ALEX ALDEN PETERSON
Pilots at 82 Way, Hassan, MN

6508822, Jan 21, 2003

Apr 14, 2000

09/550472

Alex Alden Peterson - Maple Grove MN
Paul J. Hindrichs - Plymouth MN
Mark D. Wahlberg - St. Paul MN
Todd Allen Berg - Plymouth MN
Jon Patrick St. Germain - Elk River MN

St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B 1704

606153

A medical graft assembly for connecting an end of a tubular graft conduit to a side wall of a patients existing tubular body conduit via an aperture in the side wall thereof with a connector. The connector has a first plurality of fingers configured to engage an interior surface of the side wall of the existing conduit. A second plurality of fingers is configured to engage an exterior surface of the side wall of the existing conduit. A third plurality of fingers is received in an interior lumen of the graft conduit, and a fourth plurality of fingers is configured to pierce the graft conduit. The connector is radially deformable between a first size and a second size.

6599303, Jul 29, 2003

Sep 19, 2000

09/665440

Alex Alden Peterson - Maple Grove MN
Paul J. Hindrichs - Plymouth MN
Mark D. Wahlberg - St. Paul MN
Todd Allen Berg - Plymouth MN
Jon Patrick St. Germain - Elk River MN

St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B 1708

606153

A medical graft connector for connecting an end of a tubular graft conduit to a side wall of a patients existing tubular body conduit via an aperture in the side wall thereof has a first plurality of fingers configured to engage an interior surface of the side wall of the existing conduit. A second plurality of fingers is configured to engage an exterior surface of the side wall of the existing conduit. A third plurality of fingers is received in an interior lumen of the graft conduit, and a fourth plurality of fingers is configured to pierce the graft conduit. The connector is radially deformable between a first size and a second size.

2004026, Dec 30, 2004

Mar 29, 2004

10/813447

Matthew Baker - Plymouth MN, US
Michael Brenzel - St. Paul MN, US
David Costello - Waconia MN, US
Todd Krinke - Rockford MN, US
John Logan - Plymouth MN, US
Alex Peterson - Maple Grove MN, US

A61B017/08

606/153000, 606/151000

Methods and apparatus for making an anastomotic connection between an opening at an end of a graft conduit and an aperture in a side wall of a body tissue conduit using a hollow connector assembly are provided, wherein the cross-sectional area of the anastomotic connection is larger than that of the graft conduit. The tissue about the opening is introduced about and retained by first members of a distal portion of the connector assembly held by a loading tool. A delivery tool then collapses a proximal portion defined by second members of the connector assembly and delivers the second members into the lumen of the body tissue conduit via the aperture. Upon inserting the second members into the body tissue conduit, the delivery tool is disemployed and the second members expand such that they press against the interior wall of the body tissue conduit and such that the first members are held within the aperture against a medial wall of the body tissue conduit.

7575586, Aug 18, 2009

Oct 9, 2003

10/683537

Todd A Berg - Stillwater MN, US
Alex A Peterson - Maple Grove MN, US
Mark D Wahlberg - St. Paul MN, US
Jon P St. Germain - Elk River MN, US

St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B 17/08, A61F 2/04

606215, 623 2364

A medical graft connector or plug is made, for example, by cutting end portions of a tube of highly elastic material axially at numerous locations spaced circumferentially around the tube to produce a plurality of fingers which extend axially from each end of an uncut medial portion of the tube. The fingers are deflected radially outwardly from the medial portion and set in that condition. For a graft connector, the medial portion is coaxially connected to an end portion of a tubular graft. The connector is then installed through an aperture in the side wall of a patient's tubular body conduit, for example, by using a delivery tube in which the fingers are elastically deflected back to approximately their initial positions. When the delivery conduit is withdrawn from the connector, the fingers spring out to engage the inner and outer surfaces of the body conduit wall. For a plug, the medial portion is occluded and then the structure is installed through the aperture to be plugged in a manner similar to installation of the connector.

2002018, Dec 12, 2002

Jul 23, 2002

10/205288

Todd Berg - Plymouth MN, US
Daniel Sullivan - Medina MN, US
Matthew Baker - Minneapolis MN, US
Paul Hindrichs - Plymounth MN, US
Gregory Boldenow - St. Michaels MN, US
Jason Galdonik - St. Louis Park MN, US
Mark Wahlberg - St. Paul MN, US
Christopher Prigge - Minnetonka MN, US
Alex Peterson - Maple Grove MN, US
Jon St. Germain - Elk River MN, US
William Swanson - St. Paul MN, US
Scott Thome - St. Cloud MN, US

St. Jude Medical ATG, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61F011/00

606/108000

A bypass graft conduit is installed in the circulatory system of a patient using apparatus which facilitates performing most or all of the necessary work intraluminally (i.e., via lumens of the patient's circulatory system). A guide structure such as a wire is installed in the patient via circulatory system lumens so that a portion of the guide structure extends along the desired path of the bypass conduit, which bypass conduit path is outside the circulatory system as it exists prior to installation of the bypass graft. The bypass graft is then introduced into the patient along the guide structure and connected at each of its ends to the circulatory system using connectors that form fluid-tight annular openings from the bypass graft lumen into the adjacent circulatory system lumens. The guide structure is then pulled out of the patient.

