Patents by Inventor Julie A. Benton
Julie A. Benton 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).
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Publication number: 20240082027Abstract: A distal aortic stent graft assembly including a main body having a proximal end and a distal end. The main body defines a peripheral opening. The proximal end defines a proximal opening. The distal end defines a distal opening. The proximal opening and the distal opening are configured to perfuse blood through the main body when the main body is in a deployed state. The distal aortic stent graft assembly further includes a coupling extending radially from the main body and corresponding to the opening in the main body. The coupling is configured to align with a blood vessel and perfuse blood through the coupling when the coupling is in the deployed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Keith PERKINS, Zachary BORGLIN, Mark STIGER, Julie BENTON, Steven CLAESSENS, Travis ROWE, Mark YOUNG
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Publication number: 20240041585Abstract: A method of deploying a modular multibranch stent assembly. The method includes deploying a first modular stent device in an ascending aorta. The first modular stent device includes a main body, a bypass gate extending from the main body, and a bifurcated contra limb extending from the main body. The bifurcated contra limb includes a first distal limb and a second distal limb. The method further includes deploying a first bridging stent graft in the first distal limb and/or a second bridging stent graft in the second distal limb.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Keith PERKINS, Zachary BORGLIN, Mark STIGER, Julie BENTON, Steven CLAESSENS, Travis ROWE, Mark YOUNG
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Publication number: 20240000560Abstract: A stent graft assembly including a main body and a branch coupling extending radially from the main body. A proximal end of the single branch stent device is configured to seal in an ascending portion of an aorta. The assembly further includes a modular stent device including a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the modular stent graft is configured to couple to a distal end of the single branch stent device. The modular stent device includes a main body configured to couple inside the main body of the single branch stent device. The modular stent device includes a bypass gate and an artery leg. The modular stent device is configured to bifurcate at a bifurcation point from the main body to the bypass gate and the artery leg outside of and distal the distal end of the single branch stent device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Keith PERKINS, Zachary BORGLIN, Mark STIGER, Julie BENTON, Steven CLAESSENS, Travis ROWE, Mark YOUNG
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Patent number: 11850173Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to a modular stent device that is deployed into the ascending aorta via femoral access. The modular stent device is a base or anchor component to which additional modular stent devices can be attached to exclude diseased areas of the aorta while at the same time allowing perfusion of the brachiocephalic artery, the left common carotid artery, and/or the left subclavian artery.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young
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Patent number: 11826226Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to a modular stent device including a main body configured to be deployed in the ascending aorta, a bypass gate configured to be deployed in the aorta, and a bifurcated contra limb. The bifurcated contra limb includes a single proximal limb that is bifurcated (split) into a first distal limb and a second distal limb. By forming the bifurcated contra limb to include a single proximal limb that is bifurcated into the distal limbs, guiding a guide wire into the relatively larger opening of bifurcated contra limb at a proximal end is simpler than guiding a guidewire into two smaller limbs extending distally from main body. Accordingly, cannulation of the bifurcated contra limb is relatively simple thus simplifying the procedure. In addition, the parallel design mimics anatomical blood vessel bifurcations to limit flow disruptions.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young
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Patent number: 11806224Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to an assembly including a single branch stent device and a modular stent device configured to be coupled to the single branch stent device. The single branch stent device includes a main body and a branch coupling extending radially from the main body. The modular stent device includes a main body configured to be coupled inside of the main body of the single branch stent device, a bypass gate extending distally from a distal end of the main body of the modular stent device, and an artery leg extending distally from the distal end of the main body of the modular stent device.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young
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Publication number: 20230255745Abstract: A method for deploying a stent device having a main body, a proximal coupling, and a distal coupling. The method includes extending a first guidewire in an aorta, extending a second guidewire in a brachiocephalic artery, and extending a third guidewire in an aortic branch vessel. The method further includes tracking the stent device along the first, second, and third guidewires. During the tracking step, the first guidewire extends through the main body, the second guidewire extends through the proximal coupling, and the third guidewire extends through the distal coupling. The method also includes deploying the main body within the aorta with the proximal coupling aligning with the brachiocephalic artery and the distal coupling aligning with the aortic branch vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Keith PERKINS, Zachary BORGLIN, Mark STIGER, Julie BENTON, Steven CLAESSENS, Travis ROWE, Mark YOUNG
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Patent number: 11672645Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to an assembly including a single multibranch stent device. The single multibranch stent device includes a main body, a proximal coupling extending radially from the main body, and a distal coupling extending radially from the main body. The main body, the proximal coupling, and the distal coupling are permanently coupled to one another and the single multibranch stent device is a single piece. By forming the single multibranch stent device as a single piece, the single multibranch stent device can be deployed in a single deployment thus simplifying the deployment procedure.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young
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Publication number: 20230157762Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing an intelligent assistance (“IA”) or extended intelligence (“EI”) ecosystem for soft tissue luminal applications. In various embodiments, a computing system analyzes first layer input data (indicating movement, position, and/or relative distance for a person(s) and object(s) in a room) and second layer input data. The second layer input data includes sensor and/or imaging data of a patient. Based on the analysis, the computing system generates one or more recommendations for guiding a medical professional in navigating a surgical device(s) with respect to one or more soft tissue luminal portions of the patient. The recommendation(s) include at least one mapped guide toward, in, and/or around the one or more soft tissue luminal portions. The mapped guide can include data corresponding to at least three dimensions, e.g., a 3D image/video. The computing system can present the recommendation(s) as image-based output, using a user experience device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Peter N. Braido, Randal C. Schulhauser, Niall F. Duffy, Julie A. Benton, Zhongping Yang, Richard J. O'Brien, Walton W. Baxter, Roy A. Wilsker, Tal Davidson, William C. Harding, Max L. Balter, Joseph D. Brannan, Mark L. Stiger, Keith D. Perkins
