Patents by Inventor Steven W. Opolski

Steven W. Opolski 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).

  • Magnetic attachment systems
    Publication number: 20040176797
    Abstract: A magnetic attachment device is provided for use in a transcatheter delivery The system may be useful for delivering, repositioning, and removal of an implant, a septal occluder, in or out of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: NMT Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven W. Opolski
  • Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure with magnetic force
    Publication number: 20040098121
    Abstract: Magnetic force, preferably with one or more permanent magnets, is used to hold together flaps of tissue inside the body, particularly flaps of a PFO. A device or magnets within a device can be retrieved such that no permanent implant is left behind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: NMT Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven W. Opolski
  • Coupling system useful in placement of implants
    Publication number: 20030181945
    Abstract: A coupling system is disposed at the distal end of an interventional delivery system for coupling to an implant. The coupling device has a first and second prong connected at one end. The other end of the prongs open or close to release or trap an object, e.g., a bead tethered from an implant. A slot at the distal end of the coupling device allows extra degrees of flexibility for the coupling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: NMT Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven W. Opolski, Todd A. Peavey
  • Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure method and device
    Publication number: 20030144694
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for closing two overlapping layers of tissue in a mammalian heart, for example a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The closure devices may take a number of different forms and may be retrievable. In some embodiments, the closure devices may be delivered with a catheter capable of puncturing mammalian tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: NMT Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Steven W. Opolski, Carol A. Ryan
  • Over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism
    Publication number: 20020055767
    Abstract: The over-the-wire interlock attachment/detachment mechanism includes a cylindrical lock receiving section of a small diameter attached to an implantable medical device such as a blood clot filter, a stent, or a septal occluder. This cylindrical lock receiving section has a plurality of spaced, curved cutouts to receive both the guide fingers and contoured locking fingers formed on a cylindrical locking section. The locking fingers are angled outwardly from the cylindrical body of the cylindrical locking section, and are moved inwardly into engagement with the curved cutouts of the cylindrical lock receiving section by a sheath which slides over the cylindrical locking section or other suitable operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Sean T. Forde, Steven W. Opolski