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).
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Publication number: 20240065698Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Brian Joseph Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
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Publication number: 20240041463Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Eric Dinges, Burns P. Doran, Dennis A. Peiffer, Anjali Begur, Thyna M. Chau, Grant Teal Smith
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Publication number: 20240041469Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Jan-Hung Chen, Harishankar Natesan, Thyna M. Chau
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Publication number: 20230010024Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Jan-Hung Chen, Harishankar Natesan, Thyna M. Chau
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Publication number: 20220401110Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Eric Dinges, Burns P. Doran, Dennis A. Peiffer, Anjali Begur, Thyna M. Chau, Grant Teal Smith
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Publication number: 20220117608Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Brian Joseph Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
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Patent number: 11241237Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Brian Joseph Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
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Patent number: 9861370Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Clark, Brian Joseph Tischler, Dennis A. Peiffer, Timothy J. Ley, Thyna M. Chau
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Publication number: 20170224354Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Brian Joseph Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
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Publication number: 20140135817Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventors: Brian J. Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
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Publication number: 20140018841Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Dennis A. Peiffer, Brian Joseph Tischler, Timothy J. Ley, Christopher J. Clark, Thyna M. Chau