Patents by Inventor Karen Suzanne Lavery

Karen Suzanne Lavery 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).

  • Cultured cell leaflet material
    Patent number: 10405975
    Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve provided herein can include a cultured cell tissue leaflet. In some cases, a prosthetic heart valve can include a plurality of leaflets secured together and retained within the expandable tubular member. The cultured cell tissue can be obtained by culturing fibroblast cells, smooth muscle cells, or a combination thereof to form a sheet of cultured cells and chemically cross-linking the fibroblast cells while under tension. In some cases, the cultured cell tissue can be radially tensioned. In some cases, the cultured cell tissue can be bi-axially tensioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Crystal Marie Anderson-Cunanan, Katherine Cora Fazackerley, Michael Eppihimer, Shannon Smith Kenwood, Natalia P. Sushkova, Karen Suzanne Lavery
  • CULTURED CELL LEAFLET MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20170100237
    Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve provided herein can include a cultured cell tissue leaflet. In some cases, a prosthetic heart valve can include a plurality of leaflets secured together and retained within the expandable tubular member. The cultured cell tissue can be obtained by culturing fibroblast cells, smooth muscle cells, or a combination thereof to form a sheet of cultured cells and chemically cross-linking the fibroblast cells while under tension. In some cases, the cultured cell tissue can be radially tensioned. In some cases, the cultured cell tissue can be bi-axially tensioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Crystal Marie Anderson-Cunanan, Katherine Cora Fazackerley, Michael Eppihimer, Shannon Smith Kenwood, Natalia P. Sushkova, Karen Suzanne Lavery