Patents by Inventor Nathan K. Mooney

Nathan K. Mooney 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).

  • Patent number: 11911258
    Abstract: An occlusive device includes a covering component configured to modulate passage of blood or thrombus therethrough, and an occlusion frame that includes a plurality of elongate occlusion frame members. The elongate occlusion frame members are arranged to form a generally disc-shaped member. The occlusion frame is at least partially covered by the covering component. The device further includes an anchor frame that includes a plurality of elongate anchor frame members. The device further includes a first hub component from which the elongate frame members extend, and a second hub component from which the elongate frame members extend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Center, Edward H. Cully, Nathan L. Friedman, Cody L. Hartman, Nichlas L. Helder, Brandon A. Lurie, Steven J. Masters, Thomas R. McDaniel, Nathan K. Mooney, Aaron L. Paris, Roark N. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20230320714
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for sealing and repairing defects in a body tissue or for creating an anastomosis includes a frame and a covering material. In some embodiments, the frame includes a single continuously wound wire that defines an apposition portion, a defect-occupying portion, and a sealing portion. In some embodiments, the tissue-sealing and anastomosis devices provided herein are well-suited for use in the GI tract including the small bowel and colon. In some embodiments, a two-part frame construct facilitates independent tailoring of apposition forces and radial forces exerted on tissues by the two-part frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew A. Johnson, Nathan K. Mooney, Christopher S. Michalak
  • Patent number: 11712230
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for sealing and repairing defects in a body tissue or for creating an anastomosis includes a frame and a covering material. In some embodiments, the frame includes a single continuously wound wire that defines an apposition portion, a defect-occupying portion, and a sealing portion. In some embodiments, the tissue-sealing and anastomosis devices provided herein are well-suited for use in the GI tract including the small bowel and colon. In some embodiments, a two-part frame construct facilitates independent tailoring of apposition forces and radial forces exerted on tissues by the two-part frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Johnson, Nathan K. Mooney, Christopher S. Michalak
  • Publication number: 20230125480
    Abstract: A stomach lining patch includes a collapsible frame, a membrane covering the collapsible frame, collapsible frame and the membrane providing a collapsed configuration suitable for endoluminal delivery to a stomach of a patient and an expanded configuration suitable for lining an internal surface of a gastric wall of the stomach, and a set of anchoring arms extending from the collapsible frame and being configured to pass through a puncture in the gastric wall and lay flat against an outer surface of the gastric wall when the collapsible frame and the membrane are in an expanded configuration lining the internal surface of the gastric wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Ji Zhang, Sherif A. Eskaros, Nathan K. Mooney
  • Patent number: 11564822
    Abstract: A stomach lining patch includes a collapsible frame, a membrane covering the collapsible frame, collapsible frame and the membrane providing a collapsed configuration suitable for endoluminal delivery to a stomach of a patient and an expanded configuration suitable for lining an internal surface of a gastric wall of the stomach, and a set of anchoring arms extending from the collapsible frame and being configured to pass through a puncture in the gastric wall and lay flat against an outer surface of the gastric wall when the collapsible frame and the membrane are in an expanded configuration lining the internal surface of the gastric wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ji Zhang, Sherif A. Eskaros, Nathan K. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20220370071
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for sealing and repairing defects in a body tissue or for creating an anastomosis includes a frame and a covering material. In some embodiments, the frame includes a single continuously wound wire that defines an apposition portion, a defect-occupying portion, and a sealing portion. In some embodiments, the tissue-sealing and anastomosis devices provided herein are well-suited for use in the GI tract including the small bowel and colon. In some embodiments, a two-part frame construct facilitates independent tailoring of apposition forces and radial forces exerted on tissues by the two-part frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew A. Johnson, Nathan K. Mooney, Lindsey Rappleyea
  • Patent number: 11439396
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for sealing and repairing defects in a body tissue or for creating an anastomosis includes a frame and a covering material. In some embodiments, the frame includes a single continuously wound wire that defines an apposition portion, a defect-occupying portion, and a sealing portion. In some embodiments, the tissue-sealing and anastomosis devices provided herein are well-suited for use in the GI tract including the small bowel and colon. In some embodiments, a two-part frame construct facilitates independent tailoring of apposition forces and radial forces exerted on tissues by the two-part frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Johnson, Nathan K. Mooney, Lindsey Rappleyea
  • Publication number: 20220125567
    Abstract: An occlusive device includes a covering component configured to modulate passage of blood or thrombus therethrough, and an occlusion frame that includes a plurality of elongate occlusion frame members. The elongate occlusion frame members are arranged to form a generally disc-shaped member. The occlusion frame is at least partially covered by the covering component. The device further includes an anchor frame that includes a plurality of elongate anchor frame members. The device further includes a first hub component from which the elongate frame members extend, and a second hub component from which the elongate frame members extend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Charles J. Center, Edward H. Cully, Nathan L. Friedman, Cody L. Hartman, Nichlas L. Helder, Brandon A. Lurie, Steven J. Masters, Thomas R. McDaniel, Nathan K. Mooney, Aaron L. Paris, Roark N. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20220125431
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for connecting tissue layers, such as connecting tubular tissues to create an anastomosis, includes a single elongate member and a covering material. The devices provided may also be used for other purposes including, but not limited to, partially or fully occluding openings in tissue, temporarily or permanently holding generally planar layers of tissue together, aneurysm repair, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Nathan K. Mooney
  • Patent number: 11266411
