Patents by Inventor Kevin D. Accola

Kevin D. Accola 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).

  • Prosthetic heart valves and devices, systems and methods for prosthetic heart valves
    Patent number: 9474597
    Abstract: Described herein is a unique sutureless heart valve that includes a deployment mechanism having a plurality of fasteners. The plurality of fasteners may be actuated at least two states: a disengaged state wherein said plurality of fasteners are retracted, and an engaged state wherein said plurality of fasteners are extended; and further comprising a deployed state wherein said plurality of fasteners, when extended, are irreversibly locked such that said heart valve is securely deployed at the target surgical site. The valve deployment mechanism comprises a ring assembly comprising a first annular member onto which said plurality of fasteners are associated and a second annular member peripheral to said first annular member and comprising a series of windows through which individual fasteners of said plurality of fasteners project.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: Kevin D. Accola
  • Prosthetic Heart Valves and Devices, Systems and Methods for Prosthetic Heart Valves
    Publication number: 20130261741
    Abstract: Described herein is a unique sutureless heart valve that includes a deployment mechanism having a plurality of fasteners. The plurality of fasteners may be actuated at least two states: a disengaged state wherein said plurality of fasteners are retracted, and an engaged state wherein said plurality of fasteners are extended; and further comprising a deployed state wherein said plurality of fasteners, when extended, are irreversibly locked such that said heart valve is securely deployed at the target surgical site. The valve deployment mechanism comprises a ring assembly comprising a first annular member onto which said plurality of fasteners are associated and a second annular member peripheral to said first annular member and comprising a series of windows through which individual fasteners of said plurality of fasteners project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventor: Kevin D. Accola