Robert G Walsh

US Patent:

6425856, Jul 30, 2002

Filed:

May 10, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/567726

Inventors:

J. Edward Shapland - Vadnais Heights MN
Robert G. Walsh - Lakeville MN
John David Dockter - Brooklyn Park MN

Assignee:

Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61F 1300

US Classification:

600 37, 600 16

Abstract:

A cardiac constraint device comprising a jacket of biological compatible material and an adjustment member. The jacket is adapted to be secured to the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and assume a maximum adjusted volume to constrain circumferential expansion of the heart beyond the maximum adjusted volume during diastole and to permit unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole. The adjustment mechanism is configured to alter the internal volume defined by the jacket after the jacket is secured to the heart. The invention also provides a method for treating cardiac disease.

US Patent:

6463323, Oct 8, 2002

Filed:

May 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/743836

Inventors:

Terence Pertile - Blaine MN
J. Edward Shapland - Shoreview MN
John Vanden Hoek - Elk River MN
Robert Walsh - Lakeville MN

Assignee:

EM Vascular, Inc. - Shoreview MN

International Classification:

A61N 100

US Classification:

607 2

Abstract:

This invention is an electrical stimulation apparatus for delivering an electrical field over a predetermined period of time to a targeted body tissue in order to stimulate a cell initiated angiogenic response in living cells within the targeted body tissue. The electrical stimulation apparatus includes an electrical field generating unit including a power support, a control mechanism interconnected with the power supply, and a plurality of electrodes designed to generate an electrical field proximate to the targeted body tissue. The amplitude of the electrical field delivered to or generated proximate to the targeted body tissue, and the duration of the period of delivery is sufficient to stimulate angiogenesis in the targeted body tissue. The control mechanism preferably includes a computer unit in electronic communication with the power supply, the computer being programmed to cause the electrical stimulation apparatus to deliver a predetermined amount of electrical current or voltage over a predetermined period of delivery to the plurality of electrodes such that the electrical stimulation apparatus can deliver such electrical current or voltage to the targeted body tissue when the plurality of electrodes are in contact or proximity with the targeted body tissue.

US Patent:

6730016, May 4, 2004

Filed:

Jun 12, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/591875

Inventors:

James Cox - Hamel MN
Michael J. Girard - Lino Lakes MN
Donald G. Rohrbaugh - Minnetonka MN
Hani N. Sabbah - Waterford MI
Robert G. Walsh - Lakeville MN

Assignee:

Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61F 200

US Classification:

600 37

Abstract:

A device for treating cardiac disease of a heart having an upper portion and a lower portion divided by an A-V groove, the device including a jacket adapted to be secured to the heart, and a non-adherent material in association with the jacket. The jacket is fabricated from a flexible material defining a volume between an upper and a lower end, the jacket being adapted to be adjusted on the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and assume a maximum adjusted volume for the jacket to constrain expansion of the heart beyond the maximum adjusted volume during diastole and permit substantially unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole. As a result of the flexible material, the jacket allows unimpeded diastolic filling of the heart. Also described is a method for treating cardiac disease including surgically accessing the heart, applying the treatment device of the invention, securing the treatment device to the heart, and surgically closing access to the heart while leaving the treatment device on the heart.

US Patent:

6902522, Jun 7, 2005

Filed:

Jun 12, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/591754

Inventors:

Robert G. Walsh - Lakeville MN, US
Donald G. Rohrbaugh - Minnetonka MN, US

Assignee:

Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61F013/00
A61N001/362
A61N001/30
A61N005/00

US Classification:

600 37, 600 16, 604 20, 607 9

Abstract:

A device for treating cardiac disease of a heart having an upper portion and a lower portion divided by an A–V groove, the device including a jacket adapted to be secured to the heart, and a delivery source for the delivery of one or more therapeutic agents to the surface of the heart. The jacket is fabricated from a flexible material defining a volume between an upper and a lower end, the jacket being adapted to be adjusted on the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and assume a maximum adjusted volume for the jacket to constrain expansion of the heart beyond the maximum adjusted volume during diastole and permit substantially unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole. As a result of the flexible material, the jacket allows unimpeded diastolic filling of the heart. Also described is a method for treating cardiac disease including surgically accessing the heart, applying the treatment device of the invention, securing the treatment device to the heart, and surgically closing access to the heart while leaving the treatment device on the heart.

