Patents by Inventor Brian Michael BISHOP

Brian Michael BISHOP 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).

  • Pull-cable management for steerable catheter
    Patent number: 12295786
    Abstract: A steerable catheter comprises a transducer that is situated at a flexible distal end, and is coupled to the handle of the catheter via an insertion tube. The flexible distal end is controlled by a plurality of articulation pull-cables that extend from an articulation control device in the handle to the far end of the distal end, such that when one articulation pull-cable is pulled, and the opposing articulation pull-cable is slackened, the flexible distal end bends in the direction of the tensioned articulation pull-cable. To minimize pull-resistance over time, while still providing insertion-tube flexibility, inserts having pull-cable lumens are situated in the insertion tube to isolate each articulation pull-cable from each other, and from other cables that couple the transducer to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Dino Francesco Cuscuna, Edward Chan, John Bench Caswell, Brian Michael Bishop
  • PULL-CABLE MANAGEMENT FOR STEERABLE CATHETER
    Publication number: 20220225960
    Abstract: A steerable catheter comprises a transducer that is situated at a flexible distal end, and is coupled to the handle of the catheter via an insertion tube. The flexible distal end is controlled by a plurality of articulation pull-cables that extend from an articulation control device in the handle to the far end of the distal end, such that when one articulation pull-cable is pulled, and the opposing articulation pull-cable is slackened, the flexible distal end bends in the direction of the tensioned articulation pull-cable. To minimize pull-resistance over time, while still providing insertion-tube flexibility, inserts having pull-cable lumens are situated in the insertion tube to isolate each articulation pull-cable from each other, and from other cables that couple the transducer to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Dino Francesco CUSCUNA, Edward CHAN, John Bench CASWELL, Brian Michael BISHOP