Patents by Inventor Eric Steven Fain

Eric Steven Fain 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).

  • Heated Vapor Ablation Systems and Methods for Treating Cardiac Conditions
    Publication number: 20220296294
    Abstract: Cardiac ablation catheters include an outer balloon positioned at a distal end of the catheter and configured to have an inner balloon disposed therein. The outer balloon is inflated with a first fluid that has a temperature less than 100 degrees Celsius, while the inner balloon is inflated with heated vapor. An area of contact between the two balloons, comprising a surface area less than the total surface area of either balloon, creates a hot zone for ablating cardiac tissue through the transfer of thermal energy from the contact area to the cardiac tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Virender K. Sharma, Kevin Holbrook, Holger Friedrich, Eric Steven Fain
  • Heated vapor ablation systems and methods for treating cardiac conditions
    Patent number: 11331140
    Abstract: Cardiac ablation catheters include an outer balloon positioned at a distal end of the catheter and configured to have an inner balloon disposed therein. The outer balloon is inflated with a first fluid that has a temperature less than 100 degrees Celsius, while the inner balloon is inflated with heated vapor. An area of contact between the two balloons, comprising a surface area less than the total surface area of either balloon, creates a hot zone for ablating cardiac tissue through the transfer of thermal energy from the contact area to the cardiac tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Virender K. Sharma, Kevin Holbrook, Holger Friedrich, Eric Steven Fain
  • Heated Vapor Ablation Systems and Methods for Treating Cardiac Conditions
    Publication number: 20200085496
    Abstract: Cardiac ablation catheters include an outer balloon positioned at a distal end of the catheter and configured to have an inner balloon disposed therein. The outer balloon is inflated with a first fluid that has a temperature less than 100 degrees Celsius, while the inner balloon is inflated with heated vapor. An area of contact between the two balloons, comprising a surface area less than the total surface area of either balloon, creates a hot zone for ablating cardiac tissue through the transfer of thermal energy from the contact area to the cardiac tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Virender K. Sharma, Kevin Holbrook, Holger Friedrich, Eric Steven Fain