US Patent:

6908426, Jun 21, 2005

Filed:

Aug 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/639875

Inventors:

J. Edward Shapland - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Robert G. Walsh - Lakeville MN, US
John David Dockter - Brooklyn Park MN, US
John C. Vanden Hoek - Elk River MN, US

Assignee:

Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61F002/04
A61B019/00

US Classification:

600 37

Abstract:

A cardiac constraint device comprising a jacket of biological compatible material and an adjustment member. The jacket is adapted to be secured to the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and assume a maximum adjusted volume to constrain circumferential expansion of the heart beyond the maximum adjusted volume during diastole and to permit unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole. The adjustment mechanism is configured to alter the internal volume defined by the jacket after the jacket is secured to the heart. The invention also provides a method for treating cardiac disease.

US Patent:

7216092, May 8, 2007

Filed:

Apr 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/550354

Inventors:

Richard C. Weber - Stillwater MN, US
Kevin D. Malone - Stillwater MN, US
Krishna Narayan - Gibsonia PA, US
Anthony F. Novalany - Afton MN, US
David M. Belseth - Plymouth MN, US
John J. Herlihy - Chicago IL, US
Fred H. Squires - Hugo MN, US
Michael N. Sax - Shoreview MN, US
Robert W. Walsh - Mahtomedi MN, US

Assignee:

Deluxe Corporation - Shoreview MN

International Classification:

G06Q 33/00

US Classification:

705 26, 705 27, 705 37, 709223, 707 10, 358 113

Abstract:

A system and method for facilitating the creation of personalized products is disclosed, wherein a user on a user computer can access a host merchant computer via a communication network, such as the Internet. The host merchant computer communicates with a products database containing information on products available for personalization and further contains manufacturing capabilities for the products. The method includes providing to the user via the communication network an assortment of product selections available in the products database, receiving a message from the user via the communication network indicating a selection of a product from the assortment, retrieving a set of manufacturing capabilities for the selected product from the products database, and providing to the user via the communication network a design interface including design tools which allow the user to select product configuration options and to create individualized enhancements, wherein the design tool is conformed to only allow configuration options and enhancements that satisfy the manufacturing capabilities.

US Patent:

7252632, Aug 7, 2007

Filed:

Jun 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/172523

Inventors:

J. Edward Shapland - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Robert G. Walsh - Lakeville MN, US
John David Dockter - Brooklyn Park MN, US
John C. Vanden Hoek - Elk River MN, US

Assignee:

Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61F 2/00
A61N 1/39

US Classification:

600 37, 607 2

Abstract:

A cardiac constraint device comprising a jacket of biological compatible material and an adjustment member. The jacket is adapted to be secured to the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and assume a maximum adjusted volume to constrain circumferential expansion of the heart beyond the maximum adjusted volume during diastole and to permit unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole. The adjustment mechanism is configured to alter the internal volume defined by the jacket after the jacket is secured to the heart. The invention also provides a method for treating cardiac disease.

US Patent:

7326174, Feb 5, 2008

Filed:

May 4, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/839724

Inventors:

James Cox - Hamel MN, US
Michael J. Girard - Lino Lakes MN, US
Donald G. Rohrbaugh - Minnetonka MN, US
Hani N. Sabbah - Waterford MI, US
Robert G. Walsh - Lakeville MN, US

Assignee:

Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61F 13/00
A61F 2/00

US Classification:

600 37

Abstract:

A device for treating cardiac disease of a heart having an upper portion and a lower portion divided by an A-V groove, the device including a jacket adapted to be secured to the heart, and a non-adherent material in association with the jacket. The jacket is fabricated from a flexible material defining a volume between an upper and a lower end, the jacket being adapted to be adjusted on the heart to snugly conform to an external geometry of the heart and assume a maximum adjusted volume for the jacket to constrain expansion of the heart beyond the maximum adjusted volume during diastole and permit substantially unimpeded contraction of the heart during systole. As a result of the flexible material, the jacket allows unimpeded diastolic filling of the heart. Also described is a method for treating cardiac disease including surgically accessing the heart, applying the treatment device of the invention, securing the treatment device to the heart, and surgically closing access to the heart while leaving the treatment device on the heart.