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for connecting tissue layers, such as connecting tubular tissues to create an anastomosis, includes a single elongate member and a covering material. The devices provided may also be used for other purposes including, but not limited to, partially or fully occluding openings in tissue, temporarily or permanently holding generally planar layers of tissue together, aneurysm repair, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan K. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20200289302
    Abstract: A stomach lining patch includes a collapsible frame, a membrane covering the collapsible frame, collapsible frame and the membrane providing a collapsed configuration suitable for endoluminal delivery to a stomach of a patient and an expanded configuration suitable for lining an internal surface of a gastric wall of the stomach, and a set of anchoring arms extending from the collapsible frame and being configured to pass through a puncture in the gastric wall and lay flat against an outer surface of the gastric wall when the collapsible frame and the membrane are in an expanded configuration lining the internal surface of the gastric wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ji ZHANG, Sherif A. ESKAROS, Nathan K. MOONEY
  • Publication number: 20200170641
    Abstract: An anastomosis device includes a collapsible frame forming a funnel with a wide opening narrowing to a central lumen and a membrane covering the collapsible frame. The collapsible frame and the membrane provide a collapsed configuration suitable for endoluminal delivery to a stomach of a patient, and an expanded configuration suitable for lining an internal surface of a gastric wall of the stomach. The anastomosis device further includes an anastomosis component extending from the central lumen of the collapsible frame and being configured to pass through a first hole in the gastric wall and a second hole in a small intestine of the patient and form a sealed connection between the gastric wall and the small intestine. The funnel is configured to substantially close off the pylorus and direct food entering the stomach into the wide opening, through the funnel and into the small intestine via the anastomosis component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Ji Zhang, Sherif A. Eskaros, Nathan K. Mooney
  • Patent number: 10639022
    Abstract: Retraction guidewires are disclosed, including retraction guidewires configured to transition from an elongate configuration for delivery to a treatment site through an organ wall to a deployed configuration for retraction of the organ wall, for example. The deployed configuration includes a stem portion and a dome portion having a distal end and a proximal end, the stem portion extending proximally from the distal end of the dome portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Keach, Nathan K. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20190167268
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for connecting tissue layers, such as connecting tubular tissues to create an anastomosis, includes a single elongate member and a covering material. The devices provided may also be used for other purposes including, but not limited to, partially or fully occluding openings in tissue, temporarily or permanently holding generally planar layers of tissue together, aneurysm repair, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Nathan K. Mooney
  • Patent number: 10194914
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for connecting tissue layers, such as connecting tubular tissues to create an anastomosis, includes a single elongate member and a covering material. The devices provided may also be used for other purposes including, but not limited to, partially or fully occluding openings in tissue, temporarily or permanently holding generally planar layers of tissue together, aneurysm repair, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan K. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20170119365
    Abstract: Retraction guidewires are disclosed, including retraction guidewires configured to transition from an elongate configuration for delivery to a treatment site through an organ wall to a deployed configuration for retraction of the organ wall, for example. The deployed configuration includes a stem portion and a dome portion having a distal end and a proximal end, the stem portion extending proximally from the distal end of the dome portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: David C. Keach, Nathan K. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20160135813
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for sealing and repairing defects in a body tissue or for creating an anastomosis includes a frame and a covering material. In some embodiments, the frame includes a single continuously wound wire that defines an apposition portion, a defect-occupying portion, and a sealing portion. In some embodiments, the tissue-sealing and anastomosis devices provided herein are well-suited for use in the GI tract including the small bowel and colon. In some embodiments, a two-part frame construct facilitates independent tailoring of apposition forces and radial forces exerted on tissues by the two-part frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew A. Johnson, Nathan K. Mooney, Lindsey Rappleyea
  • Publication number: 20160045199
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for connecting tissue layers, such as connecting tubular tissues to create an anastomosis, includes a single elongate member and a covering material. The devices provided may also be used for other purposes including, but not limited to, partially or fully occluding openings in tissue, temporarily or permanently holding generally planar layers of tissue together, aneurysm repair, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Nathan K. Mooney
  • Publication number: 20150313599
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for sealing and repairing defects in a body tissue or for creating an anastomosis includes a frame and a covering material. In some embodiments, the frame includes a single continuously wound wire that defines an apposition portion, a defect-occupying portion, and a sealing portion. In some embodiments, the tissue-sealing and anastomosis devices provided herein are well-suited for use in the GI tract including the small bowel and colon. In some embodiments, a two-part frame construct facilitates independent tailoring of apposition forces and radial forces exerted on tissues by the two-part frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew A. Johnson, Nathan K. Mooney, Christopher S. Michalak
  • Publication number: 20150005810
    Abstract: An occlusive device includes a covering component configured to modulate passage of blood or thrombus therethrough, and an occlusion frame that includes a plurality of elongate occlusion frame members. The elongate occlusion frame members are arranged to form a generally disc-shaped member. The occlusion frame is at least partially covered by the covering component. The device further includes an anchor frame that includes a plurality of elongate anchor frame members. The device further includes a first hub component from which the elongate frame members extend, and a second hub component from which the elongate frame members extend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Charles J. Center, Edward H. Cully, Nathan L. Friedman, Cody L. Hartman, Nichlas L. Helder, Brandon A. Lurie, Steven J. Masters, Thomas R. McDaniel, Nathan K. Mooney, Aaron L. Paris, Roark N. Wolfe