Patents by Inventor Michael Sobieski
Michael Sobieski 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).
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Patent number: 11918223Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for providing simple, fast, effective, and repeatable anastomotic graft connections, which can reduce (or eliminate) risks associated with graft anastomoses, thus improving patient outcomes. An example embodiment is an anastomotic graft connection device that includes a connector and a cuff. The connector includes a first flared end and a second flared end. The first flared end is configured to be inserted into a vessel (e.g., blood vessel). At least the second flared end is configured to be attached to a graft. The cuff includes an inner ring and an outer ring. The inner ring is configured to secure the graft to at least the second flared end of the connector, and the outer ring is configured to exert force on the vessel to seal the first flared end of the connector against an inner wall of the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Landon H. Tompkins, Michael Sobieski, Steven Koenig, Gretel Monreal, Mark Slaughter
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Patent number: 11497505Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: University of Louisville Research FoundationInventors: Mark S. Slaughter, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Steven C. Koenig, Michael A. Sobieski, Kevin Soucy
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Publication number: 20210052272Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for providing simple, fast, effective, and repeatable anastomotic graft connections, which can reduce (or eliminate) risks associated with graft anastomoses, thus improving patient outcomes. An example embodiment is an anastomotic graft connection device that includes a connector and a cuff. The connector includes a first flared end and a second flared end. The first flared end is configured to be inserted into a vessel (e.g., blood vessel). At least the second flared end is configured to be attached to a graft. The cuff includes an inner ring and an outer ring. The inner ring is configured to secure the graft to at least the second flared end of the connector, and the outer ring is configured to exert force on the vessel to seal the first flared end of the connector against an inner wall of the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Landon H. Tompkins, Michael Sobieski, Steven Koenig, Gretel Monreal, Mark Slaughter
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Patent number: 10898202Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Mark S. Slaughter, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Steven C. Koenig, Michael A. Sobieski, Kevin Soucy
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Publication number: 20200107837Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Mark S. SLAUGHTER, Guruprasad A. GIRIDHARAN, Steven C. KOENIG, Michael A. SOBIESKI, Kevin SOUCY
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Patent number: 10531878Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: University of Louisville Research FoundationInventors: Mark S. Slaughter, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Steven C. Koenig, Michael A. Sobieski, Kevin Soucy
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Publication number: 20180235640Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Mark S. SLAUGHTER, Guruprasad A. GIRIDHARAN, Steven C. KOENIG, Michael A. SOBIESKI, Kevin SOUCY
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Patent number: 9227002Abstract: Systems and methods for providing cavopulmonary support to a subject are provided that include and make use of a first inflatable extravascular cuff configured to be placed around a superior vena cava in the subject and a second inflatable extravascular cuff configured to be placed around an inferior vena cava in the subject. The system further includes a pump that is operably connected to both the first inflatable extravascular cuff and the second inflatable extravascular cuff, as well as a controller that is in communication with the pump. The controller receives one or more user-defined parameters and, in response to the user-defined parameters, independently controls the inflation and deflation of the first inflatable extravascular cuff and the second inflatable extravascular cuff to provide cavopulmonary support.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Steven C. Koenig, Michael A. Sobieski, Palaniappan Sethu, Mark D. Rodefeld
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Publication number: 20150250482Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Mark S. Slaughter, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Steven C. Koenig, Michael A. Sobieski, Kevin Soucy