Patents by Inventor Julia K. Roe

Julia K. Roe 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).

  • Collapsible leaflets for prosthetic heart valves
    Patent number: 11446142
    Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable stent, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent, and a plurality of leaflets attached to at least one of the cuff or the stent within an interior region of the stent. The stent may have a plurality of cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent. The leaflets together may have a coapted position occluding the interior region of the stent and an open position in which the interior region is not occluded. Each leaflet may include a flat mesh of braided wire material having a plurality of pores extending therethrough. The leaflets may be devoid of biological material at a time of implantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Caytlin Gale, Gary Erzberger, Kristen T. Morin, Trevor J. Springer, Jaron J. Olsoe, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier, Julia K. Roe, Hannah Mitchell
  • Collapsible Leaflets for Prosthetic Heart Valves
    Publication number: 20210077254
    Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable stent, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent, and a plurality of leaflets attached to at least one of the cuff or the stent within an interior region of the stent. The stent may have a plurality of cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent. The leaflets together may have a coapted position occluding the interior region of the stent and an open position in which the interior region is not occluded. Each leaflet may include a flat mesh of braided wire material having a plurality of pores extending therethrough. The leaflets may be devoid of biological material at a time of implantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Caytlin Gale, Gary Erzberger, Kristen T. Morin, Trevor J. Springer, Jaron J. Olsoe, Kristopher Henry Vietmeier, Julia K. Roe, Hannah Mitchell