Patents by Inventor Fred Morady
Fred Morady 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).
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Patent number: 9757194Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. A steerable ablation catheter can include one or more ablation elements at its distal end and one or more ablation elements fixedly attached to its shaft. The distal end of the ablation catheter can be deflected to assume a number of different deflection geometries in at least one direction along the shaft. One feature of the ablation catheter is that its shaft can comprise materials of differing durometers or stiffnesses attached together at a joint. Methods associated with use of the ablation catheter are also covered.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLCInventors: Randell L. Werneth, Ricardo D. Roman, Christopher G. Kunis, Alexander J. Asconeguy, Sadaf Soleymani, Jeffrey Trinidad, Martin Chambers, Hakan Oral, Fred Morady, Jerald L. Cox, Guillermo W. Moratorio, Samuel Fu, J. Christopher Flaherty
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Publication number: 20160262830Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. A steerable ablation catheter can include one or more ablation elements at its distal end and one or more ablation elements fixedly attached to its shaft. The distal end of the ablation catheter can be deflected to assume a number of different deflection geometries in at least one direction along the shaft. One feature of the ablation catheter is that its shaft can comprise materials of differing durometers or stiffnesses attached together at a joint. Methods associated with use of the ablation catheter are also covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Randell L. WERNETH, Ricardo D. ROMAN, Christopher G. KUNIS, Alexander J. ASCONEGUY, Sadaf SOLEYMANI, Jeffrey TRINIDAD, Martin CHAMBERS, Hakan ORAL, Fred MORADY, Jerald L. COX, Guillermo W. MORATORIO, Samuel FU, J. Christopher FLAHERTY
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Patent number: 9364286Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. A steerable ablation catheter can include one or more ablation elements at its distal end and one or more ablation elements fixedly attached to its shaft. The distal end of the ablation catheter can be deflected to assume a number of different deflection geometries in at least one direction along the shaft. One feature of the ablation catheter is that its shaft can comprise materials of differing durometers or stiffnesses attached together at a joint. Methods associated with use of the ablation catheter are also covered.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLCInventors: Randell L. Werneth, Ricardo D. Roman, Christopher G. Kunis, Alexander J. Asconeguy, Sadaf Soleymani, Jeffrey Trinidad, Martin Chambers, Hakan Oral, Fred Morady, Jerald L. Cox, Guillermo W. Moratorio, Samuel Fu, J. Christopher Flaherty
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Publication number: 20150366461Abstract: An endoscopic system may include an endoscopic device and a control apparatus. The device may include a housing membrane having a distal end and a transparent outer layer around a periphery of the housing membrane and extending longitudinally from the distal end to define a side volume of interest, and an optical infrared sensor array comprising infrared sensors extending longitudinally along and circumferentially about a longitudinal axis of the device to detect infrared radiation over the side volume. The control apparatus may include a processor and a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that cause the processor to, determine temperature data for the side volume in response to infrared data from the infrared sensor array, determine if the temperature data is in a temperature region of concern in a vessel, and provide a temperature control signal to a subsystem to instruct the subsystem to reduce temperature in the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Hakan Oral, Fred Morady
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Patent number: 9011551Abstract: A left atrial appendage occlusion device is provided that acts in conjunction with a wireless transponder unit. The occlusion device provides a seal of the left atrial appendage opening, while the transponder is inserted into the left atrial appendage to sense one or more physiological conditions and relay the sensed information over wireless communication. Further, all or part of the left atrial appendage may be filled using a biocompatible inert filling material injected into the left atrial appendage as part of deployment of the transponder unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Hakan Oral, Fred Morady
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Patent number: 8971997Abstract: An infrared fiber-optic device is able to monitor esophageal temperature during an ablation/cryoablation procedure over a volume of interest to sense whether the temperature is too high or too low. The device may include a plurality of optical fibers each with a wide angle lens collectively disposed circumferentially and longitudinally to cover the volume of interest, as the particular region over which undesirable temperature may not be known beforehand. In other examples, the device may include an embedded array of infrared sensors extending sufficiently to encompass a volume of interest. The device may be used as part of a feedback control to regulate and stop operation of the ablation/cryoablation procedure to prevent vessel damage.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Hakan Oral, Fred Morady
