Patents by Inventor Wesley Paul Nicholson

Wesley Paul Nicholson 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: 20240303817
    Abstract: Techniques relate to analyzing image data to determine an annuloplasty ring to implant for an annuloplasty procedure. For example, image data can be received that depicts a heart valve. The image data can be analyzed to identify one or more image features that represent one or more anatomical features of the heart valve. Based on the one or more image features, heart data can be generated that indicates a measurement and/or another characteristic of the heart valve. An annuloplasty ring can be determined based on the heart valve data and/or annuloplasty ring data indicating characteristics of one or more annuloplasty rings. User interface data can then be generated that indicates the annuloplasty ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Epstein, Wesley Paul Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20240058034
    Abstract: An introducer device includes a proximal hub including a first port and a second port, first and second fluid valves associated with the first port and the second port, respectively, a first elongate lumen projecting distally from the proximal hub, the first elongate lumen being in fluid communication with the first port, and a second elongate lumen projecting distally from the proximal hub, the second elongate lumen being in fluid communication with the second port and fluidly isolated from the first elongate lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Felino V. Cortez, JR., Stephen Cournane, Stephen Epstein, Nancy Ling Chung, Luke Anthony Zanetti, Ashley Nicolette Hinga (formerly Keffer), Wesley Paul Nicholson, Sai Prasad Uppalapati
  • Publication number: 20230310155
    Abstract: A delivery system comprises two or more needles including at least a first needle comprising a distal tip configured to pierce a valve leaflet of a heart, two or more leaflet anchors, each of the two or more leaflet anchors configured to be delivered via one of the two or more needles, and a shaft comprising a first interior lumen configured to slidably receive the two or more needles, the shaft having a first opening into the first interior lumen at a distal end of the shaft, the first opening configured to allow at least the first needle to exit the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen Cournane, Wesley Paul Nicholson, Harvey H. Chen, Maria L. Saravia, Derrick Johnson, Felino V. Cortez, JR., Stephen Epstein, Luke Anthony Zanetti
  • Publication number: 20220265426
    Abstract: A medical device shaft includes a rigid, elongate shaft, an end effector form coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, and echogenic additives associated with at least one of the elongate shaft and the end effector. The shaft exhibits improved echogenicity, and is suitable for devices that are manipulated or positioned with under echo guidance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Felino V. Cortez, JR., Julie Marie Etheridge, Luke Anthony Zanetti, Stephen Epstein, Stephen Cournane, Ashley Nicolette Keffer, Wesley Paul Nicholson