Patents by Inventor Maeve Britton

Maeve Britton 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: 20240261097
    Abstract: Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a covering feature associated with the spindle for selectively covering at least a portion of a stented prosthetic heart valve tethered to the spindle in a delivery state. In some embodiments, the covering feature includes a tip mounted to the spindle. The tip can include an overhang region for selectively covering a portion of the stented prosthetic heart valve. In other embodiments, the tip can include a tip body and a compressible foam bumper. In yet other embodiments, the covering feature includes an outer sheath arranged to selectively cover the stented prosthetic heart valve. The outer sheath can be elastic and stretchable for recapturing a partially expanded prosthesis, for example by including one or more windows covered by a stretchable covering layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Brendan Vaughan, Maeve Britton, Martha Barajas-Torres, Susheel Deshmukh, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Don Tran, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson
  • Patent number: 11963872
    Abstract: Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a covering feature associated with the spindle for selectively covering at least a portion of a stented prosthetic heart valve tethered to the spindle in a delivery state. In some embodiments, the covering feature includes a tip mounted to the spindle. The tip can include an overhang region for selectively covering a portion of the stented prosthetic heart valve. In other embodiments, the tip can include a tip body and a compressible foam bumper. In yet other embodiments, the covering feature includes an outer sheath arranged to selectively cover the stented prosthetic heart valve. The outer sheath can be elastic and stretchable for recapturing a partially expanded prosthesis, for example by including one or more windows covered by a stretchable covering layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Brendan Vaughan, Maeve Britton, Martha Barajas-Torres, Susheel Deshmukh, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Don Tran, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson
  • Publication number: 20200352714
    Abstract: Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a covering feature associated with the spindle for selectively covering at least a portion of a stented prosthetic heart valve tethered to the spindle in a delivery state. In some embodiments, the covering feature includes a tip mounted to the spindle. The tip can include an overhang region for selectively covering a portion of the stented prosthetic heart valve. In other embodiments, the tip can include a tip body and a compressible foam bumper. In yet other embodiments, the covering feature includes an outer sheath arranged to selectively cover the stented prosthetic heart valve. The outer sheath can be elastic and stretchable for recapturing a partially expanded prosthesis, for example by including one or more windows covered by a stretchable covering layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Vaughan, Maeve Britton, Martha Barajas-Torres, Susheel Deshmukh, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Don Tran, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson
  • Patent number: 10758350
    Abstract: Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a covering feature associated with the spindle for selectively covering at least a portion of a stented prosthetic heart valve tethered to the spindle in a delivery state. In some embodiments, the covering feature includes a tip mounted to the spindle. The tip can include an overhang region for selectively covering a portion of the stented prosthetic heart valve. In other embodiments, the tip can include a tip body and a compressible foam bumper. In yet other embodiments, the covering feature includes an outer sheath arranged to selectively cover the stented prosthetic heart valve. The outer sheath can be elastic and stretchable for recapturing a partially expanded prosthesis, for example by including one or more windows covered by a stretchable covering layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Vaughan, Maeve Britton, Martha Barajas-Torres, Susheel Deshmukh, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Don Tran, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson
  • Publication number: 20170348101
    Abstract: Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a covering feature associated with the spindle for selectively covering at least a portion of a stented prosthetic heart valve tethered to the spindle in a delivery state. In some embodiments, the covering feature includes a tip mounted to the spindle. The tip can include an overhang region for selectively covering a portion of the stented prosthetic heart valve. In other embodiments, the tip can include a tip body and a compressible foam bumper. In yet other embodiments, the covering feature includes an outer sheath arranged to selectively cover the stented prosthetic heart valve. The outer sheath can be elastic and stretchable for recapturing a partially expanded prosthesis, for example by including one or more windows covered by a stretchable covering layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Brendan Vaughn, Maeve Britton, Martha Barajas-Torres, Susheel Deshmukh, Leonel Mendoza, Siyan Som, Michele Silver, Don Tran, Nathan Brown, Jill Mendelson