Patents by Inventor Lynn E. Gilmour

Lynn E. Gilmour 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).

  • Electrode catheter device with indifferent electrode for direct current tissue therapies
    Patent number: 9877781
    Abstract: An electrode catheter device with indifferent electrode for direct current tissue therapies is disclosed. An example of the catheter device has a flexible tubing with at least one ablation electrode. The catheter device also may also be used with a sheath for introducing the flexible tubing inside a patient's body. An indifferent electrode on the sheath can provide a ground for a direct current (DC) pulse to deliver electrical energy and create an electrical field adjacent a tissue. Various other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin M. Grasse, Richard E. Stehr, Israel A. Byrd, Lynn E. Gilmour, D. Curtis Deno, Troy T. Tegg, James V. Kauphusman, Saurav Paul, Jeffrey A. Schweitzer