Patents by Inventor Wallace Neil Hauck

Wallace Neil Hauck 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).

  • Cardiac valve leaflet attachment device and methods thereof
    Patent number: 8216230
    Abstract: A medical device system comprising a guide catheter and a leaflet fastening applicator, the guide catheter having suitable dimensions for deployment and insertion percutaneously into a human heart in a vicinity of a heart valve, the leaflet fastening applicator having a size allowing insertion through the guide catheter and being capable of holding portions of opposing heart valve leaflets, wherein the fastening applicator comprises a pair of grasping-electrodes adapted for holding and engaging the portions of opposing heart valve leaflets together and for applying energy to fasten the portions, in which heart valve leaflets can be captured and securely fastened, thereby improving coaptation of the leaflets and improving competence of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Evalve, Inc.
    Inventors: Wallace Neil Hauck, Samuel Victor Lichtenstein, Hosheng Tu
  • CARDIAC VALVE LEAFLET ATTACHEMENT DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110178596
    Abstract: A medical device system comprising a guide catheter and a leaflet fastening applicator, the guide catheter having suitable dimensions for deployment and insertion percutaneously into a human heart in a vicinity of a heart valve, the leaflet fastening applicator having a size allowing insertion through the guide catheter and being capable of holding portions of opposing heart valve leaflets, wherein the fastening applicator comprises a pair of grasping-electrodes adapted for holding and engaging the portions of opposing heart valve leaflets together and for applying energy to fasten the portions, in which heart valve leaflets can be captured and securely fastened, thereby improving coaptation of the leaflets and improving competence of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: ABBOTT VASCULAR INC.
    Inventors: Wallace Neil HAUCK, Samuel Victor Lichtenstein, Hosheng Tu
  • Cardiac valve leaflet attachment device and methods thereof
    Patent number: 7938827
    Abstract: A medical device system comprising a guide catheter and a leaflet fastening applicator, the guide catheter having suitable dimensions for deployment and insertion percutaneously into a human heart in a vicinity of a heart valve, the leaflet fastening applicator having a size allowing insertion through the guide catheter and being capable of holding portions of opposing heart valve leaflets, wherein the fastening applicator comprises a pair of grasping-electrodes adapted for holding and engaging the portions of opposing heart valve leaflets together and for applying energy to fasten the portions, in which heart valve leaflets can be captured and securely fastened, thereby improving coaptation of the leaflets and improving competence of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Evalva, Inc.
    Inventors: Wallace Neil Hauck, Samuel Victor Lichtenstein, Hosheng Tu
  • CARDIAC VALVE LEAFLET ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090270858
    Abstract: A medical device system comprising a guide catheter and a leaflet fastening applicator, the guide catheter having suitable dimensions for deployment and insertion percutaneously into a human heart in a vicinity of a heart valve, the leaflet fastening applicator having a size allowing insertion through the guide catheter and being capable of holding portions of opposing heart valve leaflets, wherein the fastening applicator comprises a pair of grasping-electrodes adapted for holding and engaging the portions of opposing heart valve leaflets together and for applying energy to fasten the portions, in which heart valve leaflets can be captured and securely fastened, thereby improving coaptation of the leaflets and improving competence of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Wallace Neil Hauck, Samuel Victor Lichtenstein, Hosheng Tu
  • Cardiac valve leaflet attachment device and methods thereof
    Patent number: 6926715
    Abstract: A medical device system comprising a guide catheter and a leaflet fastening applicator, the guide catheter having suitable dimensions for deployment and insertion percutaneously into a human heart in a vicinity of a heart valve, the leaflet fastening applicator having a size allowing insertion through the guide catheter and being capable of holding portions of opposing heart valve leaflets, wherein the fastening applicator comprises a pair of grasping-electrodes adapted for holding and engaging the portions of opposing heart valve leaflets together and for applying energy to fasten the portions, in which valve leaflets can be captured and securely fastened, thereby improving coaptation of the leaflets and improving competence of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Inventors: Wallace Neil Hauck, Samuel Victor Lichtenstein, Hosheng Tu