2011021, Sep 8, 2011

Mar 8, 2011

13/043190

Todd A. Krinke - Buffalo MN, US
Steve D. Kruse - St. Michael MN, US
Kyle Taylor - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Stefan J. Hertel - Minneapolis MN, US
Michael P. Brenzel - St. Paul MN, US
Paul Hindrichs - Plymouth MN, US
Alex A. Peterson - Maple Grove MN, US

A61F 2/28, A61B 17/80

623 1611, 606290

Apparatus and methods for securing a bone implant are provided. The implant may be an expandable implant. The implant may be a non-expandable implant. The implant may be for repairing a bone fracture. The implant may be secured to a bone by anchors. The implant may include anchor receiving features. The anchor receiving features may be configured to direct an anchor into cortical bone. The anchor receiving features may be configured to receive an anchor driven through cortical bone. The implant may include bone engaging members configured to engage cancellous bone. An implant may include different profiles. The different profiles may be configured to secure the implant. The profiles may be configured to support the bone. The implant may have different flexing properties configured to position the implant in the bone. The implant may be positioned to receive an anchor driven through an outside of the bone.

6042578, Mar 28, 2000

Apr 8, 1997

8/833639

John S. Dinh - Maple Grove MN
Thomas E. Eibs - St. Louis Park MN
Alex A. Peterson - Maple Grove MN
John B. Logan - Plymouth MN
Mukund R. Patel - San Jose CA
William F. Polley - Mound MN

Schneider (USA) Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61M 2500

604527

An intravascular catheter having an elongated tubular body with a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therebetween. The tubular body is formed with polymeric materials, preferably containing no radiopaque filler, and metallic reinforcing braiding configured to provide the catheter with radiopaque properties and/or kink resistance.

6293965, Sep 25, 2001

Mar 30, 2000

9/539643

Todd Allen Berg - Lino Lakes MN
Thomas J. Bachinski - Lakeville MN
Alex Alden Peterson - Maple Grove MN
Gregory Alan Boldenow - Crystal MN

St. Jude Medical Anastomotic Technology Group, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

A61F 206

623 113

Connectors are provided for making connections between tubular conduits in medical procedures such as those involving treatment of a patient's circulatory system. The connectors are variously configured for making end-to-side or end-to-end connections of tubular conduits. One of the tubular conduits may be a graft conduit, which can be artificial conduit, natural conduit, or a combination of both. The connectors for making end-to-side connections can be generally T-shaped or L-shaped. Various portions of the connectors can attach to the inside or outside of the associated conduit, depending on the connector configuration that is selected.

7252681, Aug 7, 2007

Feb 13, 2003

10/368085

Todd A Berg - Stillwater MN, US
Alex A Peterson - Maple Grove MN, US
Matthew W Weston - Little Canada MN, US

St. Medical, Inc. - St. Paul MN

A61F 2/24

623 214, 623 218

A replacement heart valve structure including a structure of tissue which is an intact, mammalian heart valve that has been harvested and treated to preserve it. A conventional fabric sleeve is typically disposed concentrically around the outside of the tissue structure. A support structure is included to facilitate implanting the heart valve by somewhat increasing the stability of the heart valve structure, but without unduly rigidifying it. An annular sewing cuff may be added adjacent the blood inflow end of the valve structure to facilitate making the annular suture line that is required at that end.

2012025, Oct 4, 2012

Mar 7, 2012

13/414695

Kyle Taylor - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Todd A. Krinke - Buffalo MN, US
Alex A. Peterson - Maple Grove MN, US
Thomas David Magnuson - Minneapolis MN, US
Steve D. Kruse - St. Michael MN, US
Mark Robert Bilitz - Plymouth MN, US
Stefan J. Hertel - Minneapolis MN, US
Michael P. Brenzel - St. Paul MN, US
Paul Hindrichs - Plymouth MN, US

A61B 17/58, A61B 17/56

606329, 606 86 R, 606 96

Apparatus and methods for preparing a fractured bone for repair. Preparing the bone may include fracture reduction. Preparing the bone may include holding a fracture in reduction. Preparing the bone may include identifying locations for obtaining access to an interior region of the bone. The apparatus may include structures outside the bone that interact with fragments of the bone. The structures may participate in the reduction. The structures may participate in holding the reduction. The structures may participate in identifying the locations.