Patents by Inventor H. Thomas McElderry

H. Thomas McElderry 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).

  • Catheter having temperature controlled anchor and related methods
    Patent number: 9226787
    Abstract: A catheter includes a catheter body having a temperature-controlled anchor element thereon that is configured to attach the catheter body to tissue by forming a congealed adherence layer between the anchor element and the tissue. An ablation element is connected to the catheter body and is configured to ablate tissue when the anchor element is attached to the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: William David Merryman, H. Thomas McElderry
  • Catheter Having Temperature Controlled Anchor and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20130030424
    Abstract: A catheter includes a catheter body having a temperature-controlled anchor element thereon that is configured to attach the catheter body to tissue by forming a congealed adherence layer between the anchor element and the tissue. An ablation element is connected to the catheter body and is configured to ablate tissue when the anchor element is attached to the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: William David Merryman, H. Thomas McElderry