatic seal. The hub can have a locking mechanism configured to fix the integrated introducer in place on the delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Susheel R. Deshmukh, Patrick Griffin, Patrick E. Macaulay, AK M. Masud, Adam J. Shipley, John P. Shanahan, Hubert K. Yeung, Stephen J. Peter, Gustaf LP Belt, Joshua J. Dwork
  • Delivery system with inline sheath
    Patent number: 9788943
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering and implanting heart valves are disclosed. The delivery systems can include an integrated introducer. The integrated introducer can include a sheath having an inner diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of a delivery capsule of the delivery system and an outer diameter that is approximately equal to the outer diameter of the delivery capsule. The integrated introducer can include a hub having a hemostatic seal. The hub can have a locking mechanism configured to fix the integrated introducer in place on the delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Susheel R Deshmukh, Joshua J. Dwork, Patrick Griffin, Patrick E. Macaulay, A K M Masud, Adam J. Shipley, John P. Shanahan, Hubert K. Young, Stephen J. Peter, Gustaf L P Belt
  • Delivery System with Inline Sheath
    Publication number: 20140364939
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering and implanting heart valves are disclosed. The delivery systems can include an integrated introducer. The integrated introducer can include a sheath having an inner diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of a delivery capsule of the delivery system and an outer diameter that is approximately equal to the outer diameter of the delivery capsule. The integrated introducer can include a hub having a hemostatic seal. The hub can have a locking mechanism configured to fix the integrated introducer in place on the delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Susheel R. Deshmukh, Joshua J. Dwork, Patrick Griffin, Patrick E. Macaulay, AK M Masud, Adam J. Shipley, John P. Shanahan, Hubert K. Young, Stephen J. Peter, Gustaf LP Belt