Patents by Inventor Sophie-Charlotte Hofferberth

Sophie-Charlotte Hofferberth 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).

  • Geometrically-accommodating heart valve replacement device
    Patent number: 11969342
    Abstract: A replacement heart valve device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the device includes a frame coupled to one or more leaflets that are moveable between open and closed configurations. In some embodiments, the frame comprises at least two frame sections that join at a pair of commissural posts. In some embodiments, the device may be geometrically accommodating to adapt to different vasculature shapes and sizes and/or to be able to change size while implanted within a growing patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Sophie-Charlotte Hofferberth, Pedro J. del Nido, Mossab Y. Saeed
  • GEOMETRICALLY-ACCOMMODATING HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240041595
    Abstract: A replacement heart valve device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the device includes a frame coupled to one or more leaflets that are moveable between open and closed configurations. In some embodiments, the frame comprises at least two frame sections that join at a pair of commissural posts. In some embodiments, the device may be geometrically accommodating to adapt to different vasculature shapes and sizes and/or to be able to change size while implanted within a growing patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: The Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Sophie-Charlotte Hofferberth, Pedro J. del Nido, Mossab Y. Saeed
  • Geometrically-accommodating heart valve replacement device
    Patent number: 10966826
    Abstract: A replacement heart valve device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the device includes a frame coupled to one or more leaflets that are moveable between open and closed configurations. In some embodiments, the frame comprises at least two frame sections that join at a pair of commissural posts. In some embodiments, the device may be geometrically accommodating to adapt to different vasculature shapes and sizes and/or to be able to change size while implanted within a growing patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: Children's Medical Center Corporation, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Sophie-Charlotte Hofferberth, Pedro J. del Nido, Elazer R. Edelman, Peter E. Hammer, Christopher Payne
  • GEOMETRICALLY-ACCOMMODATING HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200368017
    Abstract: A replacement heart valve device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the device includes a frame coupled to one or more leaflets that are moveable between open and closed configurations. In some embodiments, the frame comprises at least two frame sections that join at a pair of commissural posts. In some embodiments, the device may be geometrically accommodating to adapt to different vasculature shapes and sizes and/or to be able to change size while implanted within a growing patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicants: Children's Medical Center Corporation, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Sophie-Charlotte Hofferberth, Pedro J. del Nido, Elazer R. Edelman, Peter E. Hammer, Christopher Payne
  • GEOMETRICALLY-ACCOMMODATING HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200360135
    Abstract: A replacement heart valve device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the device includes a frame coupled to one or more leaflets that are moveable between open and closed configurations. In some embodiments, the frame comprises at least two frame sections that join at a pair of commissural posts. In some embodiments, the device may be geometrically accommodating to adapt to different vasculature shapes and sizes and/or to be able to change size while implanted within a growing patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicants: Children's Medical Center Corporation, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Sophie-Charlotte Hofferberth, Pedro J. del Nido, Elazer R. Edelman, Peter E. Hammer, Christopher Payne