Patents by Inventor Rob Dowling
Rob Dowling 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: 20230233842Abstract: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: ABIOMED, Inc.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T.V. Kung, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Patent number: 11577068Abstract: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T. V. Kung, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Publication number: 20220202600Abstract: The present disclosure provides medical devices, systems and methods and in particular to devices and methods useful for anchoring graft materials to bodily structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: ABIOMED, Inc.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T.V. Kung, Caitlyn Hastie, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Patent number: 11213412Abstract: The present disclosure provides medical devices, systems and methods and in particular to devices and methods useful for anchoring graft materials to bodily structures.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T. V. Kung, Caitlyn Hastie, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Publication number: 20200253756Abstract: The present disclosure provides medical devices, systems and methods and in particular to devices and methods useful for anchoring graft materials to bodily structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T.V. Kung, Caitlyn Hastie, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Publication number: 20200215247Abstract: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T.V. Kung, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Patent number: 10549020Abstract: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T. V. Kung, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Patent number: 10463508Abstract: The present disclosure provides medical devices, systems and methods and in particular to devices and methods useful for anchoring graft materials to bodily structures.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T. V. Kung, Caitlyn Hastie, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Publication number: 20180368997Abstract: The present disclosure provides medical devices, systems and methods and in particular to devices and methods useful for anchoring graft materials to bodily structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T.V. Kung, Caitlyn Hastie, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Patent number: 10143571Abstract: The present disclosure provides medical devices, systems and methods and in particular to devices and methods useful for anchoring graft materials to bodily structures.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T.V. Kung, Caitlyn Hastie, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Publication number: 20180207337Abstract: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T.V. Kung, Thorsten Seiss, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Patent number: 9950102Abstract: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T. V. Kung, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Publication number: 20170112987Abstract: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T.V. Kung, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Patent number: 9566374Abstract: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T. V. Kung, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Patent number: 9381286Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for attaching a counter pulsation device (CPD) to a blood vessel in a human or animal subject, the apparatus including: an interposition graft having a first end configured to be attached to the blood vessel, a second end, and an interior passage providing fluid connection between the first end and the second end; and a pump graft having first end attached to the second end of the interposition graft, a second end configured to be attached to the CPD, and an interior passage providing fluid connection between the first end and the second end In some embodiments, the interior passage of the interposition graft includes a rough surface configured to promote biological growth on the surface, and the interior passage of the pump graft includes a smooth surface configured to inhibit biological growth on the surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Robert T. V. Kung, Caitlyn Hastie, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Publication number: 20150216685Abstract: The present disclosure provides medical devices, systems and methods and in particular to devices and methods useful for anchoring graft materials to bodily structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: Abiomed, Inc.Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Bob Kung, Caitlyn Hastie, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Publication number: 20140371519Abstract: A method of operating a counterpulsation device (CPD) in a human or animal subject is disclosed, the method including: receiving a heart beat signal indicative of the heart beat of the subject; providing counterpulsation therapy by controlling the pressure supplied to a CPD drive line in pneumatic communication with the CPD to cause the CPD to alternately fill with blood and eject blood with a timing that is determined at least in part based on the heart beat signal; while providing counterpulsation therapy, receiving a CPD drive line pressure signal indicative of the pressure in the CPD drive line; and adjusting the pressure supplied to the drive line based at least in part on the drive line pressure signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Bob Kung, Caitlyn Hastie, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier
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Publication number: 20140316189Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for attaching a counter pulsation device (CPD) to a blood vessel in a human or animal subject, the apparatus including: an interposition graft having a first end configured to be attached to the blood vessel, a second end, and an interior passage providing fluid connection between the first end and the second end; and a pump graft having first end attached to the second end of the interposition graft, a second end configured to be attached to the CPD, and an interior passage providing fluid connection between the first end and the second end In some embodiments, the interior passage of the interposition graft includes a rough surface configured to promote biological growth on the surface, and the interior passage of the pump graft includes a smooth surface configured to inhibit biological growth on the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Paul Spence, Rob Dowling, Bob Kung, Caitlyn Hastie, Thorsten Siess, Eric Gratz, Gerd Spanier