Patents by Inventor Pramod Bonde
Pramod Bonde 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).
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Publication number: 20240122498Abstract: An internal estimation system is described. The system has a flexible tube having a first resonator, the flexible tube configured to advance into an anatomical lumen of a subject. A second resonator is configured to attach to a skin surface of the subject. The first and second resonator are resonantly coupled. A controller is connected to the first resonator and the second resonator. The controller is configured to estimate a distance between the first and second resonator based on an electrical signal parameter measured by the first resonator. A method for internal estimation and a multi-dimensional estimation system and method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventor: Pramod Bonde
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Publication number: 20230078176Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for in situ inspection, interrogation, and maintenance of heart pump function in subjects with an implanted heart pump. In certain embodiments, the system comprises a catheter assembly deliverable to the inflow port and outflow port of the implanted heart pump. The system comprises additional components used to examine pump function and prevent malfunction. In certain embodiments, the invention allows for temporary, mid-term, or permanent exclusion of the implanted heart pump from cardiac function without surgically removing the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventor: Pramod Bonde
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Publication number: 20220226660Abstract: A leadless multi-site stimulator system comprises a transmit stimulator device comprising a first radially expandable stent structure, a battery electrically coupled to at least one transmit stimulator electrode, a wireless transmit coil comprising the first radially expandable stent structure, and at least one transmit stimulator electronic circuit configured to transmit a stimulation signal, and at least one receive stimulator device comprising a second radially expandable stent structure, at least one receive stimulator electrode, a wireless receive coil comprising the second radially expandable stent structure, and at least one receive stimulator electronic circuit configured to receive a stimulation signal generated from the at least one transmit stimulator electronic circuit. Methods of operating and implanting the system are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventor: Pramod Bonde
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Publication number: 20220202571Abstract: The present invention provides ventricular restoration devices and snare devices as part of a papillary muscle approximation and ventricular restoration (PAP-VR) system and methods for using the same to repair mitral regurgitation (MR). The ventricular restoration devices include two collapsible anchors positioned at opposing ends of a collapsible stent, wherein the devices are threaded through a subject's anatomy such that the anchors rest outside of tissue and are held taut by the stent inbetween. The snare devices comprise an out-of-plane curved construction to navigate magnetized trapping lines around difficult to reach anatomy to lasso and tighten anatomical structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventor: Pramod Bonde
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Publication number: 20210260359Abstract: The present invention provides intracardiac devices and methods of implanting the same. The intracardiac devices have a collapsible stent design and include an axial pump to support cardiac function. The axial pump can feature a shaftless fluid actuator for enhanced efficiency in fluid transfer while reducing blood cell trauma. The intracardiac devices include valves that are closeable to seal implanted devices from a subject's anatomy. The intracardiac devices include a cleaning system configured to introduce and circulate cleaning solutions and therapeutics to implanted devices. The intracardiac devices are wirelessly powered and controlled. The intracardiac devices can be implanted using minimally invasive procedures without the need for open heart surgery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventor: Pramod Bonde
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Publication number: 20210154464Abstract: A heart failure recovery device includes a fluid pump having an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with a pump reservoir, and a pumping element disposed within the pump reservoir, the pumping element including a protrusion that in an active state is configured to rotate and move fluid away from the inlet and towards the outlet. A receiver coil can be electrically coupled to the fluid pump and is configured to subcutaneously absorb electromagnetic energy for powering the fluid pump. In certain embodiments, an implantable port provides fluid access to the pump reservoir for cleaning and maintaining the fluid pump. In other embodiments, a valve closes fluid access to at least one of the inlet and the outlet during periods when the device is not being used for treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventor: Pramod Bonde
