Patents by Inventor Timothy John McGill

Timothy John McGill 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).

  • Prosthetic heart valve holder apparatus
    Patent number: 9801717
    Abstract: Apparatus for use with a prosthetic heart valve includes a holder, to which the heart valve is releasably attached, and an elongated handle. The handle can be connected to the holder simply by pushing a distal end of the handle straight into a recess in the holder. After this has been done, the holder preferably releasable latches onto the handle, and the handle can also be rotated about its longitudinal axis to transmit torque to the holder (e.g., a rotatable portion of the holder). Rotation of such a rotatable portion of the holder can be used to deflect portions of the valve radially inward. This operation of a rotatable portion of the holder is preferably one-way only. The handle can be released from the holder at any time, and it can similarly be reconnected to the holder at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian James Edquist, Melinda Kaye Kovach, Timothy John McGill, Julia Ann Schraut, Matt Quest, Ralph J. Thomas, Scott Patrick Thome
  • PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE HOLDER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160242903
    Abstract: Apparatus for use with a prosthetic heart valve includes a holder, to which the heart valve is releasably attached, and an elongated handle. The handle can be connected to the holder simply by pushing a distal end of the handle straight into a recess in the holder. After this has been done, the holder preferably releasable latches onto the handle, and the handle can also be rotated about its longitudinal axis to transmit torque to the holder (e.g., a rotatable portion of the holder). Rotation of such a rotatable portion of the holder can be used to deflect portions of the valve radially inward. This operation of a rotatable portion of the holder is preferably one-way only. The handle can be released from the holder at any time, and it can similarly be reconnected to the holder at any time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Brian James Edquist, Melinda Kaye Kovach, Timothy John McGill, Julia Ann Neuman, Matt Quest, Ralph J. Thomas, Scott Patrick Thome
  • Prosthetic heart valve holder apparatus
    Patent number: 9333076
    Abstract: Apparatus for use with a prosthetic heart valve includes a holder, to which the heart valve is releasably attached, and an elongated handle. The handle can be connected to the holder simply by pushing a distal end of the handle straight into a recess in the holder. After this has been done, the holder preferably releasable latches onto the handle, and the handle can also be rotated about its longitudinal axis to transmit torque to the holder (e.g., a rotatable portion of the holder). Rotation of such a rotatable portion of the holder can be used to deflect portions of the valve radially inward. This operation of a rotatable portion of the holder is preferably one-way-only. The handle can be released from the holder at any time, and it can similarly be reconnected to the holder at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian James Edquist, Melinda Kaye Kovach, Timothy John McGill, Julia Ann Neuman, Matt Quest, Ralph J. Thomas, Scott Patrick Thome
  • Saddle-shaped mitral valve annuloplasty prostheses with asymmetry, and related methods
    Patent number: 8123802
    Abstract: A mitral valve annuloplasty prosthesis (ring or C) has a generally saddle shape, i.e., portions of the prosthesis that are or will be adjacent the anterior and posterior commissures of the valve are relatively low as compared to at least some other portions of the prosthesis that are or will be between the commissures. However, the saddle shape is asymmetrical, in that the portion that is or will be adjacent the posterior commissure is lower than the portion that is or will be adjacent the anterior commissure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Irving L. Kron, Melinda Kaye Kovach, Timothy John McGill, Nathaniel Zacharias Zenz-Olson
  • SADDLE-SHAPED MITRAL VALVE ANNULOPLASTY PROSTHESES WITH ASYMMETRY, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20100324670
    Abstract: A mitral valve annuloplasty prosthesis (ring or C) has a generally saddle shape, i.e., portions of the prosthesis that are or will be adjacent the anterior and posterior commissures of the valve are relatively low as compared to at least some other portions of the prosthesis that are or will be between the commissures. However, the saddle shape is asymmetrical, in that the portion that is or will be adjacent the posterior commissure is lower than the portion that is or will be adjacent the anterior commissure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
    Inventors: Irving L. Kron, Melinda Kaye Kovach, Timothy John McGill, Nathaniel Zacharias Zenz-Olson