Patents by Inventor Michael D. Banando

Michael D. Banando 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: 20250009381
    Abstract: A system includes a sheath comprising a handle and a catheter tube, an intralumenal device with a shaft of a predetermined geometry and configured to traverse through the handle and the catheter tube, and a sensor assembly disposed approximate the handle and configured to determine a length of insertion of the intralumenal device within the sheath to thereby determine a position of a distal end of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Mark T. Stanley, Raymond Yue-Sing Tang, William James Agnew, V, Amie Kim, Afrah Salahuddin, Donald Aboytes, Kfir Kozokaro, Michael D. Banando, Zachary Siu
  • Publication number: 20230181252
    Abstract: An electrophysiology catheter is disclosed having a balloon with a membrane. Electrodes may be disposed on the membrane. Each electrode may include a radiopaque marker. The markers may have different forms, e.g., alphanumeric or polygonal, to facilitate visualization of the electrodes using a bi-stable image and allow for selection of the appropriate electrodes to be energized during ablation of tissue. The inventive subject matter allows for proper orientation of electrodes on the balloon under a two-dimensional imaging system. This allows the operator or physician to determine if certain electrodes are adjacent or contiguous to the posterior surface of the left atrium and ablate such posterior surface for shorter duration or at a lower power to create an effective transmural lesion on the posterior wall of the left atrium while reducing the chances of damaging the adjacent anatomical structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. CLARK, Michael D. BANANDO, Christopher T. BEECKLER, Darius D. EGHBAL, Kevin J. HERRERA, Joseph T. KEYES, Christopher BIRCHARD
  • Patent number: 10709498
    Abstract: A catheter tip electrode has a tissue contacting surface which electrically conducts RF energy to the tissue and is more thermally conductive than adjacent non-electrically conductive coating or cover which prevents RF conduction to the tissue contacting that surface. The tip electrode has a shell with a nonablating hollow proximal neck portion and a distal ablating portion defining a fluid chamber, and a plug-like support member which is configured with a fluid channel on its outer surface so a fluid passage is provided between the member and the neck portion for convective or direct cooling of the nonablating neck portion and nonconductive tubing covering it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Clark, Michael D. Banando
  • Publication number: 20190298441
    Abstract: An electrophysiology catheter is disclosed having a balloon with a membrane. Electrodes may be disposed on the membrane. Each electrode may include a radiopaque marker. The markers may have different forms, e.g., alphanumeric or polygonal, to facilitate visualization of the electrodes using a bi-stable image and allow for selection of the appropriate electrodes to be energized during ablation of tissue. The inventive subject matter allows for proper orientation of electrodes on the balloon under a two-dimensional imaging system. This allows the operator or physician to determine if certain electrodes are adjacent or contiguous to the posterior surface of the left atrium and ablate such posterior surface for shorter duration or at a lower power to create an effective transmural lesion on the posterior wall of the left atrium while reducing the chances of damaging the adjacent anatomical structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. CLARK, Michael D. BANANDO, Christopher T. BEECKLER, Darius D. EGHBAL, Kevin J. HERRERA, Joseph T. KEYES, Christopher BIRCHARD
  • Publication number: 20170296267
    Abstract: A catheter tip electrode has a tissue contacting surface which electrically conducts RF energy to the tissue and is more thermally conductive than adjacent non-electrically conductive coating or cover which prevents RF conduction to the tissue contacting that surface. The tip electrode has a shell with a nonablating hollow proximal neck portion and a distal ablating portion defining a fluid chamber, and a plug-like support member which is configured with a fluid channel on its outer surface so a fluid passage is provided between the member and the neck portion for convective or direct cooling of the nonablating neck portion and nonconductive tubing covering it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Clark, Michael D. Banando
  • Patent number: 9693822
    Abstract: A catheter tip electrode has a tissue contacting surface which electrically conducts RF energy to the tissue and is more thermally conductive than adjacent non-electrically conductive coating or cover which prevents RF conduction to the tissue contacting that surface. The tip electrode has a shell with a nonablating hollow proximal neck portion and a distal ablating portion defining a fluid chamber, and a plug-like support member which is configured with a fluid channel on its outer surface so a fluid passage is provided between the member and the neck portion for convective or direct cooling of the nonablating neck portion and nonconductive tubing covering it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Clark, Michael D. Banando
  • Publication number: 20160008064
    Abstract: A catheter tip electrode has a tissue contacting surface which electrically conducts RF energy to the tissue and is more thermally conductive than adjacent non-electrically conductive coating or cover which prevents RF conduction to the tissue contacting that surface. The tip electrode has a shell with a nonablating hollow proximal neck portion and a distal ablating portion defining a fluid chamber, and a plug-like support member which is configured with a fluid channel on its outer surface so a fluid passage is provided between the member and the neck portion for convective or direct cooling of the nonablating neck portion and nonconductive tubing covering it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Clark, Michael D. Banando
  • Patent number: 9144460
    Abstract: A catheter tip electrode has a tissue contacting surface which electrically conducts RF energy to the tissue and is more thermally conductive than adjacent non-electrically conductive coating or cover which prevents RF conduction to the tissue contacting that surface. The tip electrode has a shell with a nonablating hollow proximal neck portion and a distal ablating portion defining a fluid chamber, and a plug-like support member which is configured with a fluid channel on its outer surface so a fluid passage is provided between the member and the neck portion for convective or direct cooling of the nonablating neck portion and nonconductive tubing covering it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Clark, Michael D. Banando
  • Publication number: 20140188104
    Abstract: A catheter tip electrode has a tissue contacting surface which electrically conducts RF energy to the tissue and is more thermally conductive than adjacent non-electrically conductive coating or cover which prevents RF conduction to the tissue contacting that surface. The tip electrode has a shell with a nonablating hollow proximal neck portion and a distal ablating portion defining a fluid chamber, and a plug-like support member which is configured with a fluid channel on its outer surface so a fluid passage is provided between the member and the neck portion for convective or direct cooling of the nonablating neck portion and nonconductive tubing covering it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Biosense Webster (Israel), Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Clark, Michael D. Banando