Patents by Inventor Thomas Hulme

Thomas Hulme 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).

  • Percutaneous delivery systems for anchoring an implant in a cardiac valve annulus
    Patent number: 11986391
    Abstract: Mitral valve prolapse and mitral regurgitation can be treating by implanting in the mitral annulus a transvalvular intraannular band. The band has a first end, a first anchoring portion located proximate the first end, a second end, a second anchoring portion located proximate the second end, and a central portion. The central portion is positioned so that it extends transversely across a coaptive edge formed by the closure of the mitral valve leaflets. The band may be implanted via translumenal access or via thoracotomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Heart Repair Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Valavanur A. Subramanian, Michael L. Reo, Gary Hulme, Thomas Afzal, Jeffrey Christian, Maurice Buchbinder
  • Pericardial reinforcement device
    Publication number: 20080021266
    Abstract: The following relates to catheter-based devices, systems, and methods for minimally-invasively delivering an inflatable pericardial support into the pericardial space of a mammalian myocardium. The devices and systems include extending and positioning plural support members through a catheter into the pericardial space and then positioning the inflatable member on the epicardial surface of the myocardium. Once positioned, fluid can be delivered to the inflatable member to provide a confining pressure to the myocardium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Roger Laham, Graham Gardner, Thomas Hulme, Joanna Wykrzykowska