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).
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Patent number: 11744639Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SHIFAMED HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Lepak, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, TOm Saul
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Publication number: 20230270492Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Amr Salahieh, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
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Patent number: 11737817Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Gerald Lyons, Amr Salahieh, Daniel Lundberg, Ron Avisa, Guy McNally, Rodica Schileru, Thomas Breton, Adnan Merchant, John P. Claude
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Patent number: 11684415Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Amr Salahieh, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
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Patent number: 11439298Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John P. Claude, Amr Salahieh, Tom Saul, Jonah Lepak, Adnan Merchant
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Publication number: 20210251681Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Leung, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
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Publication number: 20200069364Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Lepak, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
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Publication number: 20190307323Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: John P. Claude, Amr Salahieh, Tom Saul, Jonah Lepak, Adnan Merchant
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Patent number: 10349824Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Apama Medical, Inc.Inventors: John P. Claude, Jonah Lepak, Adnan Merchant, Amr Salahieh, Tom Saul
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Publication number: 20190117303Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: John P. Claude, Tom Saul, Amr Salahieh
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Patent number: 10251700Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Shifamed Holdings, LLCInventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Lepak, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
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Publication number: 20190038350Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Amr Salahieh, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
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Patent number: 10098694Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Apama Medical, Inc.Inventors: Amr Salahieh, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
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Patent number: 9795442Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Shifamed Holdings, LLCInventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Lepak, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
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Publication number: 20170296266Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Amr SALAHIEH, Jonah LEPAK, Emma LEPAK, Brian D. BRANDT, John P. CLAUDE, Tom SAUL
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Patent number: 9717557Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: APAMA MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Leung, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Claudio Argento, Thilaka Sumanaweera, Zak West
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Publication number: 20170143201Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: John P. CLAUDE, Jonah LEPAK, Adnan MERCHANT, Amr SALAHIEH, Tom SAUL
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Patent number: 9655677Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Lepak, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
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Patent number: 9610006Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 16, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Amr Salahieh, Jonah Lepak, Emma Leung, Brian D. Brandt, John P. Claude, Tom Saul
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Publication number: 20170042615Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Amr SALAHIEH, Jonah LEPAK, Emma LEPAK, Brian D. BRANDT, John P. CLAUDE, Tom SAUL