Patents by Inventor Tim Maher

Tim Maher 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).

  • Implantable VAD with replaceable percutaneous cable
    Patent number: 8382830
    Abstract: There are disclosed apparatus and methods for replacing a percutaneous cable in connection with a vascular device. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a distal disconnect coupler, a distal connector portion of the cable configured for removable connection with the distal disconnect coupler, and a connector cap configured for removable connection with the distal disconnect coupler and for tunneling through skin and tissue. In one embodiment, a method of repositioning a percutaneous cable in connection with a vascular device includes providing the cable with a distal disconnect coupler, disconnecting the cable at the distal disconnect coupler, attaching a connector cap to the distal disconnect coupler, removing the percutaneous cable from a first exit site, tunneling the connector cap together with the distal disconnect coupler through skin and tissue to form a new exit site, disconnecting the connector cap, and connecting the cable to the distal disconnect coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: World Heart Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Maher, Jim Lee, Ron Ness, Herb Chen, Jesse Hubbard, Phillip J. Miller, John Barr, James W. Long, Karl Nelson
  • IMPLANTABLE VAD WITH REPLACEABLE PERCUTANEOUS CABLE
    Publication number: 20100256440
    Abstract: There are disclosed apparatus and methods for replacing a percutaneous cable in connection with a vascular device. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a distal disconnect coupler, a distal connector portion of the cable configured for removable connection with the distal disconnect coupler, and a connector cap configured for removable connection with the distal disconnect coupler and for tunneling through skin and tissue. In one embodiment, a method of repositioning a percutaneous cable in connection with a vascular device includes providing the cable with a distal disconnect coupler, disconnecting the cable at the distal disconnect coupler, attaching a connector cap to the distal disconnect coupler, removing the percutaneous cable from a first exit site, tunneling the connector cap together with the distal disconnect coupler through skin and tissue to form a new exit site, disconnecting the connector cap, and connecting the cable to the distal disconnect coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: WORLDHEART, INC.
    Inventors: Tim Maher, Jim Lee, Ron Ness, Herb Chen, Jesse Hubbard, Phillip J. Miller, John Barr, James W. Long, Karl Nelson
  • Poultry roasting rack
    Patent number: D666872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventor: Tim Maher
  • Poultry roasting rack
    Patent number: D670968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventor: Tim Maher
  • Poultry roasting rack
    Patent number: D692722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Inventor: Tim Maher