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Publication number: 20140371745Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. A steerable ablation catheter can include one or more ablation elements at its distal end and one or more ablation elements fixedly attached to its shaft. The distal end of the ablation catheter can be deflected to assume a number of different deflection geometries in at least one direction along the shaft. One feature of the ablation catheter is that its shaft can comprise materials of differing durometers or stiffnesses attached together at a joint. Methods associated with use of the ablation catheter are also covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Randell L. WERNETH, Ricardo D. ROMAN, Christopher G. KUNIS, Alexander J. ASCONEGUY, Sadaf SOLEYMANI, Jeffrey TRINIDAD, Martin CHAMBERS, Hakan ORAL, Fred MORADY, Jerald L. COX, Guillermo W. MORATORIO, Samuel FU, J. Christopher FLAHERTY
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Patent number: 8849367Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. A steerable ablation catheter can include one or more ablation elements at its distal end and one or more ablation elements fixedly attached to its shaft. The distal end of the ablation catheter can be deflected to assume a number of different deflection geometries in at least one direction along the shaft. One feature of the ablation catheter is that its shaft can comprise materials of differing durometers or stiffnesses attached together at a joint. Methods associated with use of the ablation catheter are also covered.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLCInventors: Randell L. Werneth, Ricardo D. Roman, Christopher G. Kunis, Alexander J. Asconeguy, Sadaf Soleymani, Jeffrey Trinidad, Martin Chambers, Hakan Oral, Fred Morady, Jerald L. Cox, Guillermo W. Moratorio, Samuel Fu, J. Christopher Flaherty
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Publication number: 20140171942Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. Embodiments include an ablation catheter that has an array of ablation elements attached to a deployable carrier assembly. The carrier assembly can be constrained within the lumen of a catheter, and deployed to take on an expanded condition. The carrier assembly includes multiple electrodes that are configured to ablate tissue at low power. Systems include an interface unit with a visual display that provides a visual representation of the geometry of the ablation elements and/or provides selection means for selecting an icon provided on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLCInventors: Randell L. WERNETH, J. Christopher FLAHERTY, Hakan ORAL, Fred MORADY, Ricardo David ROMAN, Marshall L. SHERMAN
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Publication number: 20140142564Abstract: An ablation therapy system and systematic method is provided for treating continuous atrial fibrillation. The therapy system includes a Multi-Channel RF Ablation Generator, an ECG interface, an assembly of at least three ablation catheters, and an ECG interface operably coupling and interfacing the catheters to both an ECG unit and the RF Ablation Generator. The systematic method includes transseptally accessing the Left Atrium (LA) through the septum of the patient's heart, and performing an endocardial pulmonary vein ablation procedure on the pulmonary vein ostial tissue surrounding one or more pulmonary veins in a manner treating aberrant conductive pathways therethrough. After performing the pulmonary vein ablation, the method further includes performing an endocardial atrial septum ablation procedure on the septal tissue in a manner treating aberrant conductive pathways therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLCInventors: Randell L. WERNETH, Christopher G. KUNIS, Hakan ORAL, Fred MORADY, J. Christopher FLAHERTY
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Patent number: 8657814Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. Embodiments include an ablation catheter that has an array of ablation elements attached to a deployable carrier assembly. The carrier assembly can be constrained within the lumen of a catheter, and deployed to take on an expanded condition. The carrier assembly includes multiple electrodes that are configured to ablate tissue at low power. Systems include an interface unit with a visual display that provides a visual representation of the geometry of the ablation elements and/or provides selection means for selecting an icon provided on the display.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2006Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLCInventors: Randell L. Werneth, J. Christopher Flaherty, Hakan Oral, Fred Morady, Ricardo David Roman, Marshall L. Sherman
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Patent number: 8641704Abstract: An ablation therapy system and systematic method is provided for treating continuous atrial fibrillation. The therapy system includes a Multi-Channel RF Ablation Generator, an ECG interface, an assembly of at least three ablation catheters, and an ECG interface operably coupling and interfacing the catheters to both an ECG unit and the RF Ablation Generator. The systematic method includes transseptally accessing the Left Atrium (LA) through the septum of the patient's heart, and performing an endocardial pulmonary vein ablation procedure on the pulmonary vein ostial tissue surrounding one or more pulmonary veins in a manner treating aberrant conductive pathways therethrough. After performing the pulmonary vein ablation, the method further includes performing an endocardial atrial septum ablation procedure on the septal tissue in a manner treating aberrant conductive pathways therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2008Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLCInventors: Randell L. Werneth, Christopher G. Kunis, Hakan Oral, Fred Morady, J. Christopher Flaherty
