Patents by Inventor Laura FIGULLA

Laura FIGULLA 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).

  • Publication number: 20200138570
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heart implant, particularly being configured to reduce or eliminate a heart valve insufficiency after implantation into the heart, comprising a closure element (1) being configured to be positioned within the heart valve annulus, particularly being configured to close or at least to reduce a remaining gap between closing valve leaflets, an anchoring element (2) being attached to the closure element (1) for fixing the implant in the heart, preferably for non-invasive fixing by surface contact between the exterior surface of the anchoring element (2) and an interior surface of a heart lumen, preferably the atrium, wherein the closure element (1) and the anchoring element (2) are connected with a means (1a, 2a) for changing the relative position of the closure element (1) and the anchoring element (2) to each other. The invention furthermore relates to a method of treating a heart valve insufficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: coramaze technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Youssef BIADILLAH, Laura FIGULLA, Stefan Daniel MENZL, Thomas GERHARDT, Niklas Maximilian NATHE, Raz BAR-ON, Leah KIDNEY, Mario HEINTZE