Patents by Inventor Warren Cutwright

Warren Cutwright 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).

  • Heart occlusion devices
    Patent number: 9138213
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a heart occlusion device and a method for occluding an aperture defect in a heart. The heart occlusion device includes two separate wires 12, 14. Each wire forms geometric shapes that together form a distal plate and a proximal plate. The first plate is disposed in a first plane. The second plate is disposed in a second plane that is parallel to and remote from the first plane. The distal plate and the proximal plate are separated by a self-centering waist. The proximal plate is attached to a hub. A similar hub is optional on the distal plate. The plates further include coverings which form a sealant to occlude an aperture in a tissue. The wires forming the plates have a shape-memory capability such that they can be collapsed and distorted in a catheter during delivery but resume and maintain their intended shape after delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Zahid Amin, Edward Cully, Warren Cutwright, Coby Larsen, Steven Masters, Edward Emil Shaw