Patents by Inventor Reinhard Warnking
Reinhard Warnking 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).
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Patent number: 10993832Abstract: Ablation apparatus such as a catheter carrying an ultrasonic ablation device including an ablation transducer and a balloon reflector structure for directing ultrasonic energy from the ablation transducer into a ring-like ablation region is provided with an imaging ultrasonic transducer mounted on an imaging probe which may be inserted into or through a passageway extending through the catheter and into or through the ablation device to image the ablation region or neighboring regions. Alternatively, the imaging transducer may be mounted within the balloon reflector structure or distal to this structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Yegor Sinelnikov, Reinhard Warnking
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Patent number: 10499937Abstract: Ablation device including a probe structure 10 having a proximal end 12 and a distal end 14. Probe structure 10 includes a tubular first catheter 16, a tubular second catheter 18 surrounding the first catheter and a tubular guide catheter extending within the first catheter 16. The first catheter 16 carries a cylindrical ultrasonic transducer 20 adjacent its distal end. The transducer 20 is connected to a source of electrical excitation. The ultrasonic waves emitted by the transducer are directed at the heart wall tissue. Once the tissue reaches the target temperature, the electrical excitation is turned on and off to maintain the tissue at the target temperature. Alternatively, the transducer 20 is subjected to continuous excitation at one power level and upon the tissue reaching the target temperature, the power level of the continuous excitation is switched to a second lower power level.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2007Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: ReCor Medical, Inc.Inventor: Reinhard Warnking
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Publication number: 20190053942Abstract: Ablation apparatus such as a catheter carrying an ultrasonic ablation device including an ablation transducer and a balloon reflector structure for directing ultrasonic energy from the ablation transducer into a ring-like ablation region is provided with an imaging ultrasonic transducer mounted on an imaging probe which may be inserted into or through a passageway extending through the catheter and into or through the ablation device to image the ablation region or neighboring regions. Alternatively, the imaging transducer may be mounted within the balloon reflector structure or distal to this structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Yegor Sinelnikov, Reinhard Warnking
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Patent number: 10123903Abstract: Ablation apparatus such as a catheter (10) carrying an ultrasonic ablation device (20) including an ablation transducer (42) and a balloon reflector structure (22, 24) for directing ultrasonic energy from the ablation transducer into a ring-like ablation region (A) is provided with an imaging ultrasonic transducer (86) mounted on an imaging probe (80) which may be inserted into or through a passageway (18, 65) extending through the catheter and into or through the ablation device to image the ablation region or neighboring regions. Alternatively, the imaging transducer (102, 202) may be mounted within the balloon reflector structure or distal to this structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2005Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Reinhard Warnking, Yegor Sinelnikov
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Patent number: 9561043Abstract: A cardiac ablation device, including a steerable catheter (10) and an expandable ablation element (18) incorporating one or more balloons (20,22) at the distal end of the catheter, has a continuous passageway (28, 30) extending through it from the proximal end of the catheter to the distal side of the expandable ablation element. A probe (72) carrying electrodes is introduced through this passageway and deploys, under the influence of its own resilience, to a structure incorporating a loop (82) which is automatically aligned with the axis of the expandable ablation device, so that minimal manipulation is required to place the sensor probe.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Warnking, Eugene Jung, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Robert C. Pacheco
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Publication number: 20160310020Abstract: A system having a catheter having a distal pressure sensitive capacitive element providing an impedance and phase shift which varies responsive to the amount of pressure from blood external the catheter, a detector having electronics for determining the impedance and/or phase shift. This impedance and or phase shift corresponds to the pressure of the blood about the distal end of the catheter. When the catheter is inserted into a patient's body, the impedance or phase shift is detected quasi wirelessly without special signal communication means like optical fibers or electrical wires from outside the patient's body utilizing the patient as a ground path and the catheter shaft as an electrical conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Reinhard WARNKING, Joerg SCHULZE-CLEWING, David DiPAOLA, Dong lk SHIN, Matthew J. POLLMAN
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Patent number: 8974445Abstract: Mitral valve insufficiency is treated by introducing an expansible device such as a balloon bearing an ultrasonic transducer into the heart so that the transducer is positioned adjacent the mitral annulus but spaced from the mitral annulus, and actuating the transducer to heat the mitral annulus, denature collagen in the annulus and thereby shrink the annulus.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: ReCor Medical, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Warnking, Eugene J. Jung, Yong Zou, Jacques Seguin, Mano Iyer
