Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Claiborne, III

Thomas E. Claiborne, III 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).

  • Catheter deliverable artificial multi-leaflet heart valve prosthesis and intravascular delivery system for a catheter deliverable heart valve prosthesis
    Patent number: 9011525
    Abstract: A heart valve prosthesis includes a collapsible stent and a one-piece multi-leaflet valve. The stent includes at least one length of wire having a series of turns forming a spring-like stent. The one-piece multi-leaflet valve is attached to the stent and includes a cylinder of polyester material secured thereto at three points. The stent is collapsible in a radial direction between a contracted state and an expanded state. The contracted state has a radial dimension smaller than a radial dimension of the expanded state. The stent is spring biased toward the expanded state such that it occupies an active state when implanted into a heart. The active state has a radial dimension that is between the radial dimension of the contracted state and the radial dimension of the expanded state such that a radial load generated by the bias of the collapsible stent is sufficient to retain the heart valve prosthesis in the heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Thomas E. Claiborne, III, Richard T. Schoephoerster, Siobhain L. Gallocher
  • Catheter Deliverable Artificial Multi-Leaflet Heart Valve Prosthesis and Intravascular Delivery System for a Catheter Deliverable Heart Valve Prosthesis
    Publication number: 20110295361
    Abstract: A heart valve prosthesis includes a collapsible stent and a one-piece multi-leaflet valve. The stent includes at least one length of wire having a series of turns forming a spring-like stent. The one-piece multi-leaflet valve is attached to the stent and includes a cylinder of polyester material secured thereto at three points. The stent is collapsible in a radial direction between a contracted state and an expanded state. The contracted state has a radial dimension smaller than a radial dimension of the expanded state. The stent is spring biased toward the expanded state such that it occupies an active state when implanted into a heart. The active state has a radial dimension that is between the radial dimension of the contracted state and the radial dimension of the expanded state such that a radial load generated by the bias of the collapsible stent is sufficient to retain the heart valve prosthesis in the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Thomas E. Claiborne, III, Richard T. Schoephoerster, Siobhain L. Gallocher