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Publication number: 20210093441Abstract: A system for treating aortic dissection includes a sinotubular junction magnetic array having a first plurality of magnetic elements, a counter-magnetic array having a second plurality of magnetic elements, and an ascending aortic stent graft comprising a third plurality of magnetic elements. A method for treating aortic dissection includes the steps of positioning a sinotubular junction magnetic array at the sinotubular junction, advancing counter magnetic constructs from the femoral vein and positioning them in the right atrium, expanding the sinotubular junction ring at a target position, advancing the counter magnetic array to form an at least partial circumferential seal, and advancing and positioning an ascending magnetic graft within an interior of the sinotubular junction magnetic array. A system for treating aortic dissection, a fixation device for anchoring an ascending aortic stent graft, and a transcatheter device for treating aortic dissection are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventor: Pramod Bonde
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Patent number: 10729834Abstract: A heart failure recovery device includes a fluid pump having an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with a pump reservoir, and a pumping element disposed within the pump reservoir, the pumping element including a protrusion that in an active state is configured to rotate and move fluid away from the inlet and towards the outlet. A receiver coil can be electrically coupled to the fluid pump and is configured to subcutaneously absorb electromagnetic energy for powering the fluid pump. In certain embodiments, an implantable port provides fluid access to the pump reservoir for cleaning and maintaining the fluid pump. In other embodiments, a valve closes fluid access to at least one of the inlet and the outlet during periods when the device is not being used for treatment.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Yale UniversityInventor: Pramod Bonde
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Patent number: 10293090Abstract: The present invention provides a minimally-invasive percutaneous device that can be positioned within the body of a subject to aid in the movement or pumping of a bodily fluid. In one embodiment, the device comprises a plurality of pump units configured to transform from a first compressed configuration where the pump units are organized in a serial arrangement into a second expanded configuration where the pump units are reorganized into a parallel arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: YALE UNIVERSITYInventors: Pramod Bonde, Brian Letzen
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Publication number: 20190111196Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for in situ inspection, interrogation, and maintenance of heart pump function in subjects with an implanted heart pump. In certain embodiments, the system comprises a catheter assembly deliverable to the inflow port and outflow port of the implanted heart pump. The system comprises additional components used to examine pump function and prevent malfunction. In certain embodiments, the invention allows for temporary, mid-term, or permanent exclusion of the implanted heart pump from cardiac function without surgically removing the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventor: Pramod Bonde
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Patent number: 10172987Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for in situ inspection, interrogation, and maintenance of heart pump function in subjects with an implanted heart pump. In certain embodiments, the system comprises a catheter assembly deliverable to the inflow port and outflow port of the implanted heart pump. The system comprises additional components used to examine pump function and prevent malfunction. In certain embodiments, the invention allows for temporary, mid-term, or permanent exclusion of the implanted heart pump from cardiac function without surgically removing the pump.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: YALE UNIVERSITYInventor: Pramod Bonde
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Publication number: 20190001037Abstract: A heart failure recovery device includes a fluid pump having an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with a pump reservoir, and a pumping element disposed within the pump reservoir, the pumping element including a protrusion that in an active state is configured to rotate and move fluid away from the inlet and towards the outlet. A receiver coil can be electrically coupled to the fluid pump and is configured to subcutaneously absorb electromagnetic energy for powering the fluid pump. In certain embodiments, an implantable port provides fluid access to the pump reservoir for cleaning and maintaining the fluid pump. In other embodiments, a valve closes fluid access to at least one of the inlet and the outlet during periods when the device is not being used for treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventor: Pramod Bonde
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Patent number: 9919088Abstract: The present invention provides devices, systems, and methods for control of ventricular assist devices. The invention includes an implantable controller that is operatively programmed to direct physiological flow through a ventricular assist device that is substantially synchronized to the cardiac cycle of the subject. The implantable controller is also communicatively connected to an external control unit, such that the implantable controller can transmit data to the external control unit, and instructions can be sent from the external control unit to the implantable controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignees: YALE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATIONInventors: Pramod Bonde, Siavash Asgari, Joshua Reynolds Smith, Ben Waters
