Patents by Inventor Mark S. Slaughter

Mark S. Slaughter 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).

  • Atrial appendage closure device and related methods
    Patent number: 11497505
    Abstract: An atrial appendage closure device is provided that includes an insertion rod having a first end and a second end. An occluding member having an outer surface and an inner surface is connected to the first end of the insertion rod. The occluding member is moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position such that, in the deployed position, the occluding member is configured to provide a seal between a left atrial appendage and a left atrium of a heart. An anchoring member is further connected to the insertion rod and is configured to slide along the insertion rod to secure the device to a wall of a left atrial appendage. Methods for occluding a left atrial appendage that make use of the closure devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mark S. Slaughter, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Steven C. Koenig, Michael A. Sobieski, Kevin Soucy
  • Atrial appendage closure device and related methods
    Patent number: 10898202
    Abstract: An atrial appendage closure device is provided that includes an occluding portion having a distal surface and a proximal surface opposite the distal surface, the occluding portion being moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position such that, in the deployed position, the occluding portion is configured to provide a seal between a left atrial appendage and a left atrium of a heart. An anchoring portion is operably connected to the occluding member with the anchoring portion being moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position. Methods for occluding a left atrial appendage that make use of the closure devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Slaughter, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Steven C. Koenig, Michael A. Sobieski, Kevin Soucy
  • ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20200107837
    Abstract: An atrial appendage closure device is provided that includes an insertion rod having a first end and a second end. An occluding member having an outer surface and an inner surface is connected to the first end of the insertion rod. The occluding member is moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position such that, in the deployed position, the occluding member is configured to provide a seal between a left atrial appendage and a left atrium of a heart. An anchoring member is further connected to the insertion rod and is configured to slide along the insertion rod to secure the device to a wall of a left atrial appendage. Methods for occluding a left atrial appendage that make use of the closure devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Mark S. SLAUGHTER, Guruprasad A. GIRIDHARAN, Steven C. KOENIG, Michael A. SOBIESKI, Kevin SOUCY
  • Atrial appendage closure device and related methods
    Patent number: 10531878
    Abstract: An atrial appendage closure device is provided that includes an insertion rod having a first end and a second end. An occluding member having an outer surface and an inner surface is connected to the first end of the insertion rod. The occluding member is moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position such that, in the deployed position, the occluding member is configured to provide a seal between a left atrial appendage and a left atrium of a heart. An anchoring member is further connected to the insertion rod and is configured to slide along the insertion rod to secure the device to a wall of a left atrial appendage. Methods for occluding a left atrial appendage that make use of the closure devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mark S. Slaughter, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Steven C. Koenig, Michael A. Sobieski, Kevin Soucy
  • ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180235640
    Abstract: An atrial appendage closure device is provided that includes an occluding portion having a distal surface and a proximal surface opposite the distal surface, the occluding portion being moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position such that, in the deployed position, the occluding portion is configured to provide a seal between a left atrial appendage and a left atrium of a heart. An anchoring portion is operably connected to the occluding member with the anchoring portion being moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position. Methods for occluding a left atrial appendage that make use of the closure devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Mark S. SLAUGHTER, Guruprasad A. GIRIDHARAN, Steven C. KOENIG, Michael A. SOBIESKI, Kevin SOUCY
  • ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20150250482
    Abstract: An atrial appendage closure device is provided that includes an insertion rod having a first end and a second end. An occluding member having an outer surface and an inner surface is connected to the first end of the insertion rod. The occluding member is moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position such that, in the deployed position, the occluding member is configured to provide a seal between a left atrial appendage and a left atrium of a heart. An anchoring member is further connected to the insertion rod and is configured to slide along the insertion rod to secure the device to a wall of a left atrial appendage. Methods for occluding a left atrial appendage that make use of the closure devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Mark S. Slaughter, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Steven C. Koenig, Michael A. Sobieski, Kevin Soucy