Patents by Inventor Katherine Klumb

Katherine Klumb 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).

  • Tip electrode with multiple temperature sensors
    Patent number: 5935124
    Abstract: A catheter comprises a catheter body, a tip section, and a control handle. The catheter body has proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen extending therethrough. The control handle is located at the proximal end of the catheter body. The tip section has proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen therethrough, with the proximal end of the tip section being fixedly attached to the distal end of the catheter body. A tip electrode is fixedly attached at the distal end of the tip section. The tip electrode has a blind hole extending therethrough. A wire, preferably a puller wire, extends and is fixedly attached into the blind hole of the tip electrode. At least two temperature sensors are fixedly attached along the length of the wire within the blind hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Cordis Webster, Inc.
    Inventors: Katherine Klumb, Kristine Fuimaono