Patents by Inventor Karen Fromell Nesbitt

Karen Fromell Nesbitt 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).

  • Stabilizer for a delivery system
    Patent number: 11931525
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of stabilizers for use in delivering a replacement heart valve. The stabilizers can receive a portion of a delivery system, such as a handle, to prevent unwanted motion of the delivery system. The stabilizer can include a linear actuator for adjusting a position of the delivery system once held within the stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Deena Walid Jamal, Hieu Minh Luong, Garrett Dallas Johnson, Tarannum Ishaq Gutierrez, Matthew Michael Becerra, Karen Fromell Nesbitt
  • DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR REPLACEMENT HEART VALVES
    Publication number: 20230404753
    Abstract: A delivery system includes a suture attachment mechanism for maintaining a connection to a heart valve after initial deployment, thereby allowing recapture of the heart valve if desired. A plurality of suture portions is provided along a distal end portion of the delivery system, each suture portion having a first end fixed to the delivery system and a second end releasably coupled to a retention member on the delivery system. A knob on a handle of the delivery system is actuated for causing the second end of each suture portion to be released from its respective retention member, thereby allowing the suture portions to be decoupled from the heart valve. The suture portions are located only along a distal end portion of the delivery system for improving reliability and consistency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Luong, Julio Cesar Sanchez, Alexander H. Cooper, Jesse Robert Edwards, Hiroshi Okabe, Karen Fromell Nesbitt, David Robert Landon, Nikolai Brent Poulsen, Taylor Jacob Scheinblum, Eric Robert Dixon, Cooper Ryan Rickerson, Zachary Charles VanEvery
  • METHOD OF USING A STABILIZER FOR A DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230118545
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods of using stabilizers for use in delivering a replacement heart valve. The stabilizers can receive a portion of a delivery system, such as a handle, to prevent unwanted motion of the delivery system. The stabilizer can include a linear actuator for adjusting a position of the delivery system once held within the stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Deena Walid Jamal, Hieu Minh Luong, Garrett Dallas Johnson, Tarannum Ishaq Gutierrez, Matthew Michael Becerra, Karen Fromell Nesbitt
  • STABILIZER FOR A DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230101870
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of stabilizers for use in delivering a replacement heart valve. The stabilizers can receive a portion of a delivery system, such as a handle, to prevent unwanted motion of the delivery system. The stabilizer can include a linear actuator for adjusting a position of the delivery system once held within the stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Deena Walid Jamal, Hieu Minh Luong, Garrett Dallas Johnson, Tarannum Ishaq Gutierrez, Matthew Michael Becerra, Karen Fromell Nesbitt
  • STABILIZER FOR A DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200108225
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of stabilizers for use in delivering a replacement heart valve. The stabilizers can receive a portion of a delivery system, such as a handle, to prevent unwanted motion of the delivery system. The stabilizer can include a linear actuator for adjusting a position of the delivery system once held within the stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Deena Walid Jamal, Hieu Minh Luong, Garrett Dallas Johnson, Tarannum Ishaq Gutierrez, Matthew Michael Becerra, Karen Fromell Nesbitt