Patents by Inventor Mathews M. John

Mathews M. John 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).

  • PHRENIC NERVE PACING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240342477
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, in some aspects, are endotracheal stimulation platforms, systems, and methods of their use for pacing the phrenic nerves, right and/or left phrenic nerves, of a subject. In some embodiments, one or more pairs of electrodes are provided through an ET tube to contact a portion of a tracheal wall, or trachea, so as to enable phrenic nerve pacing. In some cases, the one or more pairs of electrodes are configured to send electrical pulses that stimulate the phrenic nerve, thereby helping promote contraction and relaxation of the diaphragm muscle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Lance Black, Skylar Buchan, Elizabeth Jaworski, Mathews M. John, Allison Post, Mehdi Razavi
  • Systems and methods for controlling wirelessly powered leadless pacemakers
    Patent number: 11911625
    Abstract: Systems and methods for heart stimulation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Texas Heart Institute
    Inventors: Aydin Babakhani, Hongming Lyu, Razavi Mehdi, Mathews M. John, Allison Post
  • MINIMALLY-INVASIVE SURGICAL CUTTING DEVICES FOR CUTTING FIBROTIC TISSUE
    Publication number: 20230181211
    Abstract: A surgical cutting device for performing a minimally-invasive surgical procedure and which includes an external hub including a housing and a cutter actuator housed within the housing, wherein the cutter actuator, a catheter including a first end coupled to the external hub, a second end opposite the first end, and an internal passage, a cutting tool coupled to the second end of the catheter and including a cutting element moveable relative to the second end of the catheter by the cutter actuator, and a motion transfer assembly extending through the internal passage of the catheter from the cutter actuator to the cutting tool, wherein the motion transfer assembly is configured to transfer motion from the cutter actuator to the cutting element of the cutting tool in response to the activation of the cutter actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Skylar J. Buchan, Mathews M. John, Allison Davis Post, Mehdi Razavi, Drew Bernard, Jayachandrika Jayavasudevan
  • Systems and Methods for Controlling Wirelessly Powered Leadless Pacemakers
    Publication number: 20220008736
    Abstract: Systems and methods for heart stimulation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, Texas Heart Institute
    Inventors: Aydin Babakhani, Hongming Lyu, Razavi Mehdi, Mathews M. John, Allison Post