Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Shanahan

Patrick J. Shanahan 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).

  • Delivery system with inline sheath
    Patent number: 11944539
    Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering and implanting heart valves are disclosed. The delivery systems can include an integrated introducer. The integrated introducer can include a sheath having an inner diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of a delivery capsule of the delivery system and an outer diameter that is approximately equal to the outer diameter of the delivery capsule. The integrated introducer can include a hub having a hemostatic seal. The hub can have a locking mechanism configured to fix the integrated introducer in place on the delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Susheel R. Deshmukh, Patrick Griffin, Patrick E. Macaulay, A K M. Masud, Adam J. Shipley, John P. Shanahan, Hubert K. Yeung, Stephen J. Peter, Gustaf L P Belt, Joshua J. Dwork
  • UV-C EMITTING FABRIC
    Publication number: 20210205488
    Abstract: A fabric comprises a flexible fiber optic array extending within a body of the fabric and a light source affixed to the fabric and arranged to direct electromagnetic radiation into the flexible fiber optic array. The flexible fiber optic array includes at least one fiber optic cable that transmits the electromagnetic radiation emitted from the light source and that emits the electromagnetic radiation from a length of a longitudinally-extending side of the at least one fiber optic cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick J. Shanahan, James Shifrin, Cyrus Etemad-Moghadam, Samantha Verzi