Patents by Inventor William Metz

William Metz 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).

  • Patent number: 11957580
    Abstract: A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, the delivery device including an inner shaft, a distal sheath disposed about a portion of the inner shaft and forming a compartment with the inner shaft, the compartment being adapted to receive the prosthetic heart valve, the inner shaft and the distal sheath being movable relative to one another, and a handle including a frame having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the handle further including a deployment actuator and a hub, each of the deployment actuator and the hub being independently capable of opening and closing the compartment, the hub further including a hub actuator coupled to the inner shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Shane Morrissey, Bruce Edward Frohman, Michael William Metz, Janis Paulis Skujins, David John Copeland, Spencer Patrick Brown
  • Publication number: 20210059815
    Abstract: A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, the delivery device including an inner shaft, a distal sheath disposed about a portion of the inner shaft and forming a compartment with the inner shaft, the compartment being adapted to receive the prosthetic heart valve, the inner shaft and the distal sheath being movable relative to one another, and a handle including a frame having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the handle further including a deployment actuator and a hub, each of the deployment actuator and the hub being independently capable of opening and closing the compartment, the hub further including a hub actuator coupled to the inner shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Shane Morrissey, Bruce Edward Frohman, Michael William Metz, Janis Paulis Skujins, David John Copeland, Spencer Patrick Brown
  • Patent number: 10898324
    Abstract: A delivery device 1010 for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve 200, the delivery device including an inner shaft 1026, a distal sheath 1024 disposed about a portion of the inner shaft and forming a compartment 1023 with the inner shaft, the compartment being adapted to receive the prosthetic heart valve, the inner shaft and the distal sheath being movable relative to one another, and a handle 1020 including a frame 1030 having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the handle further including a deployment actuator 1021 and a hub 1100, each of the deployment actuator and the hub being independently capable of opening and closing the compartment, the hub further including a hub actuator 1600 coupled to the inner shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Shane Morrissey, Bruce Edward Frohman, Michael William Metz, Janis Paulis Skujins, David John Copeland, Spencer Patrick Brown
  • Patent number: 10631986
    Abstract: A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, the delivery device including an inner shaft, a distal sheath disposed about a portion of the inner shaft and forming a compartment with the inner shaft, the compartment adapted to receive the valve, the inner shaft and the distal sheath being movable relative to one another, and a handle including a frame having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the handle including a deployment actuator and a hub, the deployment actuator and the hub being independently capable of opening and closing the compartment, a resheathing lock configured to alert a user of a position of the distal sheath and to impede movement of the distal sheath, and an indicator disposed on the frame and capable of showing an extent of deployment of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: David John Copeland, Travis Michael Beckerle, Joseph Gordon, Bruce Edward Frohman, Michael William Metz, Savannah Grace Kyle, Kelsey Hill, Michael Shane Morrissey
  • Patent number: 10350141
    Abstract: A syringe holding assembly for filling a syringe with medication includes a block that has a first well therein to insertably receive a medication bottle. The block has a second well therein to insertably receive a syringe. The first well is aligned with the second well to align the syringe with the medication bottle. In this way a user with limited hand dexterity is assisted to fill the syringe with medication. An adapter is provided to receive a vial. The adapter is removably positioned in the first well thereby facilitating the vial to be aligned with the syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventor: William Metz
  • Publication number: 20190117516
    Abstract: A syringe holding assembly for filling a syringe with medication includes a block that has a first well therein to insertably receive a medication bottle. The block has a second well therein to insertably receive a syringe. The first well is aligned with the second well to align the syringe with the medication bottle. In this way a user with limited hand dexterity is assisted to fill the syringe with medication. An adapter is provided to receive a vial. The adapter is removably positioned in the first well thereby facilitating the vial to be aligned with the syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: William Metz
  • Publication number: 20180325669
    Abstract: A delivery device 1010 for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve 200, the delivery device including an inner shaft 1026, a distal sheath 1024 disposed about a portion of the inner shaft and forming a compartment 1023 with the inner shaft, the compartment being adapted to receive the prosthetic heart valve, the inner shaft and the distal sheath being movable relative to one another, and a handle 1020 including a frame 1030 having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the handle further including a deployment actuator 1021 and a hub 1100, each of the deployment actuator and the hub being independently capable of opening and closing the compartment, the hub further including a hub actuator 1600 coupled to the inner shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Shane Morrissey, Bruce Edward Frohman, Michael William Metz, Janis Paulis Skujins, David John Copeland, Spencer Patrick Brown
  • Publication number: 20180153693
    Abstract: A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, the delivery device including an inner shaft, a distal sheath disposed about a portion of the inner shaft and forming a compartment with the inner shaft, the compartment adapted to receive the valve, the inner shaft and the distal sheath being movable relative to one another, and a handle including a frame having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the handle including a deployment actuator and a hub, the deployment actuator and the hub being independently capable of opening and closing the compartment, a resheathing lock configured to alert a user of a position of the distal sheath and to impede movement of the distal sheath, and an indicator disposed on the frame and capable of showing an extent of deployment of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: David John Copeland, Travis Michael Beckerle, Joseph Gordon, Bruce Edward Frohman, Michael William Metz, Savannah Grace Kyle, Kelsey Hill, Michael Shane Morrissey
  • Publication number: 20100256141
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 have the meanings given in the description, and to salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and the use thereof as protein kinase inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Aventis Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Conception NEMECEK, William A. METZ, Sylvie WENTZLER, Dominique LESUISSE, Youssef EL-AHMAD
