Patents by Inventor Nathan KNUTSON

Nathan KNUTSON 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: 11931261
    Abstract: A prolapse prevention device formed by a continuous wire-like structure having a first end and a second end disconnected from each other. The continuous wire-like structure of the prolapse prevention device is substantially straight in a delivery configuration. The prolapse prevention device in a deployed configuration includes a centering ring of the continuous wire-like structure configured to seat adjacent to and upstream of an annulus of a heart valve in situ, a vertical support of the continuous wire-like structure which extends from the centering ring and includes an apex configured to seat against a roof of an atrium in situ, and a leaflet backstop of the continuous wire-like structure extending radially inward from the centering ring and configured to contact at least at least a first leaflet of the heart valve in situ to exert a pressure in a downstream direction on the first leaflet to prevent the first leaflet from prolapsing into the atrium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Niall Duffy, David Farascioni, Adam Fitzgerald, Nathan Knutson, Ana Menk, Aran Murray, Jay Rassat
  • Publication number: 20220168102
    Abstract: A prolapse prevention device formed by a continuous wire-like structure having a first end and a second end disconnected from each other. The continuous wire-like structure of the prolapse prevention device is substantially straight in a delivery configuration. The prolapse prevention device in a deployed configuration includes a centering ring of the continuous wire-like structure configured to seat adjacent to and upstream of an annulus of a heart valve in situ, a vertical support of the continuous wire-like structure which extends from the centering ring and includes an apex configured to seat against a roof of an atrium in situ, and a leaflet backstop of the continuous wire-like structure extending radially inward from the centering ring and configured to contact at least at least a first leaflet of the heart valve in situ to exert a pressure in a downstream direction on the first leaflet to prevent the first leaflet from prolapsing into the atrium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Niall DUFFY, David FARASCIONI, Adam FITZGERALD, Nathan KNUTSON, Ana MENK, Aran MURRAY, Jay RASSAT
  • Patent number: 11285003
    Abstract: A prolapse prevention device formed by a continuous wire-like structure having a first end and a second end disconnected from each other. The continuous wire-like structure of the prolapse prevention device is substantially straight in a delivery configuration. The prolapse prevention device in a deployed configuration includes a centering ring of the continuous wire-like structure configured to seat adjacent to and upstream of an annulus of a heart valve in situ, a vertical support of the continuous wire-like structure which extends from the centering ring and includes an apex configured to seat against a roof of an atrium in situ, and a leaflet backstop of the continuous wire-like structure extending radially inward from the centering ring and configured to contact at least at least a first leaflet of the heart valve in situ to exert a pressure in a downstream direction on the first leaflet to prevent the first leaflet from prolapsing into the atrium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Niall Duffy, David Farascioni, Adam Fitzgerald, Nathan Knutson, Ana Menk, Aran Murray, Jay Rassat
  • Publication number: 20190290432
    Abstract: A prolapse prevention device formed by a continuous wire-like structure having a first end and a second end disconnected from each other. The continuous wire-like structure of the prolapse prevention device is substantially straight in a delivery configuration. The prolapse prevention device in a deployed configuration includes a centering ring of the continuous wire-like structure configured to seat adjacent to and upstream of an annulus of a heart valve in situ, a vertical support of the continuous wire-like structure which extends from the centering ring and includes an apex configured to seat against a roof of an atrium in situ, and a leaflet backstop of the continuous wire-like structure extending radially inward from the centering ring and configured to contact at least at least a first leaflet of the heart valve in situ to exert a pressure in a downstream direction on the first leaflet to prevent the first leaflet from prolapsing into the atrium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Niall DUFFY, David FARASCIONI, Adam FITZGERALD, Nathan KNUTSON, Ana MENK, Aran MURRAY, Jay RASSAT