Patents by Inventor Kieran COUGHLAN

Kieran COUGHLAN 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).

  • TRANSSEPTAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS HAVING A DEFLECTING SEGMENT AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20220015903
    Abstract: A delivery system for delivering a heart valve prosthesis includes a delivery catheter and a heart valve prosthesis. The delivery catheter includes an outer sheath, an inner shaft, a distal nosecone, and a deflecting segment. The inner shaft is slidably disposed within the outer sheath. A distal end of the inner shaft is coupled to a proximal end of the deflecting segment, and a distal end of the deflecting segment is coupled to the distal nosecone. The deflecting segment includes a delivery state with the deflecting segment and the distal nosecone having a combined first longitudinal length. The deflecting segment further includes a deflected state with the deflecting segment having a second longitudinal length that is less than the first longitudinal length. The heart valve prosthesis includes a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. The deflecting segment is shape-set to the deflected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan COPE, Kieran COUGHLAN, Faraz UL HASSAN
  • Transseptal delivery systems having a deflecting segment and methods of use
    Patent number: 11135060
    Abstract: A delivery system for delivering a heart valve prosthesis includes a delivery catheter and a heart valve prosthesis. The delivery catheter includes an outer sheath, an inner shaft, a distal nosecone, and a deflecting segment. The inner shaft is slidably disposed within the outer sheath. A distal end of the inner shaft is coupled to a proximal end of the deflecting segment, and a distal end of the deflecting segment is coupled to the distal nosecone. The deflecting segment includes a delivery state with the deflecting segment and the distal nosecone having a combined first longitudinal length. The deflecting segment further includes a deflected state with the deflecting segment having a second longitudinal length that is less than the first longitudinal length. The heart valve prosthesis includes a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. The deflecting segment is shape-set to the deflected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Cope, Kieran Coughlan, Faraz Ul Hassan
  • TRANSSEPTAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS HAVING A DEFLECTING SEGMENT AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20190060068
    Abstract: A delivery system for delivering a heart valve prosthesis includes a delivery catheter and a heart valve prosthesis. The delivery catheter includes an outer sheath, an inner shaft, a distal nosecone, and a deflecting segment. The inner shaft is slidably disposed within the outer sheath. A distal end of the inner shaft is coupled to a proximal end of the deflecting segment, and a distal end of the deflecting segment is coupled to the distal nosecone. The deflecting segment includes a delivery state with the deflecting segment and the distal nosecone having a combined first longitudinal length. The deflecting segment further includes a deflected state with the deflecting segment having a second longitudinal length that is less than the first longitudinal length. The heart valve prosthesis includes a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. The deflecting segment is shape-set to the deflected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan COPE, Kieran COUGHLAN, Faraz UL HASSAN