Steven Ronald Meyer

US Patent:

7186237, Mar 6, 2007

Filed:

Feb 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/075630

Inventors:

Steven T. Meyer - San Jose CA, US
Wayne M. Ogata - San Ramon CA, US

Assignee:

Avantec Vascular Corporation - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

A61M 29/00

US Classification:

604 9601

Abstract:

A balloon catheter for performing an angioplasty procedure on a lesion in a vessel comprising a flexible elongate catheter shaft having proximal and distal extremities. A balloon is secured to the distal extremity of the catheter shaft and has an outer surface extending between proximal and distal extremities of the balloon. A flexible elongate element is provided which extends over the outer surface of the balloon. The flexible elongate element has proximal and distal extremities which are secured about the catheter shaft in positions spaced longitudinally away from the outer surface of the balloon to permit expansion of the balloon and to cause movement of the flexible elongate element into engagement with the lesion to form a longitudinal channel in the lesion.

US Patent:

7282024, Oct 16, 2007

Filed:

Jan 10, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/033409

Inventors:

Lilip Lau - Los Altos CA, US
Matthew Fishler - Sunnyvale CA, US
Craig Mar - Fremont CA, US
Steven Meyer - Oakland CA, US
Anuja Patel - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Paracor Medical, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

A61F 2/00

US Classification:

600 37, 600 16, 623 31

Abstract:

A cardiac harness for treating a patient's heart includes elastic rows connected by a connector assembly. The connector assembly can have a specific pattern, or can be formed of elongated elastic material connecting all of the apices of adjacent rows. The connectors maintain proper spacing between rows or rings on the harness and provide longitudinal stability.

US Patent:

7291105, Nov 6, 2007

Filed:

Jul 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/888806

Inventors:

Lilip Lau - Los Altos CA, US
James Hong - Palo Alto CA, US
Matthew Fishler - Sunnyvale CA, US
Craig Mar - Fremont CA, US
Steven Meyer - Oakland CA, US

Assignee:

Paracor Medical, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

A61F 13/00

US Classification:

600 37, 600 16

Abstract:

A self-anchoring cardiac harness is configured to fit at least a portion of a patient's heart and includes a tissue engaging element for frictionally engaging an outer surface of a heart. The engaging element produces sufficient friction relative to the outer surface of the heart, so that the harness does not migrate substantially relative to the heart. There is enough force created by the engaging element that there is no need to apply a suture to the heart in order to retain the cardiac harness. Further, the engaging element is adapted to engage the outer surface of the heart without substantially penetrating the outer surface.

US Patent:

7485089, Feb 3, 2009

Filed:

Sep 5, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/656722

Inventors:

Lilip Lau - Los Altos CA, US
James Hong - Palo Alto CA, US
Steven Meyer - Sunnyvale CA, US
Matthew G. Fishler - Sunnyvale CA, US
Craig Mar - Fremont CA, US
Anuja H. Patel - Sunnyvale CA, US
Sieu Dong - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Paracor Medical, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

A61F 13/00

US Classification:

600 37, 29557

Abstract:

A cardiac harness for treating or preventing congestive heart failure is configured to be placed about at least a portion of a patient's heart so as to apply a mild compressive force on the heart. In one embodiment, the cardiac harness comprises a plurality of spaced apart conductive panels arranged so that there is no electrical continuity circumferentially around the harness. In an additional embodiment, a cardiac harness is provided that is insulated so as not to conduct electricity circumferentially about the harness.

US Patent:

7976456, Jul 12, 2011

Filed:

Dec 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/343253

Inventors:

Lilip Lau - Los Altos CA, US
James Hong - Palo Alto CA, US
Steven Meyer - Sunnyvale CA, US
Matthew G. Fishler - Sunnyvale CA, US
Craig Mar - Fremont CA, US
Anuja H. Patel - Sunnyvale CA, US
Sieu Duong - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Paracor Medical, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

A61F 13/00

US Classification:

600 37, 607129

Abstract:

A cardiac harness for treating or preventing congestive heart failure is configured to be placed about at least a portion of a patient's heart so as to apply a mild compressive force on the heart. In one embodiment, the cardiac harness comprises a plurality of spaced apart conductive panels arranged so that there is no electrical continuity circumferentially around the harness. In an additional embodiment, a cardiac harness is provided that is insulated so as not to conduct electricity circumferentially about the harness.

US Patent:

20020049576, Apr 25, 2002

Filed:

Jul 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/899763

Inventors:

Steven Meyer - Mill Valley CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/50

US Classification:

703/014000, 703/004000

Abstract:

A system and method for analog and digital mixed mode simulation. The system and method simulates analog mixed signal (AMS) systems coded in one or a plurality of hardware description languages (HDLs) that describe digital subsystem, analog circuits, and mixed signal interface components. It implements and simulates AMS circuits using any standardized and specialized type of application programming interface (API) called a HDL programming language interface (PLIs). In it preferred embodiment, the system and method simulates systems coded in the popular Verilog-AMS HDL and legacy Spice HDLs. Utilization of the PLI allows for a much simplified and improved AMS simulation because the mixed mode engine implemented using the PLI invokes any commonly available digital simulator(s) for the digital engine(s) and any commonly available analog solver(s) for the analog engine(s). The system and method combines the accuracy of single kernel AMS simulation with the ease of construction and flexibility of data exchange AMS simulation.

US Patent:

20020138244, Sep 26, 2002

Filed:

Feb 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/076045

Inventors:

Steven Meyer - Mill Valley CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/50

US Classification:

703/014000

Abstract:

An HDL circuit conversion and simulation method is described. One or more HDL source modules are converted to simulation program libraries and simulated. The simulation system and method compiles HDL models into linkable libraries. Resulting libraries include calls to the HDL's PLI so that the libraries along with HDL source can be simulated using any simulator of the HDL. The host simulator provides scheduling and system operations that are requested by the linkable simulation program libraries produced by the simulation system here disclosed. The system and method is called an HDL simulator independent PLI based model compiler. The simulation system allows utilization of HDL simulator advances without changing linkable libraries.

US Patent:

20040249242, Dec 9, 2004

Filed:

Mar 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/811245

Inventors:

Lilip Lau - Los Altos CA, US
James Hong - Palo Alto CA, US
Steven Meyer - Oakland CA, US
Matthew Fishler - Sunnyvale CA, US
Craig Mar - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

A61F002/00
A61B019/00
B21F035/00
B44C001/22

US Classification:

600/037000, 029/896920, 216/048000

Abstract:

A cardiac harness configured to be fit around at least a portion of a patient's heart, including a conductive material that is coated with a dielectric coating to electrically insulate at least the heart tissue from the conductive material. The cardiac harness applies a compressive force on the heart during diastole and systole. The cardiac harness includes an arrangement that provides no electrical continuity circumferentially about the harness, so that if an electric current created by a defibrillation device is applied to a patient who has a harness that is placed on their heart, the electric current will pass through the heart unimpeded instead of being conducted around the heart through the harness.