Patents by Inventor Claire T. Edlebeck

Claire T. Edlebeck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Adjustable length flexible polymer electrode catheter and method for ablation
    Patent number: 8500731
    Abstract: An ablation catheter includes a flexible elongated shaft having a flexible electrode at its distal end. The flexible electrode includes an inner, flexible, electrically-conductive element and an outer, flexible, electrically-conductive polymer layer in electrical contact with the inner, flexible, electrically-conductive element. The catheter further includes an electrically insulative sheath surrounding at least a portion of the flexible electrode and a linear displacement mechanism capable of adjusting at least one of the electrically insulative sheath and the flexible electrode to vary a length of the flexible electrode exposed at the distal end of the shaft. Also disclosed is an adjustable length ablation electrode and methods of ablating tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Israel A. Byrd, Saurav Paul, Claire T. Edlebeck, Riki C. Thao
  • ADJUSTABLE LENGTH FLEXIBLE POLYMER ELECTRODE CATHETER AND METHOD FOR ABLATION
    Publication number: 20090171349
    Abstract: An ablation catheter includes a flexible elongated shaft having a flexible electrode at its distal end. The flexible electrode includes an inner, flexible, electrically-conductive element and an outer, flexible, electrically-conductive polymer layer in electrical contact with the inner, flexible, electrically-conductive element. The catheter further includes an electrically insulative sheath surrounding at least a portion of the flexible electrode and a linear displacement mechanism capable of adjusting at least one of the electrically insulative sheath and the flexible electrode to vary a length of the flexible electrode exposed at the distal end of the shaft. Also disclosed is an adjustable length ablation electrode and methods of ablating tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Israel A. Byrd, Saurav Paul, Claire T. Edlebeck, Riki C. Thao