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Publication number: 20130296844Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. A steerable ablation catheter can include one or more ablation elements at its distal end and one or more ablation elements fixedly attached to its shaft. The distal end of the ablation catheter can be deflected to assume a number of different deflection geometries in at least one direction along the shaft. One feature of the ablation catheter is that its shaft can comprise materials of differing durometers or stiffnesses attached together at a joint. Methods associated with use of the ablation catheter are also covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Randell L. WERNETH, Ricardo D. ROMAN, Christopher G. KUNIS, Alexander J. ASCONEGUY, Sadaf SOLEYMANI, Jeffrey TRINIDAD, Martin CHAMBERS, Hakan ORAL, Fred MORADY, Jerald L. COX, Guillermo W. MORATORIO, Samuel FU, J. Christopher FLAHERTY
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Patent number: 8475449Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. A steerable ablation catheter can include one or more ablation elements at its distal end and one or more ablation elements fixedly attached to its shaft. The distal end of the ablation catheter can be deflected to assume a number of different deflection geometries in at least one direction along the shaft. One feature of the ablation catheter is that its shaft can comprise materials of differing durometers or stiffnesses attached together at a joint. Methods associated with use of the ablation catheter are also covered.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLCInventors: Randell L. Werneth, Ricardo D. Roman, Christopher G. Kunis, Alexander J. Asconeguy, Sadaf Soleymani, Martin Chambers, Hakan Oral, Fred Morady, Jerald L. Cox, Guillermo W. Moratorio, Samuel Fu, J. Christopher Flaherty, Nenita Trinidad
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Publication number: 20130018413Abstract: A left atrial appendage occlusion device is provided that acts in conjunction with a wireless transponder unit. The occlusion device provides a seal of the left atrial appendage opening, while the transponder is inserted into the left atrial appendage to sense one or more physiological conditions and relay the sensed information over wireless communication. Further, all or part of the left atrial appendage may be filled using a biocompatible inert filling material injected into the left atrial appendage as part of deployment of the transponder unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Hakan Oral, Fred Morady
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Publication number: 20110257648Abstract: The present invention relates generally to multifunctional catheters for performing ablation procedures, and more particularly to ablation catheters utilized in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and other cardiac disorders. The present invention eliminates many of the problems associated with previous ablation catheters by providing an ablation treatment not dependent upon continuous lesions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Hakan Oral, Fred Morady
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Patent number: 7993333Abstract: The present invention relates generally to multifunctional catheters for performing ablation procedures, and more particularly to ablation catheters utilized in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and other cardiac disorders. The present invention eliminates many of the problems associated with previous ablation catheters by providing an ablation treatment not dependent upon continuous lesions.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2005Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Hakan Oral, Fred Morady
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Publication number: 20110028788Abstract: An infrared fiber-optic device is able to monitor esophageal temperature during an ablation/cryoablation procedure over a volume of interest to sense whether the temperature is too high or too low. The device may include a plurality of optical fibers each with a wide angle lens collectively disposed circumferentially and longitudinally to cover the volume of interest, as the particular region over which undesirable temperature may not be known beforehand. In other examples, the device may include an embedded array of infrared sensors extending sufficiently to encompass a volume of interest. The device may be used as part of a feedback control to regulate and stop operation of the ablation/cryoablation procedure to prevent vessel damage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Hakan Oral, Fred Morady
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Patent number: 7857808Abstract: The present invention relates generally to multifunctional catheters for performing ablation procedures, and more particularly to ablation catheters utilized in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and other cardiac disorders. The present invention eliminates many of the problems associated with previous ablation catheters by providing an ablation treatment not dependent upon continuous lesions.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2005Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Hakan Oral, Fred Morady
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Publication number: 20090149848Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. A steerable ablation catheter can include one or more ablation elements at its distal end and one or more ablation elements fixedly attached to its shaft. The distal end of the ablation catheter can be deflected to assume a number of different deflection geometries in at least one direction along the shaft. One feature of the ablation catheter is that its shaft can comprise materials of differing durometers or stiffnesses attached together at a joint. Methods associated with use of the ablation catheter are also covered.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Randell L. Werneth, Ricardo D. Roman, Christopher G. Kunis, Alexander J. Asconeguy, Sadaf Soleymani, Jeffrey Trinidad, Nenita Trinidad, Martin Chambers, Hakan Oral, Fred Morady, Jerald L. Cox, Guillermo W. Moratorio, Samuel Fu, J. Christopher Flaherty