Patents by Inventor Jodee Wakefield

Jodee Wakefield 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).

  • Publication number: 20260026879
    Abstract: An electrophysiology catheter includes a flexible tip assembly and an elongated shaft assembly. The flexible tip assembly includes four longitudinally extending arms. Each of the four arms includes a respective set of longitudinally distributed electrodes. At least a portion of each of the four arms lie in a common plane. The shaft assembly includes a catheter shaft, a first tube carrying a first set of wires, a second tube carrying a second set of wires, a third tube carrying a third set of wires, and a fourth tube carrying a fourth set of wires. The first set of wires is connected to the first arm electrodes. The second set of wires is connected to the second arm electrodes. The third set of wires is connected to the third arm electrodes. The fourth set of wires is connected to the fourth arm electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Oliverius, Ryan K. Buesseler, John Hong, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford
  • Publication number: 20250192472
    Abstract: An electrical connector for a catheter includes a plug portion and a receptacle portion. The plug portion includes a plug body, a plurality of holes formed in the plug body, a plurality of electrically-conductive connector pins recessed within the plurality of holes, and a poka-yoke structure. The receptacle portion includes a receptacle body, a plurality of electrically-insulative hollow posts extending from the receptacle body, a plurality of electrically-conductive connector pins, each being partially disposed within and partially disposed outside of a respective hollow post, and a complementary poka-yoke structure. The poka-yoke structures cooperate to facilitate proper alignment of the electrically-conductive connector pins when the receptacle portion is connected to the plug portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Isaac Remer, Jodee Wakefield, Zach Helgeson, Timothy S. Marass, Frank Carlson
  • Publication number: 20250025231
    Abstract: A catheter includes an elongate shaft, an electrode assembly, a connective stem, a coupler, a first magnetic position sensor, and a second magnetic position sensor. The electrode assembly includes microelectrodes. The connective stem includes a first connective stem member and a second connective stem member. The connective stem defines a first sensor receptacle and a second sensor receptacle in an exterior surface of the connective stem. The coupler is configured for coupling with the connective stem. The first magnetic position sensor is disposed in the first sensor receptacle and elongated along a first sensor longitudinal axis. The second magnetic position sensor disposed in the second sensor receptacle and elongated along a second sensor longitudinal axis that is not parallel to the first sensor longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Oliverius, Ryan K. Buesseler, John Hong, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford
  • Patent number: 12076079
    Abstract: A catheter includes an elongate shaft, an electrode assembly, a connective stem, a coupler, a first magnetic position sensor, and a second magnetic position sensor. The electrode assembly includes microelectrodes. The connective stem includes a first connective stem member and a second connective stem member. The connective stem defines a first sensor receptacle and a second sensor receptacle in an exterior surface of the connective stem. The coupler is configured for coupling with the connective stem. The first magnetic position sensor is disposed in the first sensor receptacle and elongated along a first sensor longitudinal axis. The second magnetic position sensor disposed in the second sensor receptacle and elongated along a second sensor longitudinal axis that is not parallel to the first sensor longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Oliverius, Ryan Kenneth Buesseler, John Hong, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford
  • Publication number: 20240164834
    Abstract: A catheter assembly is provided. The catheter assembly includes a tip electrode array including at least one tip electrode, the tip electrode array located at a distal end of the catheter assembly, and a mini electrode array including a plurality of mini electrodes, the mini electrode array positioned proximal of the tip electrode array, wherein each of the at least one tip electrode and each of the plurality of mini electrodes are configured to be activated independent of one another for mapping applications, and wherein at least some of the at least one tip electrode and the plurality of mini electrodes are configured to be activated in unison for ablation applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Greg Olson, Isaac Remer, Jodee Wakefield, Derek Sutermeister, Troy T. Tegg, Patrick K. Kasi, D. Curtis Deno
  • Publication number: 20230121397
    Abstract: A catheter includes an elongate shaft, an electrode assembly, a connective stem, a coupler, a first magnetic position sensor, and a second magnetic position sensor. The electrode assembly includes microelectrodes. The connective stem includes a first connective stem member and a second connective stem member. The connective stem defines a first sensor receptacle and a second sensor receptacle in an exterior surface of the connective stem. The coupler is configured for coupling with the connective stem. The first magnetic position sensor is disposed in the first sensor receptacle and elongated along a first sensor longitudinal axis. The second magnetic position sensor disposed in the second sensor receptacle and elongated along a second sensor longitudinal axis that is not parallel to the first sensor longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Oliverius, Ryan Kenneth Buesseler, John Hong, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford
  • Patent number: 11540876
    Abstract: An irrigated high density electrode catheter can comprise a catheter shaft. The catheter shaft can include a proximal end and a distal end and can define a catheter shaft longitudinal axis. A flexible tip portion can be located adjacent to the distal end of the catheter shaft. An irrigated coupler can be disposed on the distal end of the catheter shaft and can be configured to discharge fluid over the flexible tip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Oliverius, Ryan Kenneth Buesseler, John Hong, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford
  • Publication number: 20220331553
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a catheter. The catheter can include an elongate shaft including a proximal end and a distal end, the elongate shaft defining a shaft longitudinal axis. The catheter can include a coupler disposed within a distal end of the elongate shaft, wherein the coupler defines a first sensor groove and a second sensor groove in an exterior surface of the coupler and a coupler longitudinal axis. The catheter can include a first and second wire management feature located at a proximal end of each one of the first sensor groove and the second sensor groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas Strom, Zachary L. Helgeson, Jodee Wakefield, Troy T. Tegg
  • Publication number: 20200254216
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catheter tip sized and configured to fit onto a distal end of a catheter shaft, the catheter shaft having a shaft outer diameter. The catheter tip includes a base, a tip having an arcuate shape, an outer surface extending from the base to the tip along a longitudinal axis, the outer surface having a diameter at the base that is substantially equal to the shaft outer diameter, and an inner surface extending from the base, wherein the inner surface defines a first region having a first diameter and a second region having a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter, and wherein the second region is distal of the first region and configured to receive at least one component extending beyond the distal end of the catheter shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Bansal Varun, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford, Ryan Hendrickson, David Kim, Zach Helgeson
  • Publication number: 20170319269
    Abstract: An irrigated high density electrode catheter can comprise a catheter shaft. The catheter shaft can include a proximal end and a distal end and can define a catheter shaft longitudinal axis. A flexible tip portion can be located adjacent to the distal end of the catheter shaft. An irrigated coupler can be disposed on the distal end of the catheter shaft and can be configured to discharge fluid over the flexible tip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew R. Oliverius, Ryan Kenneth Buesseler, John Hong, Jodee Wakefield, Brent Ford