Patents by Inventor John P. Claude

John P. Claude 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).

  • Patent number: 11744639
    Abstract: Cardiac tissue ablation catheters including an inflatable and flexible toroidal or spherically shaped balloon disposed at a distal region of an elongate member, a flexible circuit carried by an outer surface of the balloon, the flexible circuit including, a plurality of flexible branches conforming to the radially outer surface of the balloon, each of the plurality of flexible branches including a substrate, a conductive trace carried by the substrate, and an ablation electrode carried by the substrate, the ablation electrode in electrical communication with the conductive trace, and an elongate shaft comprising a guidewire lumen extending in the elongate member and extending from a proximal region of the inflatable balloon to distal region of the inflatable balloon and being disposed within the inflatable balloon, wherein a distal region of the elongate shaft is secured directly or indirectly to the distal region of the inflatable balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SHIFAMED HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Lepak, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, TOm Saul
  • Publication number: 20230270492
    Abstract: An ablation catheter including an elongate shaft, an inflatable balloon positioned at a distal region of the elongate shaft, a first ablation electrode disposed outside of and carried by an outer surface of the inflatable balloon, a first ultrasound transducer disposed outside of the inflatable balloon, and a flexible circuit. The flexible circuit includes a first conductor and a second conductor and is disposed outside of and carried by the outer surface of the inflatable balloon. The first conductor is in electrical communication with the first ablation electrode, and the second conductor in electrical communication with the first ultrasound transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
  • Patent number: 11737817
    Abstract: Systems for controlling ablation procedures that include a user interface. The user interface can include a display; and a memory with a computer executable method stored thereon, the computer executable method adapted to cause to be displayed on the display a plurality of interactive elements for controlling one or more aspects of the ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Lyons, Amr Salahieh, Daniel Lundberg, Ron Avisa, Guy McNally, Rodica Schileru, Thomas Breton, Adnan Merchant, John P. Claude
  • Patent number: 11684415
    Abstract: An ablation catheter including an elongate shaft, an inflatable balloon positioned at a distal region of the elongate shaft, a first ablation electrode disposed outside of and carried by an outer surface of the inflatable balloon, a first ultrasound transducer disposed outside of the inflatable balloon, and a flexible circuit. The flexible circuit includes a first conductor and a second conductor and is disposed outside of and carried by the outer surface of the inflatable balloon. The first conductor is in electrical communication with the first ablation electrode, and the second conductor in electrical communication with the first ultrasound transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
  • Patent number: 11439298
    Abstract: Visualization and ablation systems and catheters. The systems can capture a plurality of different 2D images of the patient's anatomy adjacent an expandable member, each of which visualizes at least one part of the patient that is in contact with the expandable membrane, tag each of the plurality of different 2D images with information indicative of the position and orientation of a locational element when each of the plurality of different 2D images was captured, create a patient map, wherein creating the patient map comprises placing each of the plurality of different 2D images at the corresponding tagged position and orientation into a 3D space, and display the patient map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Claude, Amr Salahieh, Tom Saul, Jonah Lepak, Adnan Merchant
  • Publication number: 20210251681
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an expandable energy delivery assembly adapted to deliver electrical energy to tissue. The assembly includes an elongate device and an expandable portion. The expandable portion includes an inflatable element, a single helical electrode disposed on the inflatable element, and at least one irrigation aperture within the inflatable element. The inflatable element is secured to the elongate device and the single helical electrode makes between about 0.5 and about 1.5 revolutions around the inflatable element. The at least one irrigation aperture is adapted to allow fluid to flow from within the inflatable element to outside the inflatable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Leung, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
  • Publication number: 20200069364
    Abstract: Cardiac tissue ablation catheters including an inflatable and flexible toroidal or spherically shaped balloon disposed at a distal region of an elongate member, a flexible circuit carried by an outer surface of the balloon, the flexible circuit including, a plurality of flexible branches conforming to the radially outer surface of the balloon, each of the plurality of flexible branches including a substrate, a conductive trace carried by the substrate, and an ablation electrode carried by the substrate, the ablation electrode in electrical communication with the conductive trace, and an elongate shaft comprising a guidewire lumen extending in the elongate member and extending from a proximal region of the inflatable balloon to distal region of the inflatable balloon and being disposed within the inflatable balloon, wherein a distal region of the elongate shaft is secured directly or indirectly to the distal region of the inflatable balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Lepak, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
  • Publication number: 20190307323
    Abstract: Visualization and ablation systems and catheters. The systems can capture a plurality of different 2D images of the patient's anatomy adjacent an expandable member, each of which visualizes at least one part of the patient that is in contact with the expandable membrane, tag each of the plurality of different 2D images with information indicative of the position and orientation of a locational element when each of the plurality of different 2D images was captured, create a patient map, wherein creating the patient map comprises placing each of the plurality of different 2D images at the corresponding tagged position and orientation into a 3space, and display the patient map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: John P. Claude, Amr Salahieh, Tom Saul, Jonah Lepak, Adnan Merchant
  • Patent number: 10349824
    Abstract: Visualization and ablation systems and catheters. The systems can capture a plurality of different 2D images of the patient's anatomy adjacent an expandable member, each of which visualizes at least one part of the patient that is in contact with the expandable membrane, tag each of the plurality of different 2D images with information indicative of the position and orientation of a locational element when each of the plurality of different 2D images was captured, create a patient map, wherein creating the patient map comprises placing each of the plurality of different 2D images at the corresponding tagged position and orientation into a 3 space, and display the patient map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Apama Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Claude, Jonah Lepak, Adnan Merchant, Amr Salahieh, Tom Saul
  • Publication number: 20190117303
    Abstract: Multi-purpose electrodes for use during ablation are provided. The electrodes comprise a variable impedance region and a relatively constant impedance region. The relatively constant impedance region can be used for mapping, and both regions can be used for ablating. The mapping region can obtain low frequency electrophysiological signals during mapping, while both regions can conduct higher frequency ablation electrical signals to a patient during ablation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: John P. Claude, Tom Saul, Amr Salahieh
  • Patent number: 10251700
    Abstract: Cardiac tissue ablation catheters including an inflatable and flexible toroidal or spherically shaped balloon disposed at a distal region of an elongate member, a flexible circuit carried by an outer surface of the balloon, the flexible circuit including, a plurality of flexible branches conforming to the radially outer surface of the balloon, each of the plurality of flexible branches including a substrate, a conductive trace carried by the substrate, and an ablation electrode carried by the substrate, the ablation electrode in electrical communication with the conductive trace, and an elongate shaft comprising a guidewire lumen extending in the elongate member and extending from a proximal region of the inflatable balloon to distal region of the inflatable balloon and being disposed within the inflatable balloon, wherein a distal region of the elongate shaft is secured directly or indirectly to the distal region of the inflatable balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Shifamed Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Lepak, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
  • Publication number: 20190038350
    Abstract: An ablation catheter including an elongate shaft, an inflatable balloon positioned at a distal region of the elongate shaft, a first ablation electrode disposed outside of and carried by an outer surface of the inflatable balloon, a first ultrasound transducer disposed outside of the inflatable balloon, and a flexible circuit. The flexible circuit includes a first conductor and a second conductor and is disposed outside of and carried by the outer surface of the inflatable balloon. The first conductor is in electrical communication with the first ablation electrode, and the second conductor in electrical communication with the first ultrasound transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
  • Patent number: 10098694
    Abstract: An ablation catheter includes an elongate shaft and an inflatable ablation member. The inflatable ablation member includes a flexible circuit with a conductor in electrical communication with an ablation electrode. The flexible circuit is disposed outside of and carried by an outer surface of an inflatable balloon. The inflatable ablation member includes an ultrasound monitoring member configured for use in monitoring at least one aspect of tissue ablation with the ablation electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Apama Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
  • Patent number: 9795442
    Abstract: Cardiac tissue ablation catheters including an inflatable and flexible toroidal or spherically shaped balloon disposed at a distal region of an elongate member, a flexible circuit carried by an outer surface of the balloon, the flexible circuit including, a plurality of flexible branches conforming to the radially outer surface of the balloon, each of the plurality of flexible branches including a substrate, a conductive trace carried by the substrate, and an ablation electrode carried by the substrate, the ablation electrode in electrical communication with the conductive trace, and an elongate shaft comprising a guidewire lumen extending in the elongate member and extending from a proximal region of the inflatable balloon to distal region of the inflatable balloon and being disposed within the inflatable balloon, wherein a distal region of the elongate shaft is secured directly or indirectly to the distal region of the inflatable balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Shifamed Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Lepak, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
