Patents by Inventor Jodee Wakefield

Jodee Wakefield 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).

  • Publication number: 20230121397
    Abstract: A catheter includes an elongate shaft, an electrode assembly, a connective stem, a coupler, a first magnetic position sensor, and a second magnetic position sensor. The electrode assembly includes microelectrodes. The connective stem includes a first connective stem member and a second connective stem member. The connective stem defines a first sensor receptacle and a second sensor receptacle in an exterior surface of the connective stem. The coupler is configured for coupling with the connective stem. The first magnetic position sensor is disposed in the first sensor receptacle and elongated along a first sensor longitudinal axis. The second magnetic position sensor disposed in the second sensor receptacle and elongated along a second sensor longitudinal axis that is not parallel to the first sensor longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Oliverius, Ryan Kenneth Buesseler, John Hong, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford
  • Patent number: 11540876
    Abstract: An irrigated high density electrode catheter can comprise a catheter shaft. The catheter shaft can include a proximal end and a distal end and can define a catheter shaft longitudinal axis. A flexible tip portion can be located adjacent to the distal end of the catheter shaft. An irrigated coupler can be disposed on the distal end of the catheter shaft and can be configured to discharge fluid over the flexible tip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Oliverius, Ryan Kenneth Buesseler, John Hong, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford
  • Publication number: 20220331553
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a catheter. The catheter can include an elongate shaft including a proximal end and a distal end, the elongate shaft defining a shaft longitudinal axis. The catheter can include a coupler disposed within a distal end of the elongate shaft, wherein the coupler defines a first sensor groove and a second sensor groove in an exterior surface of the coupler and a coupler longitudinal axis. The catheter can include a first and second wire management feature located at a proximal end of each one of the first sensor groove and the second sensor groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas Strom, Zachary L. Helgeson, Jodee Wakefield, Troy T. Tegg
  • Publication number: 20200254216
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catheter tip sized and configured to fit onto a distal end of a catheter shaft, the catheter shaft having a shaft outer diameter. The catheter tip includes a base, a tip having an arcuate shape, an outer surface extending from the base to the tip along a longitudinal axis, the outer surface having a diameter at the base that is substantially equal to the shaft outer diameter, and an inner surface extending from the base, wherein the inner surface defines a first region having a first diameter and a second region having a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter, and wherein the second region is distal of the first region and configured to receive at least one component extending beyond the distal end of the catheter shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Bansal Varun, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford, Ryan Hendrickson, David Kim, Zach Helgeson
  • Publication number: 20170319269
    Abstract: An irrigated high density electrode catheter can comprise a catheter shaft. The catheter shaft can include a proximal end and a distal end and can define a catheter shaft longitudinal axis. A flexible tip portion can be located adjacent to the distal end of the catheter shaft. An irrigated coupler can be disposed on the distal end of the catheter shaft and can be configured to discharge fluid over the flexible tip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew R. Oliverius, Ryan Kenneth Buesseler, John Hong, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford