Patents by Inventor Gerry Oliver McCaffrey
Gerry Oliver McCaffrey 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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Publication number: 20240424263Abstract: In some examples, a medical system for delivering a chemical agent into a perivasculature of a patient includes a catheter (102) defining a central longitudinal axis; and a neuromodulation assembly at a distal portion of the catheter, wherein the neuromodulation assembly includes one or more fluid-delivery needles (120) configured to extend radially outward from the central longitudinal axis at a distal portion of the catheter; and a radially expandable support frame (124) positioned both proximal and distal to the one or more fluid-delivery needles, the radially expandable support frame configured to contact a vessel wall of a vessel (118) of a patient to approximately radially center the distal portion of the catheter within the vessel and to distribute an applied pressure between the neuromodulation assembly and the vessel wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2022Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Jaclyn N. Kawwas, Jonathan Ashley Cope, Kelsey Sandquist, Mikayla Novak, Enda Carter, Gerry Oliver McCaffrey
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Publication number: 20240415563Abstract: An example catheter includes an elongated member configured to be navigated through vasculature of a patient to a target treatment site in a vessel of the patient, a needle positioned at a distal portion of the elongated member, the needle configured to be within the elongated member when in a delivery configuration and radially extended to puncture a vessel wall of the vessel at the target treatment site when in a deployed configuration, and an expandable balloon including a needle guide configured to position a distal end of the needle at a predetermined distance from a central axis of the elongated member when the balloon is in an expanded configuration and the needle is in the deployed configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2022Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Gerry Oliver McCaffrey, Cian Walsh, Kelsey Sandquist, Enda Carter, Gerry Broderick
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Patent number: 11826092Abstract: A guidewire includes an elongated member and a shaft extending distally from the elongated member, wherein the elongated member and shaft are configured to be navigated through vasculature of a patient. The guidewire further includes a first conductor extending around the shaft to define an outer perimeter of the guidewire and a first electrode adjacent the shaft. The first conductor is configured electrically connect the first electrode to an energy source. The guidewire further includes a second electrode and a second conductor configured to electrically couple the second electrode to the energy source. The first and second electrodes may be configured to deliver an electrical signal to fluid contacting the first and second electrodes to cause the fluid to undergo cavitation to generate a pressure pulse wave within the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Gerry Oliver McCaffrey, Grainne Teresa Carroll, Risa Tom Egerter, Aran Murray
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Patent number: 11707289Abstract: A catheter assembly includes a catheter comprising a flexible elongated member including a distal portion that includes a tubular body defining an inner lumen and a plurality of body apertures that extend through a sidewall of the tubular body into the inner lumen, and a plurality of primary electrodes positioned along the tubular body. The catheter assembly includes a wire defining at least one secondary electrode, the wire being configured to be slidably moved through the inner lumen of the tubular body, where the wire and the plurality of primary electrodes are configured to electrically couple to an energy source that delivers an electrical pulse to a fluid in contact with the plurality of primary electrodes and the at least one secondary electrode to cause the fluid to undergo cavitation to generate a pressure pulse wave within the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Gerry Oliver McCaffrey, Grainne Teresa Carroll, Risa Tom Egerter, Aran Murray, Jonathan Ashley Cope, Peter Glynn, Christopher W. Storment, Jack Wallis
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Publication number: 20220265295Abstract: A catheter assembly includes a catheter comprising a flexible elongated member including a distal portion that includes a tubular body defining an inner lumen and a plurality of body apertures that extend through a sidewall of the tubular body into the inner lumen, and a plurality of primary electrodes positioned along the tubular body. The catheter assembly includes a wire defining at least one secondary electrode, the wire being configured to be slidably moved through the inner lumen of the tubular body, where the wire and the plurality of primary electrodes are configured to electrically couple to an energy source that delivers an electrical pulse to a fluid in contact with the plurality of primary electrodes and the at least one secondary electrode to cause the fluid to undergo cavitation to generate a pressure pulse wave within the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Gerry Oliver McCaffrey, Grainne Teresa Carroll, Risa Tom Egerter, Aran Murray, Jonathan Ashley Cope, Peter Glynn, Christopher W. Storment, Jack Wallis