  • Publication number: 20170296266
    Abstract: Cardiac tissue ablation catheters including an inflatable and flexible toroidal or spherically shaped balloon disposed at a distal region of an elongate member, a flexible circuit carried by an outer surface of the balloon, the flexible circuit including, a plurality of flexible branches conforming to the radially outer surface of the balloon, each of the plurality of flexible branches including a substrate, a conductive trace carried by the substrate, and an ablation electrode carried by the substrate, the ablation electrode in electrical communication with the conductive trace, and an elongate shaft comprising a guidewire lumen extending in the elongate member and extending from a proximal region of the inflatable balloon to distal region of the inflatable balloon and being disposed within the inflatable balloon, wherein a distal region of the elongate shaft is secured directly or indirectly to the distal region of the inflatable balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Amr SALAHIEH, Jonah LEPAK, Emma LEPAK, Brian D. BRANDT, John P. CLAUDE, Tom SAUL
  • Patent number: 9717557
    Abstract: Cardiac ablation catheters and methods of use. Catheters that include an expandable membrane, an imaging member disposed within the expandable membrane, the imaging member having a field of view, a light source disposed within the expandable member adapted to deliver light towards the field of view of the imaging member, and an electrode comprising an outer conductive layer and inner light absorbing layer disposed between the electrode and the expandable membrane, the inner light absorbing layer adapted to absorb light from the light source and thereby reduce reflection of the light from the outer conductive electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: APAMA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Leung, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Claudio Argento, Thilaka Sumanaweera, Zak West
  • Publication number: 20170143201
    Abstract: Visualization and ablation systems and catheters. The systems can capture a plurality of different 2D images of the patient's anatomy adjacent an expandable member, each of which visualizes at least one part of the patient that is in contact with the expandable membrane, tag each of the plurality of different 2D images with information indicative of the position and orientation of a locational element when each of the plurality of different 2D images was captured, create a patient map, wherein creating the patient map comprises placing each of the plurality of different 2D images at the corresponding tagged position and orientation into a 3 space, and display the patient map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: John P. CLAUDE, Jonah LEPAK, Adnan MERCHANT, Amr SALAHIEH, Tom SAUL
  • Patent number: 9655677
    Abstract: Cardiac tissue ablation catheters including an inflatable and flexible toroidal or spherically shaped balloon disposed at a distal region of an elongate member, a flexible circuit carried by an outer surface of the balloon, the flexible circuit including, a plurality of flexible branches conforming to the radially outer surface of the balloon, each of the plurality of flexible branches including a substrate, a conductive trace carried by the substrate, and an ablation electrode carried by the substrate, the ablation electrode in electrical communication with the conductive trace, and an elongate shaft comprising a guidewire lumen extending in the elongate member and extending from a proximal region of the inflatable balloon to distal region of the inflatable balloon and being disposed within the inflatable balloon, wherein a distal region of the elongate shaft is secured directly or indirectly to the distal region of the inflatable balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Lepak, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
  • Patent number: 9610006
    Abstract: A tissue electrode assembly includes a membrane configured to form an expandable, conformable body that is deployable in a patient. The assembly further includes a flexible circuit positioned on a surface of the membrane and comprising at least one base substrate layer, at least one insulating layer and at least one planar conducting layer. An electrically-conductive electrode covers at least a portion of the flexible circuit and a portion of the surface of the membrane not covered by the flexible circuit, wherein the electrically-conductive electrode is foldable upon itself with the membrane to a delivery conformation having a diameter suitable for minimally-invasive delivery of the assembly to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Leung, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
  • Publication number: 20170042615
    Abstract: Cardiac tissue ablation catheters including an inflatable and flexible toroidal or spherically shaped balloon disposed at a distal region of an elongate member, a flexible circuit carried by an outer surface of the balloon, the flexible circuit including, a plurality of flexible branches conforming to the radially outer surface of the balloon, each of the plurality of flexible branches including a substrate, a conductive trace carried by the substrate, and an ablation electrode carried by the substrate, the ablation electrode in electrical communication with the conductive trace, and an elongate shaft comprising a guidewire lumen extending in the elongate member and extending from a proximal region of the inflatable balloon to distal region of the inflatable balloon and being disposed within the inflatable balloon, wherein a distal region of the elongate shaft is secured directly or indirectly to the distal region of the inflatable balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Amr SALAHIEH, Jonah LEPAK, Emma LEPAK, Brian D. BRANDT, John P. CLAUDE, Tom SAUL