Patents by Inventor Richard B. Cates

Richard B. Cates 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).

  • Expandable clip for tissue repair
    Patent number: 9301749
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for repairing openings such as septal defects includes advancing a catheter to the site of the defect, grasping opposing edges of the defect, passing one or more suture lines through the opposing edges, tightening the suture lines, and deploying and expanding a fastener to secure the suture lines and close the defect. The fastener can include tissue-growth-inducing materials to encourage tissue growth onto or into the fastener and/or suture. The fastener includes a locking clip portion and a plug portion, which may be an expandable portion and/or tissue-growth-inducing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Stanton J. Rowe, David L. Hauser, Rafael Pintor, Richard B. Cates
  • EXPANDABLE CLIP FOR TISSUE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20140336702
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for repairing openings such as septal defects includes advancing a catheter to the site of the defect, grasping opposing edges of the defect, passing one or more suture lines through the opposing edges, tightening the suture lines, and deploying and expanding a fastener to secure the suture lines and close the defect. The fastener can include tissue-growth-inducing materials to encourage tissue growth onto or into the fastener and/or suture. The fastener includes a locking clip portion and a plug portion, which may be an expandable portion and/or tissue-growth-inducing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stanton J. Rowe, David L. Hauser, Rafael Pintor, Richard B. Cates
  • Expandable clip for tissue repair
    Publication number: 20080065156
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for repairing openings such as septal defects includes advancing a catheter to the site of the defect, grasping opposing edges of the defect, passing one or more suture lines through the opposing edges, tightening the suture lines, and deploying and expanding a fastener to secure the suture lines and close the defect. The fastener can include tissue-growth-inducing materials to encourage tissue growth onto or into the fastener and/or suture. The fastener includes a locking clip portion and a plug portion, which may be an expandable portion and/or tissue-growth-inducing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: David L. Hauser, Richard B. Cates, Rafael Pintor, Stanton J. Rowe