Patents by Inventor Chengyang Xu

Chengyang Xu 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).

  • LASER-BASED DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RENAL DENERVATION
    Publication number: 20140228829
    Abstract: An ablation catheter includes an elongated sheath configured for intravascular usage, and an inner tube disposed within the elongated sheath. The inner tube is rotatable and translatable relative to the sheath. An optical fiber is disposed within the inner tube and extends longitudinally therethrough. A proximal end of the optical fiber is optically coupled to a light source and a distal end of the optical fiber is connected to a beam director configured to focus energy on target tissue inside a blood vessel to ablate the target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Schmitt, Chengyang Xu, Desmond Adler