Patents by Inventor Kaitlyn Nicole Spink

Kaitlyn Nicole Spink 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).

  • APICAL CONNECTORS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN HEART WALL
    Publication number: 20200108190
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apical connector for use in a heart wall. The apical connector may include a port defining an aperture therethrough, an anchoring device extending distally from the port and configured for advancing at least partially through the heart wall, and a cannula configured for advancing through the aperture of the port and at least partially through the heart wall. The cannula may include a locking tab configured to engage the port and lock the cannula with respect to the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher James Cotter, Cori Grace Pierce, Daniel Harjes, Jorge H. Jimenez, Julien Duhamel, Kaitlyn Nicole Spink, Peter J. Gazzara, Kathryn Frederick
  • Apical connectors and instruments for use in a heart wall
    Patent number: 10485909
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apical connector for use in a heart wall. The apical connector may include a port defining an aperture therethrough, an anchoring device extending distally from the port and configured for advancing at least partially through the heart wall, and a cannula configured for advancing through the aperture of the port and at least partially through the heart wall. The cannula may include a locking tab configured to engage the port and lock the cannula with respect to the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Thoratec Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher James Cotter, Cori Grace Pierce, Daniel Harjes, Jorge H. Jimenez, Julien Duhamel, Kaitlyn Nicole Spink, Peter J. Gazzara, III, Kathryn Frederick
  • Apical Connectors and Instruments for Use in a Heart Wall
    Publication number: 20160121033
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apical connector for use in a heart wall. The apical connector may include a port defining an aperture therethrough, an anchoring device extending distally from the port and configured for advancing at least partially through the heart wall, and a cannula configured for advancing through the aperture of the port and at least partially through the heart wall. The cannula may include a locking tab configured to engage the port and lock the cannula with respect to the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher James Cotter, Cori Grace Pierce, Daniel Harjes, Jorge H. Jimenez, Julien Duhamel, Kaitlyn Nicole Spink, Peter J. Gazzara, III, Kathryn Frederick