Patents by Inventor Tom JANCARIC

Tom JANCARIC 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: 20220152414
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing a treatment of a lesion within a subject using an endoscopic device. The endoscopic device comprises an endoscope and a catheter. The endoscope is configured to be inserted into the subject and includes a working channel. The catheter is configured to pass through the working channel of the endoscope. The catheter further comprises a sheath, an expandable device, and a light source. The sheath has a lumen and the expandable device may include an inflatable balloon. The light source is configured to be controllable through the lumen of the sheath. The light source is configured to selectively apply light to the lesion within the subject when the endoscope is inserted into the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: William G. Austen, Robert Redmond, Michael McCormack, Matt Hart, Martha Wittrock, Lisa Shoemaker, Tom Jancaric
  • Patent number: 11219522
    Abstract: A buoy system for treating cardiac valve regurgitation comprising a movable plug having atrial and ventricular ends, wherein a through-hole passes from the atrial to the ventricular end, wherein during systole, the plug travels toward a cardiac atrium, wherein during diastole, the plug travels into a cardiac ventricle; a tether having atrial and ventricular ends, wherein the tether passes through the through-hole of the moving plug, wherein the atrial end of the tether projects into an atrium, wherein the atrial end of the tether includes a cap to engage a delivery tool; at least one distal anchor located in the ventricle, wherein the distal anchor is coupled to the ventricular end of the tether, and wherein the system is percutaneously delivered and optionally recaptured via catheter and recapture tool at the cap of the tether, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Ramji Rengarajan, Victor San Hou Yu, Kalyna Sconzert, Tom Jancaric, Reggie Roth, James Cawthra, Dennis Werner, Jason Kilvington, Umang Anand, George L. Coles, James Duncan Beaty, Keith Bulkin, Joseph A. Walters, Timothy P. Harrigan, Kenton J. Zehr, Todd Christopher Crawford
  • Publication number: 20210128298
    Abstract: A buoy system for treating cardiac valve regurgitation comprising a movable plug having atrial and ventricular ends, wherein a through-hole passes from the atrial to the ventricular end, wherein during systole, the plug travels toward a cardiac atrium, wherein during diastole, the plug travels into a cardiac ventricle; a tether having atrial and ventricular ends, wherein the tether passes through the through-hole of the moving plug, wherein the atrial end of the tether projects into an atrium, wherein the atrial end of the tether includes a cap to engage a delivery tool; at least one distal anchor located in the ventricle, wherein the distal anchor is coupled to the ventricular end of the tether, and wherein the system is percutaneously delivered and optionally recaptured via catheter and recapture tool at the cap of the tether, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Ramji RENGARAJAN, Victor San Hou YU, Kalyna APKARIAN, Tom JANCARIC, Reggie ROTH, James CAWTHRA, Dennis WERNER, Jason KILVINGTON, Umang ANAND, George L. COLES, James Duncan BEATY, Keith BULKIN, Joseph A. WALTERS, Timothy P. HARRIGAN, Kenton J. ZEHR, Christopher Todd CRAWFORD