Patents by Inventor Peter Gazzara, III

Peter Gazzara, III 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).

  • Ventricular Cuff
    Publication number: 20220296876
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a cuff for attachment to a heart includes an attachment component configured to engage a blood pump to attach the cuff to the blood pump and a sewing ring for attachment to the heart. The sewing ring is coupled to the attachment component, and the attachment component and the sewing ring each define a central opening configured to admit an inflow cannula of a blood pump. The sewing ring comprises a member that provides rigidity to flatten a portion of a myocardium of the heart when the cuff is attached to the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Justin Aron Callaway, Cori G. Pierce, Julien Duhamel, Kevin Bourque, J. Donald Hill, Terry Barnes, Dustin Seth West, Peter Gazzara, III
  • Ventricular cuff
    Patent number: 11369785
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a cuff for attachment to a heart includes an attachment component configured to engage a blood pump to attach the cuff to the blood pump and a sewing ring for attachment to the heart. The sewing ring is coupled to the attachment component, and the attachment component and the sewing ring each define a central opening configured to admit an inflow cannula of a blood pump. The sewing ring comprises a member that provides rigidity to flatten a portion of a myocardium of the heart when the cuff is attached to the heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Justin Aaron Callaway, Cori G. Pierce, Julien Duhamel, Kevin Bourque, J. Donald Hill, Terry Barnes, Dustin Seth West, Peter Gazzara, III
  • Ventricular cuff
    Patent number: 9981076
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a cuff for attachment to a heart includes an attachment component configured to engage a blood pump to attach the cuff to the blood pump and a sewing ring for attachment to the heart. The sewing ring is coupled to the attachment component, and the attachment component and the sewing ring each define a central opening configured to admit an inflow cannula of a blood pump. The sewing ring comprises a member that provides rigidity to flatten a portion of a myocardium of the heart when the cuff is attached to the heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Justin Aron Callaway, Cori G. Pierce, Julien Duhamel, Kevin Bourque, J. Donald Hill, Terry Barnes, Dustin Seth West, Peter Gazzara, III