Patents by Inventor Patrick W. Drigans

Patrick W. Drigans 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).

  • System and method for displaying contact between a catheter and tissue
    Publication number: 20090177111
    Abstract: A system and method for assessing and displaying a degree of contact between a sensor, an electrode, and tissue in a body is provided. Values for the sensor are read, and a degree of contact is calculated. This degree of contact is displayed to a clinician in a variety of ways to indicate the degree of contact to the clinician. The system and method find particular application in ablation of tissue by permitting a clinician to create lesions in the tissue more effectively and safely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Stephan P. Miller, Don C. Deno, Lewis C. Hill, II, Yuriy Malinin, Holly Cotner, Suzann R. Mouw, Patrick W. Drigans, Saurav Paul