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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10195441 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019

Filed:

May. 30, 2016

Apparatus and methods for optimizing intra-cardiac filling pressures through controlled regurgitation

Applicant:

Cardioflow Technologies, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);

Inventors:

Daniel Walter Kaiser, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Clayton A. Kaiser, Nashville, TN (US);

Assignee:

CARDIOFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);

Attorneys:

William A. English

Vista IP Law Group LLP

Primary Examiner:

Allen Porter, Jr

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61B 5/042 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/1459 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36571 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 5/042 (2013.01); A61B 5/1459 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61N 1/3655 (2013.01); A61N 1/36521 (2013.01); A61N 1/36528 (2013.01); A61N 1/36542 (2013.01); A61N 1/36557 (2013.01); A61N 1/36564 (2013.01); A61N 1/36585 (2013.01); A61N 1/37252 (2013.01); A61N 1/3987 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00026 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00597 (2013.01); A61M 1/12 (2013.01); A61M 2230/005 (2013.01); A61M 2230/20 (2013.01); A61M 2230/30 (2013.01); A61M 2230/42 (2013.01); A61M 2230/63 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for optimizing hemodynamics within a patient's heart, e.g., to improve the patient's exercise capacity. In one embodiment, a system is configured to be implanted in a patient's body to monitor and/or treat the patient that includes at least one sensor configured to provide sensor data that corresponds to a blood pressure within or near the patient's heart; at least one adjustable component designed to cause blood to flow in a direction opposite to the normal direction (regurgitation) within the patient's heart; and a controller configured for adjusting the function of the at least one adjustable component based at least in part on sensor data from the at least one sensor.

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