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Publication number: 20170340789Abstract: The present invention provides an intravascular right ventricular assist device, i.e., the cavo-arterial pump (CAP). Two prototypes of the CAP were developed, including a direct drive CAP and a magnetic drive CAP, demonstrating the feasibility of providing adequate pulmonary support and the feasibility of using axial magnetic couplings for contactless torque transmission from the motor shaft to the pump impeller. The magnetic drive CAP was able to operate up to 18.5 kRPM and produce a maximum flow rate of 1.35 L/min and a maximum pressure head of 40 mm Hg.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Pramod Bonde, John Valdovinos
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Patent number: 9789236Abstract: The present invention provides devices, systems, and methods for control of and communication with ventricular assist devices. In certain embodiments, the invention includes an implantable controller that is operatively programmed to direct physiological flow through a ventricular assist device that can be substantially synchronized to the cardiac cycle of the subject. In certain embodiments, the implantable controller is also communicatively connected to an external control unit, such that the implantable controller can transmit data to the external control unit, and instructions can be sent from the external control unit to the implantable controller. In certain embodiments, a system and method for secure communication between a remote device and the implanted ventricular assist device is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: YALE UNIVERSITYInventor: Pramod Bonde
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Patent number: 9415149Abstract: A ventricular assist device (VAD) system includes one or more external subsystems including an amplifier energizing a drive loop with alternating current, and a Tx resonator inductively coupled to the drive loop. An implanted subsystem includes a VAD, an Rx resonator that forms a magnetically coupled resonator with the Tx resonator, and a load loop for providing power to the VAD that is inductively coupled to the Rx resonator. A sensor monitors the drive loop and a controller uses the sensor data to adjust a system parameter to optimize energy transfer performance. Distributing a plurality of the external subsystems throughout a defined space provides a patient with freedom of movement within the defined space.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Yale UniversityInventors: Joshua R. Smith, Pramod Bonde, Benjamin H. Waters, Alanson P. Sample
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Publication number: 20160151553Abstract: The present invention provides devices, systems, and methods for control of and communication with ventricular assist devices. In certain embodiments, the invention includes an implantable controller that is operatively programmed to direct physiological flow through a ventricular assist device that can be substantially synchronized to the cardiac cycle of the subject. In certain embodiments, the implantable controller is also communicatively connected to an external control unit, such that the implantable controller can transmit data to the external control unit, and instructions can be sent from the external control unit to the implantable controller. In certain embodiments, a system and method for secure communication between a remote device and the implanted ventricular assist device is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventor: Pramod Bonde
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Publication number: 20150306291Abstract: The present invention provides a minimally-invasive percutaneous device that can be positioned within the body of a subject to aid in the movement or pumping of a bodily fluid. In one embodiment, the device comprises a plurality of pump units configured to transform from a first compressed configuration where the pump units are organized in a serial arrangement into a second expanded configuration where the pump units are reorganized into a parallel arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Pramod Bonde, Brian Letzen
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Publication number: 20140378743Abstract: A ventricular assist device (VAD) system includes one or more external subsystems including an amplifier energizing a drive loop with alternating current, and a Tx resonator inductively coupled to the drive loop. An implanted subsystem includes a VAD, an Rx resonator that forms a magnetically coupled resonator with the Tx resonator, and a load loop for providing power to the VAD that is inductively coupled to the Rx resonator. A sensor monitors the drive loop and a controller uses the sensor data to adjust a system parameter to optimize energy transfer performance. Distributing a plurality of the external subsystems throughout a defined space provides a patient with freedom of movement within the defined space.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Joshua Smith, Pramod Bonde, Benjamin H. Waters, Alanson P. Sample
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Publication number: 20140336444Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for in situ inspection, interrogation, and maintenance of heart pump function in subjects with an implanted heart pump. In certain embodiments, the system comprises a catheter assembly deliverable to the inflow port and outflow port of the implanted heart pump. The system comprises additional components used to examine pump function and prevent malfunction. In certain embodiments, the invention allows for temporary, mid-term, or permanent exclusion of the implanted heart pump from cardiac function without surgically removing the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Yale UniversityInventor: Pramod Bonde