Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Claiborne

Thomas E. Claiborne 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).

  • Polymeric heart valve
    Patent number: 10772722
    Abstract: A polymeric valve which may include a heart valve, and also may include a trileaflet heart valve includes a stent having a base and a plurality of outwardly extending posts from the base and equidistant from each other. A plurality of leaflets each connected to a corresponding one of the posts at one end, and each of the leaflets connected to the base. Each of the leaflets having an operative end opposite the end connected to the post, and the operative ends of the leaflets being biased in a closed position such that the operative ends abut each other. The operative ends are configured to rhythmically open and close in relation to each other, and the leaflets include multiple cross sectional thicknesses at different portions of the leaflets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Danny Bluestein, Thomas E. Claiborne, Marvin J. Slepian
  • POLYMERIC HEART VALVE
    Publication number: 20170245989
    Abstract: A polymeric valve which may include a heart valve, and also may include a trileaflet heart valve includes a stent having a base and a plurality of outwardly extending posts from the base and equidistant from each other. A plurality of leaflets each connected to a corresponding one of the posts at one end, and each of the leaflets connected to the base. Each of the leaflets having an operative end opposite the end connected to the post, and the operative ends of the leaflets being biased in a closed position such that the operative ends abut each other. The operative ends are configured to rhythmically open and close in relation to each other, and the leaflets include multiple cross sectional thicknesses at different portions of the leaflets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicants: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Danny Bluestein, Thomas E. Claiborne, Marvin J. Slepian
  • Polymeric heart valve
    Patent number: 9655720
    Abstract: A polymeric valve which may include a heart valve, and also may include a trileaflet heart valve includes a stent having a base and a plurality of outwardly extending posts from the base and equidistant from each other. A plurality of leaflets each connected to a corresponding one of the posts at one end, and each of the leaflets connected to the base. Each of the leaflets having an operative end opposite the end connected to the post, and the operative ends of the leaflets being biased in a closed position such that the operative ends abut each other. The operative ends are configured to rhythmically open and close in relation to each other, and the leaflets include multiple cross sectional thicknesses at different portions of the leaflets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Danny Bluestein, Thomas E. Claiborne, Marvin J. Slepian
  • POLYMERIC HEART VALVE
    Publication number: 20140303724
    Abstract: A polymeric valve which may include a heart valve, and also may include a trileaflet heart valve includes a stent having a base and a plurality of outwardly extending posts from the base and equidistant from each other. A plurality of leaflets each connected to a corresponding one of the posts at one end, and each of the leaflets connected to the base. Each of the leaflets having an operative end opposite the end connected to the post, and the operative ends of the leaflets being biased in a closed position such that the operative ends abut each other. The operative ends are configured to rhythmically open and close in relation to each other, and the leaflets include multiple cross sectional thicknesses at different portions of the leaflets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Danny Bluestein, Thomas E. Claiborne, Marvin Slepian