Patents by Inventor Anna Hartzog

Anna Hartzog 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).

  • Probe assembly for mapping and ablating pulmonary vein tissue and method of using same
    Publication number: 20030236455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a probe assembly for mapping and ablating pulmonary vein tissue and method of using the same. The probe assembly includes an expandable and collapsible basket assembly having multiple splines. One or more of the splines carry one or more electrodes adapted to sense electrical activity in the pulmonary vein tissue. The basket assembly defines an interior, and a microporous expandable and collapsible body is disposed in the interior of the basket assembly and defines an interior adapted to receive a medium containing ions. An internal electrode is disposed within the interior of the body and is adapted to transmit electrical energy to the medium containing ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: SCIMED Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. Swanson, Anant V. Hegde, Anna Hartzog, Alan McMillan, Dennis M. O'Brien
  • Probe assembly for mapping and ablating pulmonary vein tissue and method of using same
    Patent number: 6640120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a probe assembly for mapping and ablating pulmonary vein tissue and method of using the same. The probe assembly includes an expandable and collapsible basket assembly having multiple splines. One or more of the splines carry one or more electrodes adapted to sense electrical activity in the pulmonary vein tissue. The basket assembly defines an interior, and a microporous expandable and collapsible body is disposed in the interior of the basket assembly and defines an interior adapted to receive a medium containing ions. An internal electrode is disposed within the interior of the body and is adapted to transmit electrical energy to the medium containing ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. Swanson, Anant V. Hegde, Anna Hartzog, Alan McMillan, Dennis O'Brien