Patents by Inventor Julia Akiko Roche

Julia Akiko Roche 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).

  • Retrieval devices for heart valve sealing devices
    Patent number: 12279982
    Abstract: A retrieval device for retrieving a previously implanted device from a native valve of a patient's heart includes one or more retrieval components. The retrieval components include one or more of a device securing member, a device actuation member, and a clasp capturing member. The securing member is configured to attach the retrieval device to the previously implanted device. The actuation member engages the previously implanted device to move the previously implanted device from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The clasp capturing member is configured to attach to a clasp of the previously implanted device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Asher L. Metchik, Julia Akiko Roche
  • TISSUE ANCHORS AND TECHNIQUES FOR USE THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20240415654
    Abstract: A system comprises an anchor (20) comprising an inner helical tissue-engaging element (24); an outer helical tissue-engaging element (22); and a head assembly (29). The head assembly comprises a first head (25), fixed to a proximal end of the inner tissue-engaging element, and a second head (26), fixed to a proximal end of the outer tissue-engaging element. The system further comprises a driver (28), reversibly interfacing with and engaging the first head and the second head, in order to anchor the anchor in the target tissue. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Yaron Herman, Noam Glezer, Gidon Pesach, Eran Hoffer, Aviv Galon, Carmel Peleg, Eyal Shaolian, Ehud Aviv (formerly Iflah), Travis Zenyo Oba, Ofry Efraim Yossef, Sam Shafigh, Bar Eytan-Vaisman, Matthew Aaron Sussman, Eva Adriana de la Cruz Romito, Omar Fawzi Azanki, Julia Akiko Roche, Andrew Charles May, Alana Tyler Stein
  • STEERABLE CATHETER
    Publication number: 20230078736
    Abstract: A delivery system includes a handle, a catheter shaft, and a steering mechanism. The catheter shaft extends from the handle to a flexible distal end portion. The steering mechanism is configured to steer the flexible distal end portion. The steering mechanism can include a steering element a control member, and one or more actuation elements. Actuating the control member can move the steering element to increase and/or decrease tension in one or more actuation elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Haim Brauon, Or Cohen, Brian Patrick Murphy, Omar Fawzi Azanki, Ernest William Heflin, Steven Eric Decker, Timothy Allen Dalton, Ehud Aviv, Lindsay Marie Hall, Murrad Mirza Kazalbash, Julia Akiko Roche, Danny Barrientos Baldo
  • RETRIEVAL DEVICES FOR HEART VALVE SEALING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210267781
    Abstract: A retrieval device for retrieving a previously implanted device from a native valve of a patient's heart includes one or more retrieval components. The retrieval components include one or more of a device securing member, a device actuation member, and a clasp capturing member. The securing member is configured to attach the retrieval device to the previously implanted device. The actuation member engages the previously implanted device to move the previously implanted device from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The clasp capturing member is configured to attach to a clasp of the previously implanted device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Asher L. Metchik, Julia Akiko Roche