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Publication number: 20220152364Abstract: In some examples, a catheter includes an elongated member including at least one balloon connected to the elongated member, the at least one balloon being configured to inflate to an expanded state. In the expanded state, the at least one balloon forms at least a portion of a cavity with a wall of a vessel of the patient. The catheter including at least one electrode carried by the elongated member and having at least one surface exposed to the cavity formed by the at least one balloon. The electrode is configured to connect to an energy source that is configured to deliver, via the electrode, an electrical signal to a fluid contained in the cavity and in contact with the electrode to cause the fluid to undergo cavitation to generate a pressure pulse wave within the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Jonathan Ashley Cope, Risa Tom Egerter, Gerry Oliver McCaffrey, Peter Glynn, Jack Wallis, Aran Murray
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Patent number: 11266817Abstract: In some examples, a catheter includes an elongated member including at least one balloon connected to the elongated member, the at least one balloon being configured to inflate to an expanded state. In the expanded state, the at least one balloon forms at least a portion of a cavity with a wall of a vessel of the patient. The catheter including at least one electrode carried by the elongated member and having at least one surface exposed to the cavity formed by the at least one balloon. The electrode is configured to connect to an energy source that is configured to deliver, via the electrode, an electrical signal to a fluid contained in the cavity and in contact with the electrode to cause the fluid to undergo cavitation to generate a pressure pulse wave within the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.Inventors: Jonathan Ashley Cope, Risa Tom Egerter, Gerry Oliver McCaffrey, Peter Glynn, Jack Wallis, Aran Murray
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Patent number: 11266425Abstract: A catheter assembly includes a catheter comprising a flexible elongated member including a distal portion that includes a tubular body defining an inner lumen and a plurality of body apertures that extend through a sidewall of the tubular body into the inner lumen, and a plurality of primary electrodes positioned along the tubular body. The catheter assembly includes a wire defining at least one secondary electrode, the wire being configured to be slidably moved through the inner lumen of the tubular body, where the wire and the plurality of primary electrodes are configured to electrically couple to an energy source that delivers an electrical pulse to a fluid in contact with the plurality of primary electrodes and the at least one secondary electrode to cause the fluid to undergo cavitation to generate a pressure pulse wave within the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Gerry Oliver McCaffrey, Grainne Teresa Carroll, Risa Tom Egerter, Aran Murray, Jonathan Ashley Cope, Peter Glynn, Christopher W. Storment, Jack Wallis
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Publication number: 20200129196Abstract: A catheter assembly includes a catheter comprising a flexible elongated member including a distal portion that includes a tubular body defining an inner lumen and a plurality of body apertures that extend through a sidewall of the tubular body into the inner lumen, and a plurality of primary electrodes positioned along the tubular body. The catheter assembly includes a wire defining at least one secondary electrode, the wire being configured to be slidably moved through the inner lumen of the tubular body, where the wire and the plurality of primary electrodes are configured to electrically couple to an energy source that delivers an electrical pulse to a fluid in contact with the plurality of primary electrodes and the at least one secondary electrode to cause the fluid to undergo cavitation to generate a pressure pulse wave within the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Gerry Oliver McCaffrey, Grainne Teresa Carroll, Risa Tom Egerter, Aran Murray, Jonathan Ashley Cope, Peter Glynn, Christopher W. Storment, Jack Wallis
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Publication number: 20200129742Abstract: In some examples, a catheter includes an elongated member including at least one balloon connected to the elongated member, the at least one balloon being configured to inflate to an expanded state. In the expanded state, the at least one balloon forms at least a portion of a cavity with a wall of a vessel of the patient. The catheter including at least one electrode carried by the elongated member and having at least one surface exposed to the cavity formed by the at least one balloon. The electrode is configured to connect to an energy source that is configured to deliver, via the electrode, an electrical signal to a fluid contained in the cavity and in contact with the electrode to cause the fluid to undergo cavitation to generate a pressure pulse wave within the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Jonathan Ashley Cope, Risa Tom Egerter, Gerry Oliver McCaffrey, Peter Glynn, Jack Wallis, Aran Murray
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Publication number: 20200129231Abstract: A guidewire includes an elongated member and a shaft extending distally from the elongated member, wherein the elongated member and shaft are configured to be navigated through vasculature of a patient. The guidewire further includes a first conductor extending around the shaft to define an outer perimeter of the guidewire and a first electrode adjacent the shaft. The first conductor is configured electrically connect the first electrode to an energy source. The guidewire further includes a second electrode and a second conductor configured to electrically couple the second electrode to the energy source. The first and second electrodes may be configured to deliver an electrical signal to fluid contacting the first and second electrodes to cause the fluid to undergo cavitation to generate a pressure pulse wave within the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Gerry Oliver McCaffrey, Grainne Teresa Carroll, Risa Tom Egerter, Aran Murray