Patents by Inventor Thyna M. Chau

Thyna M. Chau 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).

  • Publication number: 20240065698
    Abstract: A left atrial appendage closure implant may include a support frame including a first bend extending from a proximal collar to a second bend, a first segment extending from the second bend to a third bend, a second segment extending from the third bend to a fourth bend, and a third segment extending from the fourth bend to a distal collar, wherein the support frame is actuatable from a first constrained position to a second flowering position to a third mid-deployment position to a fourth unconstrained position. An implant may include a self-expanding support frame having a circumference and a central longitudinal axis, a membrane disposed over at least a portion of the support frame, and a plurality of anchors arranged into a first row and a second row such that the first row and the second row form a staggered pattern about the circumference of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
  • Publication number: 20240041463
    Abstract: An implant for occluding a left atrial appendage may include an expandable framework configured to shift between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The expandable framework includes a proximal hub and a distal hub. A longitudinal axis of the expandable framework extends from the proximal hub to the distal hub. A radiopaque marker may be positioned longitudinally between the proximal hub and the distal hub in the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Dinges, Burns P. Doran, Dennis A. Peiffer, Anjali Begur, Thyna M. Chau, Grant Teal Smith
  • Publication number: 20240041469
    Abstract: A left atrial appendage closure device may include an expandable framework having a plurality of struts joined at a proximal and distal hub. When the framework is fully constrained in a first position, a first segment of struts extends distally from the distal hub parallel to a central longitudinal axis to a first bend and a second segment of struts extends from the first bend proximally. A first amount of the framework is unconstrained in a second position, where the first segment extends distally from the distal hub parallel to the central longitudinal axis to the first bend, the second segment extends from the first bend proximally and radially outward to a second bend, a third segment of struts extends from the second bend proximally and radially inward to a third bend, and a fourth segment of struts extends from the third bend proximally to within the delivery sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Jan-Hung Chen, Harishankar Natesan, Thyna M. Chau
  • Publication number: 20230010024
    Abstract: A left atrial appendage closure device may include an expandable framework having a plurality of struts joined at a proximal and distal hub. When the framework is fully constrained in a first position, a first segment of struts extends distally from the distal hub parallel to a central longitudinal axis to a first bend and a second segment of struts extends from the first bend proximally. A first amount of the framework is unconstrained in a second position, where the first segment extends distally from the distal hub parallel to the central longitudinal axis to the first bend, the second segment extends from the first bend proximally and radially outward to a second bend, a third segment of struts extends from the second bend proximally and radially inward to a third bend, and a fourth segment of struts extends from the third bend proximally to within the delivery sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Jan-Hung Chen, Harishankar Natesan, Thyna M. Chau
  • Publication number: 20220401110
    Abstract: An implant for occluding a left atrial appendage may include an expandable framework configured to shift between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The expandable framework includes a proximal hub and a distal hub. A longitudinal axis of the expandable framework extends from the proximal hub to the distal hub. A radiopaque marker may be positioned longitudinally between the proximal hub and the distal hub in the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Dinges, Burns P. Doran, Dennis A. Peiffer, Anjali Begur, Thyna M. Chau, Grant Teal Smith
  • Publication number: 20220117608
    Abstract: A left atrial appendage closure implant may include a support frame including a first bend extending from a proximal collar to a second bend, a first segment extending from the second bend to a third bend, a second segment extending from the third bend to a fourth bend, and a third segment extending from the fourth bend to a distal collar, wherein the support frame is actuatable from a first constrained position to a second flowering position to a third mid-deployment position to a fourth unconstrained position. An implant may include a self-expanding support frame having a circumference and a central longitudinal axis, a membrane disposed over at least a portion of the support frame, and a plurality of anchors arranged into a first row and a second row such that the first row and the second row form a staggered pattern about the circumference of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
  • Patent number: 11241237
    Abstract: A left atrial appendage closure implant may include a support frame including a first bend extending from a proximal collar to a second bend, a first segment extending from the second bend to a third bend, a second segment extending from the third bend to a fourth bend, and a third segment extending from the fourth bend to a distal collar, wherein the support frame is actuatable from a first constrained position to a second flowering position to a third mid-deployment position to a fourth unconstrained position. An implant may include a self-expanding support frame having a circumference and a central longitudinal axis, a membrane disposed over at least a portion of the support frame, and a plurality of anchors arranged into a first row and a second row such that the first row and the second row form a staggered pattern about the circumference of the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
  • Patent number: 9861370
    Abstract: An occlusion device (e.g., for treatment of the left atrial appendage) includes a framework and a biocompatible covering disposed over at least a part of the framework. The framework may include a proximal portion, a middle portion, and a distal portion, wherein: the proximal portion includes a first hub that has a fixed first diameter; the middle portion has a second diameter and includes a plurality of beams extending from the first hub to a distal portion, wherein each of the plurality of beams is connected to an adjacent beam by a first circumferentially extending column of strut pairs; and the distal portion has a third diameter. In one or more embodiments, the framework includes improved circumferential strength and minimizes foreshortening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Clark, Brian Joseph Tischler, Dennis A. Peiffer, Timothy J. Ley, Thyna M. Chau
  • Publication number: 20170224354
    Abstract: A left atrial appendage closure implant may include a support frame including a first bend extending from a proximal collar to a second bend, a first segment extending from the second bend to a third bend, a second segment extending from the third bend to a fourth bend, and a third segment extending from the fourth bend to a distal collar, wherein the support frame is actuatable from a first constrained position to a second flowering position to a third mid-deployment position to a fourth unconstrained position. An implant may include a self-expanding support frame having a circumference and a central longitudinal axis, a membrane disposed over at least a portion of the support frame, and a plurality of anchors arranged into a first row and a second row such that the first row and the second row form a staggered pattern about the circumference of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
  • Publication number: 20140135817
    Abstract: A left atrial appendage closure implant may include a support frame including a first bend extending from a proximal collar to a second bend, a first segment extending from the second bend to a third bend, a second segment extending from the third bend to a fourth bend, and a third segment extending from the fourth bend to a distal collar, wherein the support frame is actuatable from a first constrained position to a second flowering position to a third mid-deployment position to a fourth unconstrained position. An implant may include a self-expanding support frame having a circumference and a central longitudinal axis, a membrane disposed over at least a portion of the support frame, and a plurality of anchors arranged into a first row and a second row such that the first row and the second row form a staggered pattern about the circumference of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Brian J. Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
  • Publication number: 20140018841
    Abstract: Occlusion device for an atrial appendage, the device having proximal and distal ends and a central axis and comprising a cage-like structure formed of struts, the struts having proximal strut ends and distal strut ends, wherein at the proximal end of the device the struts extend towards the central axis and are connected to each other at their proximal strut ends, and wherein at least some of the struts are connected to each other at their distal strut ends within the cage-like structure so that the struts form an atraumatic distal end of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Dennis A. Peiffer, Brian Joseph Tischler, Timothy J. Ley, Christopher J. Clark, Thyna M. Chau