Patents by Inventor Richard Thomas Childs

Richard Thomas Childs 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).

  • Publication number: 20220079754
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for removal of a mitral valve clip and subsequent delivery of a mitral valve implantation in a mitral valve replacement procedure. A modular port accessory device having a distal connector configured to be compatible with corresponding connectors on an existing therapeutic device, wherein the port accessory can be selectively attached to a proximal end portion connector of a proximal end portion of a catheter assembly of an existing therapeutic device. The catheter assembly is introduced to a target site within the patient's anatomy, and remains in place throughout a multistep therapeutic procedure for use with other therapeutic devices, all while allowing hemostasis to be controlled during use ad interchange of multiple therapeutic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Shengmin Mei, Preston Huddleston, Laura M. Kalvass, Lauren Troxler Harvey, Lua T. Nguyen, Tracee Elizabeth Johnson Eidenschink, Theodore Paul Dale, Kevin P. Griffin, Michael J. Urick, Roisin H. Verbael, Richard Thomas Childs
  • Publication number: 20210346081
    Abstract: A system for cutting leaflet tissue at a cardiac valve may comprise a guide catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the guide catheter is steerable to a position above a cardiac valve. The system may also include a handle coupled to the proximal end of the guide catheter, the handle comprising at least one control configured to steer the guide catheter to the position above the cardiac valve. Finally, the system may comprise a cutting mechanism routable through the guide catheter and able to be positioned at the distal end of the guide catheter, the cutting mechanism configured to cut a portion of leaflet tissue of the cardiac valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Thomas Childs, Scott C. Mosher, Lauren Troxler Harvey, Koji J. Kizuka, Ajitkumar B. Nair, Laura M. Kalvass
  • Publication number: 20210346089
    Abstract: A system configured to cut leaflet tissue at a cardiac valve may comprise a guide catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the guide catheter is steerable to a position above a cardiac valve. The system may also include a hook catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, the hook catheter configured to extend from the distal end of the guide catheter through a first orifice of the cardiac valve. Further, the system may comprise a cutting mechanism extending from the hook catheter, the cutting mechanism configured to cut a portion of leaflet tissue of the cardiac valve. Finally, the system may include a handle coupled to the proximal end of the guide catheter, the handle comprising at least one control operatively connected to the cutting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Thomas Childs, Scott C. Mosher, Lauren Troxler Harvey, Koji J. Kizuka, Ajitkumar B. Nair
  • Publication number: 20210346029
    Abstract: A system configured to detach an interventional implant from a cardiac valve includes a guide catheter and a capture mechanism routable through the guide catheter. The capture mechanism comprises a capture hypotube with a container portion/space configured to receive an interventional implant connected to cardiac valve tissue. The capture mechanism also includes a cutting arm axially moveable relative to the capture hypotube. The capture hypotube and the cutting arm each include cutting elements that are brought together upon actuation of the cutting arm to thereby cut the cardiac valve tissue surrounding the interventional implant to free the implant from the cardiac valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Shengmin Mei, Gabriel R. Gonzales, Alexander Chu, Richard Thomas Childs
  • Publication number: 20210346090
    Abstract: A device configured to cut leaflet tissue at a cardiac valve may comprise a guide catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, the guide catheter being positionable at a cardiac valve. The device may further include a cutting mechanism routable through the guide catheter and configured to extend from the distal end of the guide catheter, the cutting mechanism configured to cut a portion of leaflet tissue of the cardiac valve. Finally, the device may comprise a handle coupled to the proximal end of the guide catheter, the handle comprising at least one control operatively connected to the cutting mechanism such that the at least one control is configured to provide selective actuation of the cutting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Chu, Gabriel R. Gonzales, Richard Thomas Childs