Patents by Inventor JEFFREY A. NYLUND

JEFFREY A. NYLUND 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).

  • Deflectable medical devices
    Patent number: 9808311
    Abstract: A deflective medical device including a catheter shaft having a distal end, and an ablation electrode disposed at the distal end of the catheter shaft. A deflection body is provided within the catheter shaft, and the deflection body includes a longitudinally extending spine. Multiple slots are formed in the deflection body, and the slots define a group of ribs. A flex member is disposed distal to the deflection body, and an intermediate region is defined between the deflection body and the flex member. A deflection mechanism is coupled to the intermediate region, which includes a retaining member, a collar, and a pull wire coupled to the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Huisun Wang, Hong Cao, Kenneth R. Larson, Jeffrey A. Nylund, Katherine S. Routh, James D. Vetsch
  • DEFLECTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140276787
    Abstract: A deflective medical device including a catheter shaft having a distal end, and an ablation electrode disposed at the distal end of the catheter shaft. A deflection body is provided within the catheter shaft, and the deflection body includes a longitudinally extending spine. Multiple slots are formed in the deflection body, and the slots define a group of ribs. A flex member is disposed distal to the deflection body, and an intermediate region is defined between the deflection body and the flex member. A deflection mechanism is coupled to the intermediate region, which includes a retaining member, a collar, and a pull wire coupled to the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: HUISUN WANG, HONG CAO, KENNETH R. LARSON, JEFFREY A. NYLUND, KATHERINE S. ROUTH, JAMES D. VETSCH