  • Patent number: 7786114
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 have the meanings given in the description, and to salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and the use thereof as protein kinase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Conception Nemecek, William A. Metz, Sylvie Wentzler, Dominique Lesuisse, Youssef El-Ahmad
  • Patent number: 7626027
    Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims compounds of formula (I) wherein M is N, and K and L are each C with the remaining substituents further defined herein. These compounds are effective as inhibitors of human casein kinase I?, and as such are useful in the treatment of central nervous system diseases and disorders including mood disorders and sleep disorders. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and methods for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc
    Inventors: William A. Metz, Jr., Frank Halley, Gilles Dutruc-Rosset, Yong Mi Choi-Sledeski, Gregory Bernard Poli, David Marc Fink, Gilles Doerflinger, Bao-Guo Huang, Ann Marie Gelormini, Juan Anotonio Gamboa, Andrew Giovanni, Joachim E. Roehr, Joseph T. Tsay, Fernando Camacho, William Joseph Hurst, Stephen Wayne Harnish, Yulin Chiang
  • Publication number: 20080200496
    Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims compounds of formula (I) wherein M is N, and K and L are each C with the remaining substituents further defined herein. These compounds are effective as inhibitors of human casein kinase I?, and as such are useful in the treatment of central nervous system diseases and disorders including mood disorders and sleep disorders. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and methods for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: William A. METZ, Frank HALLEY, Gilles DUTRUC-ROSSET, Yong Mi CHOI-SLEDESKI, Gregory Bernard POLI, David Marc FINK, Gilles DOERFLINGER, Bao-Guo HUANG, Ann Marie GELORMINI, Juan Antonio GAMBOA, Andrew GIOVANNI, Joachim E. ROEHR, Joseph T. TSAY, Fernando CAMACHO, William Joseph HURST, Stephen Wayne HARNISH, Yulin CHIANG
  • Patent number: 7402672
    Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims compounds of formula (I) as inhibitors of human casein kinase IF, and methods of using said compounds of formula (I) for treating central nervous system diseases and disorders including mood disorders and sleep disorders. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and methods for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Metz, Jr., Frank Halley, Gilles Dutruc-Rosset, Yong Mi Choi-Sledeski, Gregory Bernard Poli, David Marc Fink, Gilles Doerflinger, Bao-Guo Huang, Ann Marie Gelormini, Juan Antonio Gamboa, Andrew Giovanni, Joachim E. Roehr, Joseph T. Tsay, Fernando Camacho, William Joseph Hurst, Stephen Wayne Harnish, Yulin Chiang
  • Publication number: 20080045561
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 have the meanings given in the description, and to salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and the use thereof as protein kinase inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: AVENTIS PHARMA S.A.
    Inventors: Conception NEMECEK, William METZ, Sylvie WENTZLER, Dominique LESUISSE, Youssef EL-AHMAD
  • Publication number: 20080027124
    Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims compounds of formula (I) and formula (II) as inhibitors of human casein kinase I?, and methods of using said compounds of formula (I) and formula (II) for treating central nervous system diseases and disorders including mood disorders and sleep disorders. The R-group substituents are defined herein and pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) or formula (II) are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: William METZ, Fa-Xiang DING
  • Publication number: 20070142454
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating a patient suffering from a disease or disorder of the central nervous system associated with the disturbance of the human circadian clock that are ameliorated by inhibition of casein kinase I? activity such as, for example, mood disorders including major depressive disorder, bipolar I disorder and bipolar II disorder, and sleep disorders including circadian rhythm sleep disorders such as, for example, shift work sleep disorder, jet lag syndrome, advanced sleep phase syndrome and delayed sleep phase syndrome, comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventor: William METZ
  • Publication number: 20070015506
    Abstract: A proactive and unifying systems-based method for total emergency management supported by an information technology architecture. The use of an embedded process for collaboration among a myriad of agencies fulfills newly recognized critical needs for interconnectivity and coordinated relationships among the public, private, nonprofit, and not-for-profit sectors in community preparedness, improved camaraderie among members of separate agencies, and a coordinated, integrated, and synchronized emergency response. Knowing and agreeing upon the actions that precede and succeed an integrating action among entities is the critical output of the synchronization matrix process for the present invention. The concept of tying these integrating actions to hazard actions and to decision points, so that timing of alert and notification, population protection, and response actions can be assessed against what needs to be initiated and when, serves to minimize community impacts from routine and catastrophic emergencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Hewett, Jacques Mitrani, William Metz, Christopher Jones, William Metz
  • Publication number: 20050131012
    Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims compounds of formula (I) as inhibitors of human casein kinase IF, and methods of using said compounds of formula (I) for treating central nervous system diseases and disorders including mood disorders and sleep disorders. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and methods for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: William Metz, Frank Halley, Gilles Dutruc-Rosset, Yong Choi-Sledeski, Gregory Bernard Poli, David Fink, Gilles Doerflinger, Bao-Guo Huang, Ann Gelormini, Juan Gamboa, Andrew Giovanni, Joachim Roehr, Joseph Tsay, Fernando Camacho, William Hurst, Stephen Harnish, Yulin Chiang
  • Patent number: 6693072
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of elastase, particularly human neutrophil elastase. The inhibitors are short, synthetic peptides in which the P2 moiety is substituted with various nitrogen-containing heterocyclic groups. As inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase, the compounds are useful in the treatment of a patient afflicted with a neutrophil associated inflammatory disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Gallion, William A. Metz Jr., Joseph P. Burkhart, Michael R. Angelastro, Norton P. Peet
  • Publication number: 20030096759
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of elastase, particularly human neutrophil elastase. The inhibitors are short, synthetic peptides in which the P2 moiety is substituted with various nitrogen-containing heterocyclic groups. As inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase, the compounds are useful in the treatment of a patient afflicted with a neutrophil associated inflammatory disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Steven L. Gallion, William A. Metz, Joseph P. Burkhart, Michael R. Angelastro, Norton P. Peet