Patents by Inventor Maria Jose M. Nunes Pereira

Maria Jose M. Nunes Pereira 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).

  • Right ventricular papillary approximation
    Patent number: 10420645
    Abstract: A device for treating tricuspid regurgitation includes a shaft and a first fixation mechanism disposed on a distal end of the shaft. The first fixation mechanism is configured to anchor the device to a first cardiac tissue. The device includes a second fixation mechanism disposed on a proximal end of the shaft. The second fixation mechanism is configured to anchor the device to a second cardiac tissue. The device includes an approximation mechanism connecting the first fixation mechanism and the second fixation mechanism, wherein the approximation mechanism causes the second fixation mechanism to move along the shaft toward the first fixation mechanism to approximate the first cardiac tissue and the second cardiac tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignees: Children's Medical Center Corporation, The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Pedro J. Del Nido, Haruo Yamauchi, Nikolay V. Vasilyev, Maria Jose M. Nunes Pereira, Eoin D. O'Cearbhaill
  • RIGHT VENTRICULAR PAPILLARY APPROXIMATION
    Publication number: 20150025553
    Abstract: A device for treating tricuspid regurgitation includes a shaft and a first fixation mechanism disposed on a distal end of the shaft. The first fixation mechanism is configured to anchor the device to a first cardiac tissue. The device includes a second fixation mechanism disposed on a proximal end of the shaft. The second fixation mechanism is configured to anchor the device to a second cardiac tissue. The device includes an approximation mechanism connecting the first fixation mechanism and the second fixation mechanism, wherein the approximation mechanism causes the second fixation mechanism to move along the shaft toward the first fixation mechanism to approximate the first cardiac tissue and the second cardiac tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Pedro J. Del Nido, Haruo Yamauchi, Nikolay V. Vasilyev, Maria Jose M. Nunes Pereira, Eoin D. O'Cearbhaill