Patents by Inventor Lynn Gilmour

Lynn Gilmour 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).

  • Systems and methods for determining the likelihood of endocardial barotrauma in tissue during ablation
    Patent number: 9095349
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a likelihood of barotrauma occurring in tissue during formation of a lesion therein is provided. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU is configured to acquire at least one value of at least one component of a complex impedance between an electrode and the tissue. The ECU is configured to calculate an index responsive to the at least one value of the at least one complex impedance component. The index is indicative of a likelihood of barotrauma occurring in the tissue. The method comprises acquiring at least one value of at least one component of a complex impedance between an electrode and the tissue. The method comprises calculating an index responsive to the at least one value of the at least one complex impedance component. The calculated index is indicative of a likelihood of barotrauma occurring in the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Fish, Israel A. Byrd, Lynn Gilmour, Jeremy D. Dando, Christopher J. Geurkink, Rohan Lathia, Harry A. Puryear, Valtino X. Afonso, Saurav Paul