Intelligent Stent Loading System for Personalized Prosthetic Heart Valve Implantation

Publication ID: 24-11857441_0003_PTD

Published: October 28, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Intelligent Stent Loading System for Personalized Prosthetic Heart Valve Implantation,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857441_0003_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857441_0003_PTD

This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,441.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

An innovative system integrating AI, IoT, blockchain, and advanced materials to optimize stent configuration, delivery, and performance for individual patient anatomy, enhancing prosthetic heart valve implantation outcomes.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent addressed the challenge of loading and delivering stents for prosthetic heart valve implantation. However, it did not consider the potential of integrating advanced technologies to further improve the process. The new inventive concept addresses this limitation by incorporating AI, IoT, blockchain, and novel materials to create a more efficient, personalized, and secure system.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The system comprises a stent loading device integrated with an AI-powered predictive analytics module, which analyzes patient-specific data to optimize stent configuration for individual anatomy. The device is also connected to an IoT-enabled delivery catheter for real-time monitoring and feedback. Additionally, a blockchain-based data management system ensures secure storage and sharing of patient data. The system can be further enhanced with the use of novel shape-memory alloy materials, advanced 3D printing, and AI-powered navigation systems.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce the innovative combination of AI, IoT, blockchain, and advanced materials to create a more personalized, efficient, and secure stent loading and delivery system. This synergistic integration of distinct technologies provides a non-obvious solution to the challenges of prosthetic heart valve implantation.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include integrating additional sensors or imaging modalities to enhance real-time feedback, using different AI algorithms or machine learning models to optimize stent configuration, or incorporating other advanced materials or manufacturing techniques to further improve the system's performance and versatility.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The intelligent stent loading system has significant commercial potential in the medical device industry, particularly in the field of cardiovascular medicine. The system's ability to provide personalized, efficient, and secure stent delivery could lead to improved patient outcomes, reduced complications, and increased adoption in hospitals and clinics worldwide.

CPC Classifications

Section	Class	Group
A	A61	A61F2/95
A	A61	A61F2/2466
A	A61	A61F2/9525
A	A61	A61F2/958
A	A61	A61F2/9522
A	A61	A61F2210/0014
A	A61	A61F2230/0017
A	A61	A61F2230/0071

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Medical Device Engineering, specifically interventional cardiology and prosthetic heart valve implantation technologies, involving advanced materials, device design, and minimally invasive surgical techniques

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A biomedical engineer or medical device designer with expertise in cardiovascular interventions, advanced materials, computer-aided design, and familiarity with emerging technologies like AI and IoT in medical device optimization

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that integrating AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies into existing stent loading device architectures represents a predictable extension of known medical device innovation strategies. The core mechanical principles of stent loading remain consistent with the source patent, while the proposed technological enhancements represent incremental improvements using standard engineering design approaches. The combination of known technologies to solve existing challenges in medical device performance is a standard problem-solving methodology in the field.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Stent loading device with conical decreasing diameter section for collapsing prosthetic heart valve frames

PTD Variation

AI-powered predictive analytics module to optimize stent configuration based on patient-specific anatomical data

Obviousness Reasoning

Customizing medical device parameters using computational modeling is a well-established technique, and applying machine learning to optimize existing mechanical designs represents a predictable technological evolution

Source Patent Element

Method of loading collapsible stent within a delivery device lumen

PTD Variation

IoT-enabled delivery catheter with real-time monitoring and feedback capabilities

Obviousness Reasoning

Integrating sensor technologies and digital monitoring into medical devices is a known approach for enhancing procedural precision and patient outcomes, representing an obvious technological progression

Source Patent Element

Stent loading mechanism with specific geometric configurations

PTD Variation

Shape-memory alloy materials enabling adaptive stent configuration for varying patient anatomies

Obviousness Reasoning

Advanced materials that provide dynamic mechanical properties are a standard approach in medical device engineering for improving device performance and adaptability

Source Patent Element

Mechanical design for translating and collapsing stents

PTD Variation

Blockchain-based data management system for secure patient information storage and sharing

Obviousness Reasoning

Implementing secure digital infrastructure for medical device data management is a predictable technological solution addressing known privacy and information management challenges

Source Patent Element

Stent loading device for prosthetic heart valve implantation

PTD Variation

3D printing and AI-powered navigation system for precise implantation

Obviousness Reasoning

Combining additive manufacturing techniques with computational guidance represents a standard approach to improving medical device customization and procedural accuracy

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857441 and the disclosed technological variations, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the proposed innovations obvious and predictable extensions of existing stent loading device technologies. The incremental improvements involving AI, IoT, blockchain, and advanced materials represent standard engineering approaches to enhancing medical device performance, thereby rendering potential patent claims obvious and non-patentable under 35 U.S.C. Section 103.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,857,441
Title	Stent loading device
Assignee(s)	4C Medical Technologies, Inc.