Patents by Inventor George Wedell GULLICKSON

George Wedell GULLICKSON 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).

  • Methods of manufacturing monophasic action potential mapping catheters
    Patent number: 9757190
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a distal portion of a mapping and/or ablation device with fewer components and manufacturing steps than are required for presently known devices. The method generally includes aligning one or more electrodes and electrode wires within a housing mold, overmolding a biocompatible material over the one or more wires and a portion of each of the one or more electrodes, creating a housing component that integrates a dome component and an insulation component. Alternatively, the method generally includes aligning one or more wires within a housing mold so that at least a portion of each wire protrudes from the mold, overmolding a biocompatible material over the one or more wires, thus creating a housing component that integrates a dome component and insulation component. The protruding wire portions are cleaved off and at least a portion of the housing component is coated with a layer of conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLC
    Inventors: Jon Virgil Evans, George Wedell Gullickson, Mark T. Stewart
  • METHODS OF MANUFACTURING MAPPING AND ABLATION CATHETERS
    Publication number: 20140047712
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a distal portion of a mapping and/or ablation device with fewer components and manufacturing steps than are required for presently known devices. The method generally includes aligning one or more electrodes and electrode wires within a housing mold, overmolding a biocompatible material over the one or more wires and a portion of each of the one or more electrodes, creating a housing component that integrates a dome component and an insulation component. Alternatively, the method generally includes aligning one or more wires within a housing mold so that at least a portion of each wire protrudes from the mold, overmolding a biocompatible material over the one or more wires, thus creating a housing component that integrates a dome component and insulation component. The protruding wire portions are cleaved off and at least a portion of the housing component is coated with a layer of conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC ABLATION FRONTIERS LLC
    Inventors: Jon Virgil EVANS, George Wedell GULLICKSON, Mark T. STEWART