Patents by Inventor Robert ACLAND

Robert ACLAND 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for cutting an atrial wall
    Patent number: 10660669
    Abstract: A method includes coupling, at least temporarily, a support member adjacent to a target tissue. The support member is configured to support the target tissue and to define a path along which a cutting device can move. The method includes moving the cutting device along the path defined by the support member to cut and/or dilate the target tissue. In some embodiments, the method optionally includes disposing a cannula of a device within the cut defined in target tissue. The cannula is coupled to the target tissue such that a lumen defined by the cannula is in fluid communication with a volume defined at least in part by the target tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Spence, Landon Tompkins, Robert Acland
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CUTTING AN ATRIAL WALL
    Publication number: 20180028227
    Abstract: A method includes coupling, at least temporarily, a support member adjacent to a target tissue. The support member is configured to support the target tissue and to define a path along which a cutting device can move. The method includes moving the cutting device along the path defined by the support member to cut and/or dilate the target tissue. In some embodiments, the method optionally includes disposing a cannula of a device within the cut defined in target tissue. The cannula is coupled to the target tissue such that a lumen defined by the cannula is in fluid communication with a volume defined at least in part by the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Paul A. SPENCE, Landon TOMPKINS, Robert Acland
  • Apparatus and methods for cutting an atrial wall
    Patent number: 9808283
    Abstract: A method includes coupling, at least temporarily, a support member adjacent to a target tissue. The support member is configured to support the target tissue and to define a path along which a cutting device can move. The method includes moving the cutting device along the path defined by the support member to cut and/or dilate the target tissue. In some embodiments, the method optionally includes disposing a cannula of a device within the cut defined in target tissue. The cannula is coupled to the target tissue such that a lumen defined by the cannula is in fluid communication with a volume defined at least in part by the target tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Spence, Landon Tompkins, Robert Acland
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CUTTING AN ATRIAL WALL
    Publication number: 20150223839
    Abstract: A method includes coupling, at least temporarily, a support member adjacent to a target tissue. The support member is configured to support the target tissue and to define a path along which a cutting device can move. The method includes moving the cutting device along the path defined by the support member to cut and/or dilate the target tissue. In some embodiments, the method optionally includes disposing a cannula of a device within the cut defined in target tissue. The cannula is coupled to the target tissue such that a lumen defined by the cannula is in fluid communication with a volume defined at least in part by the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: HeartWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. SPENCE, Landon TOMPKINS, Robert ACLAND