Patents by Inventor Joshua M. Inouye

Joshua M. Inouye 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).

  • Patent number: 12274619
    Abstract: An implant includes a pair of anchors and a pair of anchor housing assemblies, wherein an anchor housing assembly includes an anchoring component configured to translate the anchor proximally-distally through the anchor housing assembly and a cinch component configured to control a space between the pair of anchor housing assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: James M. Anderson, Joshua M. Inouye, Graham Krumpelmann, John M. Edgell
  • Publication number: 20240074857
    Abstract: An implant includes a pair of anchors and a pair of anchor housing assemblies, wherein an anchor housing assembly includes an anchoring component configured to translate the anchor proximally-distally through the anchor housing assembly and a cinch component configured to control a space between the pair of anchor housing assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Anderson, Joshua M. Inouye, Graham Krumpelmann, John M. Edgell
  • Patent number: 11844694
    Abstract: An implant includes a pair of anchors and a pair of anchor housing assemblies, wherein an anchor housing assembly includes an anchoring component configured to translate the anchor proximally-distally through the anchor housing assembly and a cinch component configured to control a space between the pair of anchor housing assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: James M. Anderson, Joshua M. Inouye, Graham Krumpelmann, John M. Edgell
  • Publication number: 20230338147
    Abstract: A low profile implant, system and method of deployment includes a plurality of anchors supported by a plurality of anchor housings. The anchor housings include one or more release mechanisms configured to affix the frame to the anchor housings during implant deployment, actuation and cinching, and to release the frame following cinching to enable the frame to be withdrawn from the treatment site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Graham Krumpelmann, Joshua M. Inouye, James M. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230270550
    Abstract: Anchoring assemblies that increase the surface area and/or amount of anchored tissue include a barb anchor, translatably disposed within the opening of an anchor housing, the barb anchor comprising a barb arm, the barb arm including a linear configuration wherein the barb arm is aligned with an axis of the opening and a deflected configuration wherein at least a portion the barb arm is deflected away from a central axis of the opening of the anchor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Graham Krumpelmann, Mathew L. Gilk, Joshua M. Inouye, James M. Anderson, Timothy Hillukka, Kenny D. Bruner
  • Patent number: 11723770
    Abstract: An actuator sleeve includes resiliency features that may reduce chronic strain on valve annulus implants. The resiliency features may relate to one or more of a material, a manufacture, a dimension, and/or design attribute of the sleeve. In one aspect the resiliency features may allow deformation of the sleeve at frame interfaces to distribute forces to reduce the frame fatigue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua M. Inouye, James M. Anderson, John M. Edgell, Graham Krumpelmann
  • Patent number: 11678987
    Abstract: Anchoring assemblies that increase the surface area and/or amount of anchored tissue include a barb anchor, translatably disposed within the opening of an anchor housing, the barb anchor comprising a barb arm, the barb arm including a linear configuration wherein the barb arm is aligned with an axis of the opening and a deflected configuration wherein at least a portion the barb arm is deflected away from a central axis of the opening of the anchor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Graham Krumpelmann, Mathew L. Gilk, Joshua M. Inouye, James M. Anderson, Timothy Hillukka, Kenny D. Bruner
  • Patent number: 11540919
    Abstract: A low profile implant, system and method of deployment includes a frame comprising an elongate body having ends that overlap to form an annular configuration of the frame. A circumference of the frame may be modified by varying an extent of the overlap between the ends of the elongate body. The elongate structure may extend through a sleeve of a number of respective anchor housings of the implant along a first axis, and anchors may be deployed through bores in the anchor housings along a second axis to secure the anchor housings to tissue. The implant may be deployed about and anchored to a valve annulus, and the circumference of the frame, and associated anchored tissue, may be adjusted to reconfigure the valve annulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Graham Krumpelmann, Joshua M. Inouye, James M. Anderson, John M. Edgell
  • Patent number: 11523906
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an implant delivery systems including at least one removable actuator to reshape a valve annulus are described. The systems may use the removable actuator to customize annular reshaping at a treatment site and withdraw the actuator from the treatment site following custom reshaping to provide a low profile annuloplasty implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua M. Inouye, James M. Anderson, Graham Krumpelmann
  • Publication number: 20220354646
    Abstract: An anchor configured to maximize the surface area of the anchor to improve anchor retention is disclosed. The anchor may be configured with a width that differs from a thickness of the anchor. In some embodiments, the anchor be configured as a helical ribbon defining a central lumen about a central axis extending through the helical ribbon. The helical ribbon may vary in width, thickness, central lumen diameter, or a combination thereof, along its extent. The anchor may include retention features that are configured to promote tissue and/or implant interaction for improved anchor retention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Gregory Y. Lee, Michelle C. Boucha-Rayle, James M. Anderson, Joshua M. Inouye, John A. Zanussi, Jeffrey Schneider, Christopher Korenczuk, Kenny Dwight Bruner, Graham Krumpelmann
  • Publication number: 20210220136
    Abstract: A low profile implant, system and method of deployment includes a frame comprising an elongate body having ends that overlap to form an annular configuration of the frame. A circumference of the frame may be modified by varying an extent of the overlap between the ends of the elongate body. The elongate structure may extend through a sleeve of a number of respective anchor housings of the implant along a first axis, and anchors may be deployed through bores in the anchor housings along a second axis to secure the anchor housings to tissue. The implant may be deployed about and anchored to a valve annulus, and the circumference of the frame, and associated anchored tissue, may be adjusted to reconfigure the valve annulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Graham Krumpelmann, Joshua M. Inouye, James M. Anderson, John M. Edgell
  • Publication number: 20210220133
    Abstract: An implant includes a pair of anchors and a pair of anchor housing assemblies, wherein an anchor housing assembly includes an anchoring component configured to translate the anchor proximally-distally through the anchor housing assembly and a cinch component configured to control a space between the pair of anchor housing assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: James M. Anderson, Joshua M. Inouye, Graham Krumpelmann, John M. Edgell
  • Publication number: 20210161664
    Abstract: Anchoring assemblies that increase the surface area and/or amount of anchored tissue include a barb anchor, translatably disposed within the opening of an anchor housing, the barb anchor comprising a barb arm, the barb arm including a linear configuration wherein the barb arm is aligned with an axis of the opening and a deflected configuration wherein at least a portion the barb arm is deflected away from a central axis of the opening of the anchor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Graham Krumpelmann, Mathew L. Gilk, Joshua M. Inouye, James M. Anderson, Timothy Hillukka, Kenny D. Bruner
  • Publication number: 20210007846
    Abstract: An actuator sleeve includes resiliency features that may reduce chronic strain on valve annulus implants. The resiliency features may relate to one or more of a material, a manufacture, a dimension, and/or design attribute of the sleeve. In one aspect the resiliency features may allow deformation of the sleeve at frame interfaces to distribute forces to reduce the frame fatigue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua M. Inouye, James M. Anderson, John M. Edgell, Graham Krumpelmann
  • Publication number: 20210000600
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an implant delivery systems including at least one removable actuator to reshape a valve annulus are described. The systems may use the removable actuator to customize annular reshaping at a treatment site and withdraw the actuator from the treatment site following custom reshaping to provide a low profile annuloplasty implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua M. Inouye, James M. Anderson, Graham Krumpelmann