Patents by Inventor Quinn Butler

Quinn Butler 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: 20230200735
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward systems and methods for detecting force applied to a distal tip of a medical catheter. In some embodiments, a medical catheter with a deformable body near a distal tip of the catheter deforms in response to a force applied at the distal tip, and a sensor detects various components of the deflection. Processor circuitry may then, based on the detected components of the deformation, determine a force applied to the distal tip of the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory Dakin, Quinn Butler, Xiangyang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11564627
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward systems and methods for detecting force applied to a distal tip of a medical catheter. A medical catheter includes a deformable body near a distal tip of the catheter that deforms in response to a force applied at the distal tip, and a sensor detects various components of the deflection. Processor circuitry may then, based on the detected components of the deformation, determine a force applied to the distal tip of the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical International Holding S.à r.l.
    Inventors: Gregory Dakin, Quinn Butler, Xiangyang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220401693
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include flexible catheter tip. The flexible catheter tip can include an inboard understructure that defines a tip longitudinal axis, wherein the inboard understructure can be formed from a first continuous element that includes afirst rectangular cross-section. An intermediate inboard covering can be disposed about the first continuous element that forms a distal portion of the inboard understructure. An outboard understructure can extend along the tip longitudinal axis, wherein the outboard understructure can be formed from a second continuous element that includes a second rectangular cross-section. An intermediate outboard covering can be disposed about the second continuous element that forms a distal portion of the outboard understructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Oliverius, Neil Hawkinson, Timothy S. Marass, Wade Welter, Nicholas Strom, Quinn Butler, James Marrs
  • Patent number: 11433220
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include flexible catheter tip. The flexible catheter tip can include an inboard understructure that defines a tip longitudinal axis, wherein the inboard understructure can be formed from a first continuous element that includes a first rectangular cross-section. An intermediate inboard covering can be disposed about the first continuous element that forms a distal portion of the inboard understructure. An outboard understructure can extend along the tip longitudinal axis, wherein the outboard understructure can be formed from a second continuous element that includes a second rectangular cross-section. An intermediate outboard covering can be disposed about the second continuous element that forms a distal portion of the outboard understructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Oliverius, Neil Hawkinson, Timothy S. Marass, Wade Welter, Nicholas Strom, Quinn Butler, James Marrs
  • Publication number: 20190307505
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward systems and methods for detecting force applied to a distal tip of a medical catheter. In some embodiments, a medical catheter with a deformable body near a distal tip of the catheter deforms in response to a force applied at the distal tip, and a sensor detects various components of the deflection. Processor circuitry may then, based on the detected components of the deformation, determine a force applied to the distal tip of the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory Dakin, Quinn Butler, Xiangyang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190009052
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include flexible catheter tip. The flexible catheter tip can include an inboard understructure that defines a tip longitudinal axis, wherein the inboard understructure can be formed from a first continuous element that includes a first rectangular cross-section. An intermediate inboard covering can be disposed about the first continuous element that forms a distal portion of the inboard understructure. An outboard understructure can extend along the tip longitudinal axis, wherein the outboard understructure can be formed from a second continuous element that includes a second rectangular cross-section. An intermediate outboard covering can be disposed about the second continuous element that forms a distal portion of the outboard understructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Oliverius, Neil Hawkinson, Timothy S. Marass, Wade Welter, Nicholas Strom, Quinn Butler, James Marrs