Patents by Inventor Philippa Hill

Philippa Hill 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).

  • Catheter with arcuate end section
    Patent number: 8608735
    Abstract: A medical device includes an insertion shaft, having a longitudinal axis and having a distal end adapted for insertion into a body of a patient. A resilient end section is fixed to the distal end of the insertion shaft and is formed so as to define, when unconstrained, an arc oriented obliquely relative to the axis and having a center of curvature on the axis. One or more electrodes are disposed at respective locations along the end section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Assaf Govari, Shahram Moaddeb, Michael Olen Zirkle, Christopher Beeckler, Philippa Hill, Andres Claudio Altmann
  • CATHETER WITH ARCUATE END SECTION
    Publication number: 20110160719
    Abstract: A medical device includes an insertion shaft, having a longitudinal axis and having a distal end adapted for insertion into a body of a patient. A resilient end section is fixed to the distal end of the insertion shaft and is formed so as to define, when unconstrained, an arc oriented obliquely relative to the axis and having a center of curvature on the axis. One or more electrodes are disposed at respective locations along the end section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Assaf Govari, Shahram Moaddeb, Michael Olen Zirkle, Christopher Beeckler, Philippa Hill, Andres Claudio Altmann