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Publication number: 20140249556Abstract: A cardiac ablation device, including a steerable catheter (10) and an expandable ablation element (18) incorporating one or more balloons (20,22) at the distal end of the catheter, has a continuous passageway (28, 30) extending through it from the proximal end of the catheter to the distal side of the expandable ablation element. A probe (72) carrying electrodes is introduced through this passageway and deploys, under the influence of its own resilience, to a structure incorporating a loop (82) which is automatically aligned with the axis of the expandable ablation device, so that minimal manipulation is required to place the sensor probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: REINHARD WARNKING, EUGENE JUNG, HIROSHI NAKAGAWA, ROBERT C. PACHECO
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Patent number: 8721633Abstract: A cardiac ablation device, including a steerable catheter (10) and an expandable ablation element (18) incorporating one or more balloons (20,22) at the distal end of the catheter, has a continuous passageway (28, 30) extending through it from the proximal end of the catheter to the distal side of the expandable ablation element. A probe (72) carrying electrodes is introduced through this passageway and deploys, under the influence of its own resilience, to a structure incorporating a loop (82) which is automatically aligned with the axis of the expandable ablation device, so that minimal manipulation is required to place the sensor probe.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Warnking, Eugene Jung, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Robert C. Pacheco
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Patent number: 8398623Abstract: A cardiac ablation device, including a steerable catheter (10) and an expandable ablation element (18) incorporating one or more balloons (20,22) at the distal end of the catheter, has a continuous passageway (28, 30) extending through it from the proximal end of the catheter to the distal side of the expandable ablation element. A probe (72) carrying electrodes is introduced through this passageway and deploys, under the influence of its own resilience, to a structure incorporating a loop (82) which is automatically aligned with the axis of the expandable ablation device, so that minimal manipulation is required to place the sensor probe.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Warnking, Eugene Jung, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Robert C. Pacheco
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Publication number: 20120277740Abstract: A cardiac ablation device, including a steerable catheter (10) and an expandable ablation element (18) incorporating one or more balloons (20,22) at the distal end of the catheter, has a continuous passageway (28, 30) extending through it from the proximal end of the catheter to the distal side of the expandable ablation element. A probe (72) carrying electrodes is introduced through this passageway and deploys, under the influence of its own resilience, to a structure incorporating a loop (82) which is automatically aligned with the axis of the expandable ablation device, so that minimal manipulation is required to place the sensor probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Reinhard Warnking, Eugene Jung, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Robert C. Pacheco
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Patent number: 8216216Abstract: A cardiac ablation device, including a steerable catheter (10) and an expandable ablation element (18) incorporating one or more balloons (20, 22) at the distal end of the catheter, has a continuous passageway (28, 30) extending through it from the proximal end of the catheter to the distal side of the expandable ablation element. A probe (72) carrying electrodes is introduced through this passageway and deploys, under the influence of its own resilience, to a structure incorporating a loop (82) which is automatically aligned with the axis of the expandable ablation device, so that minimal manipulation is required to place the sensor probe.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2005Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Warnking, Eugene Jung, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Robert C. Pacheco
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Publication number: 20110118632Abstract: A cardiac ablation device treats atrial fibrillation by directing and focusing ultrasonic waves into a ring-like ablation region (A). The device desirably is steerable and can be moved between a normal disposition, in which the ablation region lies parallel to the wall of the heart for ablating a loop-like lesion, and a canted disposition, in which the ring-like focal region is tilted relative to the wall of the heart, to ablate only a short, substantially linear lesion. The ablation device desirably includes a balloon reflector structure (18, 1310) and an ultrasonic emitter assembly (23, 1326), and can be steered and positioned without reference to engagement between the device and the pulmonary vein or ostium. A contrast medium (C) can be injected through the ablation device to facilitate imaging, so that the device can be positioned based on observation of the images.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Yegor Sinelnikov, Yong Zou, Reinhard Warnking, James Savage, Robert C. Pacheco, Jaime Merino, Patrick David Lopath, John Hotmer, Todd Fjield
