Patents by Inventor JAMES D. MALONEY

JAMES D. MALONEY 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).

  • Nasogastric tube for use during an ablation procedure
    Patent number: 8529443
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a nastogastric tube for deflecting an esophagus during an ablation procedure. According to one embodiment, the nasogastric tube includes a flexible tube comprising at least one lumen having proximal and distal ends, and an esophageal deflector positioned within the at least one lumen and configured to be mechanically actuated to assume a curved profile so as to deflect a portion of the tube between the proximal and distal ends. The esophageal deflector is configured to deflect the portion of the tube proximate to a retrocardiac portion of the esophagus such that the retrocardiac portion of the esophagus is deflected away from an ablation site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: James D. Maloney
  • Nasogastric tube for use during an ablation procedure
    Patent number: 8506589
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a nastogastric tube for deflecting an esophagus during an ablation procedure. According to one embodiment, the nasogastric tube includes a tube comprising at least one lumen having proximal and distal ends, and an esophageal deflector positioned within the at least one lumen and configured to deflect a portion of the tube between the proximal and distal ends. The esophageal deflector is configured to deflect the portion of the tube proximate to a retrocardiac portion of the esophagus such that the retrocardiac portion of the esophagus is deflected away from an ablation site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventor: James D. Maloney
  • NASOGASTRIC TUBE FOR USE DURING AN ABLATION PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20110034936
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a nastogastric tube for deflecting an esophagus during an ablation procedure. According to one embodiment, the nasogastric tube includes a flexible tube comprising at least one lumen having proximal and distal ends, and an esophageal deflector positioned within the at least one lumen and configured to be mechanically actuated to assume a curved profile so as to deflect a portion of the tube between the proximal and distal ends. The esophageal deflector is configured to deflect the portion of the tube proximate to a retrocardiac portion of the esophagus such that the retrocardiac portion of the esophagus is deflected away from an ablation site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventor: James D. Maloney
  • NASOGASTRIC TUBE FOR USE DURING AN ABLATION PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20090112248
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a nastogastric tube for deflecting an esophagus during an ablation procedure. According to one embodiment, the nasogastric tube includes a tube comprising at least one lumen having proximal and distal ends, and an esophageal deflector positioned within the at least one lumen and configured to deflect a portion of the tube between the proximal and distal ends. The esophageal deflector is configured to deflect the portion of the tube proximate to a retrocardiac portion of the esophagus such that the retrocardiac portion of the esophagus is deflected away from an ablation site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: JAMES D. MALONEY