Patents by Inventor Nirav P. Patel

Nirav P. Patel 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).

  • Implant Tissue Protection Tool
    Publication number: 20240398594
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing protection of at least one tissue layer of a medical device or implant during crimping of the medical device or implant. In various embodiments, an implant tissue protection tool may include an outer portion configured to surround one or more outer segments of at least one tissue layer of a medical device to be implanted into a body of a subject and at least one protrusion (which may be affixed to a surface of the outer portion) configured to minimize or prevent occurrence (or likelihood of occurrence) of the at least one tissue layer (in some cases, leaflet material, or the like) of the medical device passing through at least one opening defined by a frame structure of the medical device during crimping of the medical device by a crimping device in preparation for implantation into the body of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Victoria Ung, James E. Mitchell, Philip C. Leung, Justin R. Peterson, Priyanka Ganesh, Nirav P. Patel, Karl L. Olney, Veronica Woen, Kshitija P. Garde
  • Implant tissue protection tool
    Patent number: 12064362
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing protection of at least one tissue layer of a medical device or implant during crimping of the medical device or implant. In various embodiments, an implant tissue protection tool may include an outer portion configured to surround one or more outer segments of at least one tissue layer of a medical device to be implanted into a body of a subject and at least one protrusion (which may be affixed to a surface of the outer portion) configured to minimize or prevent occurrence (or likelihood of occurrence) of the at least one tissue layer (in some cases, leaflet material, or the like) of the medical device passing through at least one opening defined by a frame structure of the medical device during crimping of the medical device by a crimping device in preparation for implantation into the body of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Victoria Ung, James E. Mitchell, Kshitija P. Garde, Philip C. Leung, Justin R. Peterson, Priyanka Ganesh, Nirav P. Patel, Karl L. Olney, Veronica Woen
  • Implant Tissue Protection Tool
    Publication number: 20220273476
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing protection of at least one tissue layer of a medical device or implant during crimping of the medical device or implant. In various embodiments, an implant tissue protection tool may include an outer portion configured to surround one or more outer segments of at least one tissue layer of a medical device to be implanted into a body of a subject and at least one protrusion (which may be affixed to a surface of the outer portion) configured to minimize or prevent occurrence (or likelihood of occurrence) of the at least one tissue layer (in some cases, leaflet material, or the like) of the medical device passing through at least one opening defined by a frame structure of the medical device during crimping of the medical device by a crimping device in preparation for implantation into the body of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Victoria Ung, James E. Mitchell, Kshitija P. Garde, Philip C. Leung, Justin R. Peterson, Priyanka Ganesh, Nirav P. Patel, Karl L. Olney, Veronica Woen