Jerome K Grudem

20040267306, Dec 30, 2004

Apr 11, 2003

10/411152

David Blaeser - Champlin MN, US
Jerome Grudem - Rogers MN, US
Scott Olson - Zimmerman MN, US
Mark Christianson - Darwin MN, US
Scott Hanson - Savage MN, US
Edward Anderson - Hopkins MN, US
Patrick Russo - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Dennis Wahr - Ann Arbor MN, US

Velocimed, L.L.C.

A61D001/00

606/213000

A device for sealing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart is provided. The device includes a left atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a left atrium of the heart, a right atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a right atrium of the heart, and an elongate member adapted to extend through the passageway and connect the left and right atrial anchors. The right atrial anchor preferably includes a plurality of arms and a cover attached to the arms. The left atrial anchor preferably also includes a plurality of arms and preferably does not include a cover. Preferably, the elongate member has a first end fixedly connected to the left atrial anchor and a portion, proximal to the first end, passing through the right atrial anchor. Preferably, the elongate member is flexible.

20050197715, Sep 8, 2005

Feb 16, 2005

11/059173

Chad Kugler - Andover MN, US
Jerome Grudem - Rogers MN, US
Todd Berg - Stillwater MN, US

A61F002/12

623023650, 623011110

Implantable devices for use in a non-sterile environment of a patient's anatomy are medicated or include medication. For example, the housing of the device and/or members for securing the device to the patient's anatomy (e.g., the muscular esophageal wall) may be medicated to, among other things, prevent a rejection mechanism from being triggered, to prevent or reduce bacterial infection, or to promote tissue ingrowth. The medication may be for medicating tissue at the implant site, or for medicating some other portion of the patient's anatomy.

20050283235, Dec 22, 2005

Jun 7, 2005

11/147801

Chad Kugler - Andover MN, US
Jerome Grudem - Rogers MN, US
Todd Berg - Stillwater MN, US
William Swanson - St. Paul MN, US

A61F002/04

623014130, 600037000, 600030000

A plurality of structures that resiliently attract one another are provided for implanting in a patient around a body tissue structure of the patient. For example, the body tissue structure may be the esophagus, and the plurality of structures may be implanted in an annulus around the outside of the esophagus, the annulus being substantially coaxial with the esophagus. The attraction may be between annularly adjacent ones of the structures in the annulus, and it may be provided, for example, by magnets or springs. The array of structures is preferably self-limiting with respect to the smallest area that it can encompass, and this smallest area is preferably large enough to prevent the apparatus from applying excessive pressure to tissue passing through that area.

20070010852, Jan 11, 2007

Sep 16, 2006

11/522157

David Blaeser - Champlin MN, US
Jerome Grudem - Rogers MN, US
Scott Olson - Princeton MN, US
Mark Christianson - Darwin MN, US
Scott Hanson - Savage MN, US
Edward Anderson - Hopkins MN, US
Patrick Russo - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Dennis Wahr - Ann Arbor MI, US

St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. - Minnetonka MN

A61B 17/08

606213000

A device for sealing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart is provided. The device includes a left atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a left atrium of the heart, a right atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a right atrium of the heart, and an elongate member adapted to extend through the passageway and connect the left and right atrial anchors. The right atrial anchor preferably includes a plurality of arms and a cover attached to the arms. The left atrial anchor preferably also includes a plurality of arms and preferably-does not include-a-cover. Preferably, the elongate member has a first end fixedly connected to the left atrial anchor and a portion, proximal to the first end, passing through the right atrial anchor. Preferably, the elongate member is flexible.

20070016250, Jan 18, 2007

Sep 16, 2006

11/522158

David Blaeser - Champlin MN, US
Jerome Grudem - Rogers MN, US
Scott Olson - Princeton MN, US
Mark Christianson - Darwin MN, US
Scott Hanson - Savage MN, US
Edward Anderson - Hopkins MN, US
Patrick Russo - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Dennis Wahr - Ann Arbor MI, US

St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. - Minnetonka MN

A61B 17/08

606213000

A device for sealing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart is provided. The device includes a left atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a left atrium of the heart, a right atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a right atrium of the heart, and an elongate member adapted to extend through the passageway and connect the left and right atrial anchors. The right atrial anchor preferably includes a plurality of arms and a cover attached to the arms. The left atrial anchor preferably also includes a plurality of arms and preferably, does not include a cover. Preferably, the elongate member has a first end fixedly connected to the left atrial anchor and a portion, proximal to the first end, passing through the right atrial anchor. Preferably, the elongate member is flexible.

20070066994, Mar 22, 2007

Sep 16, 2006

11/522193

David Blaeser - Champlin MN, US
Jerome Grudem - Rogers MN, US
Scott Olson - Princeton MN, US
Mark Christianson - Darwin MN, US
Scott Hanson - Savage MN, US
Edward Anderson - Hopkins MN, US
Patrick Russo - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Dennis Wahr - Ann Arbor MI, US

St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. - Minnetonka MN

A61B 17/08

606213000

A device for sealing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart is provided. The device includes a left atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a left atrium of the heart, a right atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a right atrium of the heart, and an elongate member adapted to extend through the passageway and connect the left and right atrial anchors. The right atrial anchor preferably includes a plurality of arms and a cover attached to the arms. The left atrial anchor preferably also includes a plurality of arms and preferably does not include a cover. Preferably, the elongate member has a first end fixedly connected to the left atrial anchor and a portion, proximal to the first end, passing through the right atrial anchor. Preferably, the elongate member is flexible.

20080213419, Sep 4, 2008

Feb 11, 2008

12/069536

Robert L. Skubic - Chanhassen MN, US
James W. Comb - Hamel MN, US
Jerome K. Grudem - Rogers MN, US
William J. Swanson - St. Paul MN, US
John Samuel Batchelder - Somers NY, US
Steven M. Brose - Belle Plaine MN, US

Stratasys, Inc. - Eden Prairie MN

B29C 47/10
F04D 3/02
F04B 17/00

425113, 415 72, 417362

A pump system comprising a delivery assembly configured to feed a solid material under operational power of a first drive motor, and a screw pump comprising a housing that at least partially defines a barrel of the screw pump, an extrusion tip secured to the housing at a first end of the barrel, a liquefier secured to the housing and intersecting with the barrel, and an impeller extending at least partially through the barrel. The liquefier is configured to receive the solid material fed from the delivery assembly, to at least partially melt the received solid material, and to direct the at least partially melted material to the barrel, and the impeller is configured to drive the at least partially melted material that is directed to the barrel toward the extrusion tip under operational power of a second drive motor.

20040147801, Jul 29, 2004

Jul 1, 2003

10/612496

Chad Kugler - Andover MN, US
Jerome Grudem - Rogers MN, US

Torax Medical, Inc.

A61N002/00

600/012000, 128/899000

Plural (at least two) magnetic devices are implanted in a patient so that magnetic interaction between those devices modifies the patient's body in one or more respects (e.g., by modifying the shape and/or performance of some part of the body) Prior to implantation, a location in the body may be marked for later reference during the implantation. The magnetism of one or more of the magnetic devices may be changed in vivo after implantation. One or more of the implanted devices may be subsequently removed from the patient if desired. Use of the magnetic devices inside tissue conduits (e.g., as a treatment for GERD) is especially considered by way of illustration.