Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

Johns Hopkins University

James Cawthra

Andrew P Kramer

Allan Charles Shuros

Tamara Colette Baynham

Joel T Eggert

M Jason Brooke

Daniel Shuey

George L Coles

Umang Anand

Dennis Werner

Aaron Abbott

Christopher J Koudela

Reggie Roth

Kalyna Sconzert

Jason Kilvington

Timothy P Harrigan

Sandra L Weeda

James Duncan Beaty

Kenton J Zehr

Todd Christopher Crawford

Joseph A Walters

Keith Bulkin

Tom Jancaric

Victor San Hou Yu

Mitchell Nelson

Ramji Rengarajan

A medical device for cutting a suture during a minimally invasive procedure includes an elongate shaft, a handle housing disposed at the proximal end of the elongate shaft, and a cutting blade disposed proximate the distal end of the elongate shaft. A proximal portion of the handle housing includes an actuation mechanism including a lever arm having a first portion disposed outside of the handle housing and extending distally from the proximal portion of the handle housing. Translation of the first portion of the lever arm relative to the handle housing axially translates the cutting blade within the elongate shaft. A medical device system may include a stand configured to support at least one medical device and a medical device securable to the stand.

Medical device for cutting a suture during a minimally invasive procedure

A buoy system for treating cardiac valve regurgitation comprising a movable plug having atrial and ventricular ends, wherein a through-hole passes from the atrial to the ventricular end, wherein during systole, the plug travels toward a cardiac atrium, wherein during diastole, the plug travels into a cardiac ventricle; a tether having atrial and ventricular ends, wherein the tether passes through the through-hole of the moving plug, wherein the atrial end of the tether projects into an atrium, wherein the atrial end of the tether includes a cap to engage a delivery tool; at least one distal anchor located in the ventricle, wherein the distal anchor is coupled to the ventricular end of the tether, and wherein the system is percutaneously delivered and optionally recaptured via catheter and recapture tool at the cap of the tether, respectively.

Systems and methods of treating malfunctioning cardiac valves

Described herein are a method and apparatus for introducing instrumentation into the lymphatic system that can be used for physiological monitoring and/or delivery of therapy. Such instrumentation, for example, may include one or more sensors for measuring physiological variables and/or one or more instruments for delivering therapy that is adapted to be disposed within a lymphatic vessel.

Method and apparatus for endolymphatic drug delivery

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Ramsey, MN, United States of America

James Cawthra