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Patent number: 7837676Abstract: A cardiac ablation device treats atrial fibrillation by directing and focusing ultrasonic waves into a ring-like ablation region (A). The device desirably is steerable and can be moved between a normal disposition, in which the ablation region lies parallel to the wall of the heart for ablating a loop-like lesion, and a canted disposition, in which the ring-like focal region is tilted relative to the wall of the heart, to ablate only a short, substantially linear lesion. The ablation device desirably includes a balloon reflector structure (18, 1310) and an ultrasonic emitter assembly (23, 1326), and can be steered and positioned without reference to engagement between the device and the pulmonary vein or ostium. A contrast medium (C) can be injected through the ablation device to facilitate imaging, so that the device can be positioned based on observation of the images.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2004Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Recor Medical, Inc.Inventors: Yegor Sinelnikov, Yong Zou, Reinhard Warnking, James Savage, Robert C. Pacheco, Jaime Merino, Patrick David Lopath, John Hotmer, Todd Fjield
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Publication number: 20100179424Abstract: Mitral valve insufficiency is treated by introducing an expansible device such as a balloon bearing a an ultrasonic transducer into the heart so that the transducer is positioned adjacent the mitral annulus but spaced from the mitral annulus, and actuating the transducer to heat the mitral annulus, denature collagen in the annulus and thereby shrink the annulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Inventors: Reinhard Warnking, Eugene J. Jung, Yong Zou, Jacques Seguin, Mano Iyer
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Publication number: 20100130892Abstract: Ablation device including a probe structure 10 having a proximal end 12 and a distal end 14. Probe structure 10 includes a tubular first catheter 16, a tubular second catheter 18 surrounding the first catheter and a tubular guide catheter extending within the first catheter 16. The first catheter 16 carries a cylindrical ultrasonic transducer 20 adjacent its distal end. The transducer 20 is connected to a source of electrical excitation. The ultrasonic waves emitted by the transducer are directed at the heart wall tissue. Once the tissue reaches the target temperature, the electrical excitation is turned on and off to maintain the tissue at the target temperature. Alternatively, the transducer 20 is subjected to continuous excitation at one power level and upon the tissue reaching the target temperature, the power level of the continuous excitation is switched to a second lower power level.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2007Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: ProRhythm, In.Inventor: Reinhard Warnking
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Publication number: 20090247912Abstract: Apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmias includes an ultrasonic ablation device incorporating an ultrasonic emitter (22, 400), means (10, 14, 402, 404) for positioning the ablation device outside of the heart but adjacent the epicardial surface of the heart, and means (26, 28, 30) for focusing the ultrasonic energy emitted by the emitter into an ablation region, so that the ablation region is disposed within the wall of the heart.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: PRORHYTHM, INC.Inventor: Reinhard Warnking
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Publication number: 20080255449Abstract: Ablation apparatus such as a catheter (10) carrying an ultrasonic ablation device (20) including an ablation transducer (42) and a balloon reflector structure (22, 24) for directing ultrasonic energy from the ablation transducer into a ring-like ablation region (A) is provided with an imaging ultrasonic transducer (86) mounted on an imaging probe (80) which may be inserted into or through a passageway (18, 65) extending through the catheter and into or through the ablation device to image the ablation region or neighboring regions. Alternatively, the imaging transducer (102, 202) may be mounted within the balloon reflector structure or distal to this structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2005Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: ProRhythm, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Warnking, Yegor Sinelnikov
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Publication number: 20080249518Abstract: A cardiac ablation device, including a steerable catheter (10) and an expandable ablation element (18) incorporating one or more balloons (20, 22) at the distal end of the catheter, has a continuous passageway (28, 30) extending through it from the proximal end of the catheter to the distal side of the expandable ablation element. A probe (72) carrying electrodes is introduced through this passageway and deploys, under the influence of its own resilience, to a structure incorporating a loop (82) which is automatically aligned with the axis of the expandable ablation device, so that minimal manipulation is required to place the sensor probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2005Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: ProRhythm, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Warnking, Eugene Jung, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Robert C. Pacheco
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Publication number: 20060241523Abstract: Ultrasound energy originating from an emitter at a number of predetermined positions is sensed by a plurality of duplex transducers in a predefined arrangement. Each transducer produces a sensor signal representing ultrasound energy sensed by it, and the sensor signals of each transducer are stored in association with the predetermined position producing the sensor signal. Thereafter, an ablation pattern corresponding to a group of the predetermined positions may be generated by actuating each transducer with a time-reversed version of the sensor signals stored in association with the group of positions. By placing the transducers in a predetermined spatial relationship to the heart, the ablation pattern may be formed on the ostium of a pulmonary artery. Preferably the predetermined positions correspond to a grid of dots that may be used to approximate virtually any shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: ProRhythm, Inc.Inventors: Yegor Sinelnikov, Reinhard Warnking