Patents by Inventor Paul A. Roche

Paul A. Roche 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: 10070910
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for performing cryogenic ablation of tissue and adjusting the size and/or location of a cryogenic cooling region. A cooling assembly may include tubes for dispensing and exhausting a coolant or refrigerant. One or both of the tubes may be moved, e.g., slidably adjusted, in order to adjust the location or size of a cryogenic ablation region. The cooling assembly may be integrated into cryogenic ablation devices including a cryogenic balloon device that includes an inner inflatable balloon and another balloon that is at least partially wrapped around the inner balloon and carries refrigerant for performing cryo-ablation. Electrodes permit electrical mapping of tissue before or after cryo-ablation to verify success of the procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Frank W. Ingle, Robert F. Bencini, Josef V. Koblish, Jonathan A. Wohlgemuth, Paul A. Roche
  • Publication number: 20170143419
    Abstract: An embodiment of a system for ablating tissue comprises an electrode configured for use to deliver RF power to ablate the tissue, and a heat flow sensor configured to provide a measurement of heat flow from the electrode to blood or irrigation fluid. According to some embodiments, the system further comprises an RF source configured to generate RF power connected to the electrode (PE) to ablate tissue, and a controller configured to control a level of RF power and a duration for an ablation procedure. The controller is programmed to implement a process to estimate RF power dissipated in tissue (PT), including calculating power loss due to convective heat flow (PCONV) from the tissue through the electrode to the blood or the irrigation fluid to cool the electrode, and calculating the RF power dissipated in tissue (PT) by subtracting PCONV from PE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Ingle, Paul A. Roche
  • Publication number: 20150327922
    Abstract: An ablation catheter system includes a tip assembly configured to provide ablation energy to tissue. The tip assembly includes an outer surface and a piezoelectric element is acoustically coupled to the outer surface of the tip assembly. The piezoelectric element is configured to cause the outer surface of the tip assembly to vibrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Shuja Dawood, Jennifer Leschkies, Anna Mandernach, Rebecca Tin, Venkata Vegesna, Paul A. Roche, Vikrant Singh Badwal, Noel Keane, Adrian Valdelomar, Priya Sundaramurthy
  • Patent number: 9119636
    Abstract: An electrosurgery system includes a catheter including one or more active electrodes adapted to be positioned adjacent biological tissue at an in vivo treatment site in a patient and to deliver electrical energy to the biological tissue. The electrosurgery system further includes a dispersive electrode assembly including a conductive element having a first end and a second end. The dispersive electrode assembly is configured to surround a waist of the patient such that a first surface of the conductive element is in contact with the waist and the first end of the conductive element is adjacent the second end of the conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
    Inventors: Venkata Vegesna, Paul A. Roche
  • Publication number: 20120330304
    Abstract: An electrosurgery system includes a catheter including one or more active electrodes adapted to be positioned adjacent biological tissue at an in vivo treatment site in a patient and to deliver electrical energy to the biological tissue. The electrosurgery system further includes a dispersive electrode assembly including a conductive element having a first end and a second end. The dispersive electrode assembly is configured to surround a waist of the patient such that a first surface of the conductive element is in contact with the waist and the first end of the conductive element is adjacent the second end of the conductive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Venkata Vegesna, Paul A. Roche