Patents by Inventor Donald George Goblish, Jr.

Donald George Goblish, Jr. 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).

  • Actuation handle for a catheter
    Patent number: 7465288
    Abstract: A catheter actuation handle is disclosed for deflecting a distal end of a tubular catheter body including a first actuation wire extending from a proximal end of the body. The handle includes a grip portion for coupling to the proximal end of the body. A first actuator is moveably coupled to the grip portion. A first stationary gear rack is fixed relative to the grip portion. A first moveable gear rack is moveable relative to the grip portion and for coupling to the first actuation wire. A first pinion gear is coupled to the first actuator and located between, and engaged with, the first stationary gear rack and the first moveable gear rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua L. Dudney, Donald George Goblish, Jr., William Emerson Butler