Patents by Inventor Waleed Abughazaleh

Waleed Abughazaleh 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: 20140052174
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for closing a physical anomaly comprising two overlapping layers of tissue, such as a patent foramen ovale (“PFO”). A PFO is comprised of two overlapping layers of malformed interatrial septa, the septum primum and the septum secundum, that form a tunnel between the right atrium and the left atrium. The closure device includes two wings connected to a central arm. The device is delivered through the PFO tunnel in a substantially linear configuration such that the central arm is seated within the PFO tunnel, the first wing extends into the right atrium, and the second wing extends into the left atrium. Once implanted, the closure device is reconfigured such that the arm is seated within the PFO tunnel, the first wing folds against the septum secundum, and the second wing folds against the septum primum, thereby sealing the defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: CardioTulip LLC
    Inventors: Wael Abo-Auda, Waleed Abughazaleh
  • Patent number: 8591543
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for closing a physical anomaly comprising two overlapping layers of tissue, such as a patent foramen ovale (“PFO”). A PFO is comprised of two overlapping layers of malformed interatrial septa, the septum primum and the septum secundum, that form a tunnel between the right atrium and the left atrium. The closure device includes two wings connected to a central arm. The device is delivered through the PFO tunnel in a substantially linear configuration such that the central arm is seated within the PFO tunnel, the first wing extends into the right atrium, and the second wing extends into the left atrium. Once implanted, the closure device is reconfigured such that the arm is seated within the PFO tunnel, the first wing folds against the septum secundum, and the second wing folds against the septum primum, thereby sealing the defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: CardioTulip LLC
    Inventors: Wael Abo-Auda, Waleed Abughazaleh
  • Publication number: 20120277791
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for closing a physical anomaly comprising two overlapping layers of tissue, such as a patent foramen ovale (“PFO”). A PFO is comprised of two overlapping layers of malformed interatrial septa, the septum primum and the septum secundum, that form a tunnel between the right atrium and the left atrium. The closure device includes two wings connected to a central arm. The device is delivered through the PFO tunnel in a substantially linear configuration such that the central arm is seated within the PFO tunnel, the first wing extends into the right atrium, and the second wing extends into the left atrium. Once implanted, the closure device is reconfigured such that the arm is seated within the PFO tunnel, the first wing folds against the septum secundum, and the second wing folds against the septum primum, thereby sealing the defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: CARDIOTULIP LLC
    Inventors: Wael Abo-Auda, Waleed Abughazaleh