Patents by Inventor Robert G. Walsh

Robert G. Walsh 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).

  • Cardiac disease treatment and device
    Publication number: 20020151766
    Abstract: A cardiac constraint device comprising a jacket of biological compatible material and an adjustment member. The jacket is adapted to be secured to the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and assume a maximum adjusted volume to constrain circumferential expansion of the heart beyond the maximum adjusted volume during diastole and to permit unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole. The adjustment mechanism is configured to alter the internal volume defined by the jacket after the jacket is secured to the heart. The invention also provides a method for treating cardiac disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Edward Shapland, Robert G. Walsh, John David Dockter
  • Cardiac disease treatment and device
    Patent number: 6425856
    Abstract: A cardiac constraint device comprising a jacket of biological compatible material and an adjustment member. The jacket is adapted to be secured to the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and assume a maximum adjusted volume to constrain circumferential expansion of the heart beyond the maximum adjusted volume during diastole and to permit unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole. The adjustment mechanism is configured to alter the internal volume defined by the jacket after the jacket is secured to the heart. The invention also provides a method for treating cardiac disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Edward Shapland, Robert G. Walsh, John David Dockter