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Publication number: 20220218462Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to a stent-graft system including a bifurcated stent-graft, a first bifurcating branch device, and a first branch extension. The bifurcated stent-graft includes a body, a first branch limb, and a second branch limb. The first bifurcating branch device includes a body segment coupled to the first branch limb of the bifurcated stent-graft, a first branch limb, and a second branch limb. The first branch extension is within the first branch limb of the first bifurcating branch device and within an external iliac artery. The first bifurcating branch device has a wide patient applicability since the treatment can be extended proximal to the anatomical iliac bifurcation and is not limited by the common iliac artery length. The stent-graft system is suitable to treat a wide range of internal and external iliac artery diameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Keith PERKINS, Travis ROWE, Mark STIGER, Mark YOUNG, Julie BENTON, Steven CLAESSENS
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Patent number: 11344402Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to a stent-graft system including a bifurcated stent-graft, a first bifurcating branch device, and a first branch extension. The bifurcated stent-graft includes a body, a first branch limb, and a second branch limb. The first bifurcating branch device includes a body segment coupled to the first branch limb of the bifurcated stent-graft, a first branch limb, and a second branch limb. The first branch extension is within the first branch limb of the first bifurcating branch device and within an external iliac artery. The first bifurcating branch device has a wide patient applicability since the treatment can be extended proximal to the anatomical iliac bifurcation and is not limited by the common iliac artery length. The stent-graft system is suitable to treat a wide range of internal and external iliac artery diameters.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Keith Perkins, Travis Rowe, Mark Stiger, Mark Young, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens
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Publication number: 20220054253Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to an assembly including a single branch stent device and a modular stent device configured to be coupled to the single branch stent device. The single branch stent device includes a main body and a branch coupling extending radially from the main body. The modular stent device includes a main body configured to be coupled inside of the main body of the single branch stent device, a bypass gate extending distally from a distal end of the main body of the modular stent device, and an artery leg extending distally from the distal end of the main body of the modular stent device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Keith PERKINS, Zachary BORGLIN, Mark STIGER, Julie BENTON, Steven CLAESSENS, Travis ROWE, Mark YOUNG
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Patent number: 11213611Abstract: Methods for treating a bioprosthetic tissue and treated bioprosthetic tissue are described. The methods comprise contacting the biological tissue with an anchor compound, the anchor compound comprising first and second functional groups. The first functional group is reactive with and couples a tissue functional group associated with the biological tissue. The second functional group is one of a bio-orthogonal binding pair. The biological tissue coupled to the anchor compound is then exposed to a linking compound. The linking compound comprises at least two functional groups, each comprising the other one of the bio-orthogonal binding pair. In a preferred embodiment, the bio-orthogonal binding pair is an azide and an acetylene. The method can be performed in the presence of a catalyst, preferably a copper catalyst. Alternatively, the method can be performed in the absence of a catalyst, wherein the acetylene is incorporated in a ring-strained cyclic compound, such as cyclooctyne.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CorporationInventor: Julie A. Benton
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Patent number: 11191633Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to an assembly including a single branch stent device and a modular stent device configured to be coupled to the single branch stent device. The single branch stent device includes a main body and a branch coupling extending radially from the main body. The modular stent device includes a main body configured to be coupled inside of the main body of the single branch stent device, a bypass gate extending distally from a distal end of the main body of the modular stent device, and an artery leg extending distally from the distal end of the main body of the modular stent device.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young
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Publication number: 20210353442Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to a modular stent device that is deployed via supra aortic access through the brachiocephalic artery. The modular stent device is a base or anchor component to which additional modular stent devices can be attached to exclude diseased areas of the aorta while at the same time allowing perfusion of the left common carotid artery and the left subclavian artery.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young
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Publication number: 20210346145Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to an assembly including a single multibranch stent device. The single multibranch stent device includes a main body, a proximal coupling extending radially from the main body, and a distal coupling extending radially from the main body. The main body, the proximal coupling, and the distal coupling are permanently coupled to one another and the single multibranch stent device is a single piece. By forming the single multibranch stent device as a single piece, the single multibranch stent device can be deployed in a single deployment thus simplifying the deployment procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young
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Publication number: 20210322188Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to a modular stent device that is deployed into the ascending aorta via femoral access. The modular stent device is a base or anchor component to which additional modular stent devices can be attached to exclude diseased areas of the aorta while at the same time allowing perfusion of the brachiocephalic artery, the left common carotid artery, and/or the left subclavian artery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young
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Patent number: 11116650Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to a modular stent device that is deployed via supra aortic access through the brachiocephalic artery. The modular stent device is a base or anchor component to which additional modular stent devices can be attached to exclude diseased areas of the aorta while at the same time allowing perfusion of the left common carotid artery and the left subclavian artery.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young
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Patent number: 11096775Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to an assembly including a single multibranch stent device. The single multibranch stent device includes a main body, a proximal coupling extending radially from the main body, and a distal coupling extending radially from the main body. The main body, the proximal coupling, and the distal coupling are permanently coupled to one another and the single multibranch stent device is a single piece. By forming the single multibranch stent device as a single piece, the single multibranch stent device can be deployed in a single deployment thus simplifying the deployment procedure.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young
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Patent number: 11083605Abstract: The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to a modular stent device that is deployed into the ascending aorta via femoral access. The modular stent device is a base or anchor component to which additional modular stent devices can be attached to exclude diseased areas of the aorta while at the same time allowing perfusion of the brachiocephalic artery, the left common carotid artery, and/or the left subclavian artery.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Keith Perkins, Zachary Borglin, Mark Stiger, Julie Benton, Steven Claessens, Travis Rowe, Mark Young