Patents by Inventor David J. Hobbins

David J. Hobbins 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).

  • Patent number: 11751931
    Abstract: Cryotherapeutic devices for renal neuromodulation and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having a distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator having a distributor in fluid communication with the supply lumen and a balloon configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the treatment site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Clark, David J. Hobbins, Tim Huynh, Grace Kelly, Brian Kelly
  • Publication number: 20210259755
    Abstract: Cryotherapeutic devices for renal neuromodulation and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having a distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator having a distributor in fluid communication with the supply lumen and a balloon configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the treatment site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Clark, David J. Hobbins, Tim Huynh, Grace Kelly, Brian Kelly
  • Patent number: 10905490
    Abstract: Cryotherapeutic devices for renal neuromodulation and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having a distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator having a distributor in fluid communication with the supply lumen and a balloon configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the treatment site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Clark, David J. Hobbins, Tim Huynh, Grace Kelly, Brian Kelly
  • Publication number: 20170296252
    Abstract: Cryotherapeutic devices for renal neuromodulation and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having a distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator having a distributor in fluid communication with the supply lumen and a balloon configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the treatment site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Clark, David J. Hobbins, Tim Huynh, Grace Kelly, Brian Kelly
  • Publication number: 20150088113
    Abstract: Cryotherapeutic devices for renal neuromodulation and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having a distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator having a distributor in fluid communication with the supply lumen and a balloon configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the treatment site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Clark, David J. Hobbins, Tim Huynh, Grace Kelly, Brian Kelly