Patents by Inventor William C. Altman

William C. Altman 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).

  • Apparatus and Method for Minimally Invasive Implantation of a Heart Assist Device
    Publication number: 20190060542
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method and device for the minimally invasive implantation in a heart of a deployable device through a left thoracotomy or subxiphoid incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Corlnnova Incorporated
    Inventors: William C. Altman, Boris Leschinsky
  • Biphasic and dynamic adjustable support devices and methods with assist and recoil capabilities for treatment of cardiac pathologies
    Patent number: 9259520
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biphasic and dynamic direct cardiac contact device adapted to be implanted in a patient suffering from congestive heart failure and related cardiac pathologies, said cardiac device having means for providing ventricular assist, ventricular support and diastolic recoil, or for providing ventricular support and diastolic recoil only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignees: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, CORINNOVA INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William C. Altman, Saurabh Biswas, John C. Criscione, Lewis D. Harrison, Michael R. Moreno, Dennis I. Robbins
  • Biphasic and Dynamic Adjustable Support Devices and Methods with Assist and Recoil Capabilities for Treatment of Cardiac Pathologies
    Publication number: 20150196697
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biphasic and dynamic direct cardiac contact device adapted to be implanted in a patient suffering from congestive heart failure and related cardiac pathologies, said cardiac device having means for providing ventricular assist, ventricular support and diastolic recoil, or for providing ventricular support and diastolic recoil only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: William C. Altman, Saurabh Biswas, John C. Criscione, Lewis D. Harrison, Michael R. Moreno, Dennis I. Robbins
  • Biphasic and dynamic adjustable support devices and methods with assist and recoil capabilities for treatment of cardiac pathologies
    Patent number: 8944986
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biphasic and dynamic direct cardiac contact device adapted to be implanted in a patient suffering from congestive heart failure and related cardiac pathologies, said cardiac device having means for providing ventricular assist, ventricular support and diastolic recoil, or for providing ventricular support and diastolic recoil only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignees: The Texas A&M University System, Corinnova Incorporated
    Inventors: William C. Altman, Saurabh Biswas, John C. Criscione, Lewis D. Harrison, Michael R. Moreno, Dennis I. Robbins
  • Biphasic and Dynamic Adjustable Support Devices and Methods with Assist and Recoil Capabilities for Treatment of Cardiac Pathologies
    Publication number: 20110060181
    Abstract: The present invention provides a direct cardiac contact device adapted to be implanted in a patient suffering from congestive heart failure and related cardiac pathologies, said cardiac device having means for providing ventricular assist, ventricular support and diastolic recoil, or for providing ventricular support and diastolic recoil only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicants: The Texas A&M University System, Corlnnova Incorporated
    Inventors: William C. Altman, Saurabh Biswas, John C. Criscione, Lewis D. Harrison, Michael R. Moreno, Dennis I. Robbins