Patents by Inventor Steven A. Kubow

Steven A. Kubow 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: 20210290283
    Abstract: A cryoablation catheter system comprises a cryoablation catheter having a shaft, a guidewire lumen member and an expandable balloon attached to the shaft and the guidewire lumen member, and an auxiliary device configured for use in combination with the cryoablation catheter, the auxiliary device including a location sensor configured to provide a sensor output indicative of a location of the location sensor within a localization volume responsive to a localization field. A user-accessible relative position indicator is located on one or both of the cryoablation catheter and the auxiliary device and is configured to provide an indication of a relative position of the cryoballoon and the location sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Kurt Edmund Guggenberger, Eugene J. Jung, JR., Steven A. Kubow
  • Publication number: 20210290284
    Abstract: A cryoablation catheter comprises a tubular shaft having a shaft distal end and a shaft lumen, a tubular guidewire lumen member extending within the shaft lumen and forming a guidewire lumen extending between the guidewire lumen member proximal end and the guidewire lumen member distal end, an expandable cryoballoon having a proximal portion attached to the shaft distal end and a distal portion attached to the guidewire lumen member distal end, and a cryoablation catheter location sensor configured to generate a cryoablation location signal when in the cryoablation catheter location sensor is within a magnetic localization field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Kurt Edmund Guggenberger, Eugene J. Jung, JR., Steven A. Kubow, Chadi Hamouche, Allyson Anderson
  • Patent number: 11020600
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a housing. A first ID tag is secured relative to the housing at a first position and defines a first radiopaque manufacturer code section that visually identifies a manufacturer of the implantable medical device. A second ID tag is secured relative to the housing at a second position that is offset from the first position in at least one dimension. The second ID tag defines a second radiopaque manufacturer code section that also visually identifies the manufacturer of the implantable medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Bryan J. Swackhamer, Robert Allen Jones, Steven A. Kubow
  • Publication number: 20210128232
    Abstract: A mapping catheter comprises a flexible shaft having a proximal end and an opposite distal end, and an expandable mapping element attached to the distal end of the shaft. The expandable mapping element is configured to self-expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. The expanded configuration is defined by a proximal portion extending from the distal end of the shaft and forming a proximally-facing concave recess, an intermediate portion extending distally from the proximal portion and defining a maximum diameter of the mapping element when in the expanded configuration, and a distal portion having a conical shape with a distal portion diameter that decreases in a direction distally of the intermediate portion. The mapping element further includes a plurality of electrodes located in one or both of the intermediate portion or the distal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Eugene J. Jung, Steven A. Kubow, Rachel Lynn Troutman, Christopher Alan Fuhs
  • Patent number: 10828497
    Abstract: An encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device including a ferrule, an electrical insulator coupled to the ferrule, a printed circuit board (PCB), a feedthrough conductor extending through the electrical insulator and the PCB, and a capacitor coupled to the PCB. The encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly can include a mold defining an opening and located with respect to the printed circuit board such that at least a portion of the capacitor is positioned within the opening. A first non-conductive material can underfill the capacitor and a second non-conductive material can be backfilled into the mold to encapsulate the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Barry, Randy White, Steven A. Kubow, Scott A. Spadgenske, David A. Chizek, Jerald Sauber
  • Patent number: 10828496
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a housing; and a header mounted to the housing, the header including a header core including a bore with an electrical contact located within the bore, wherein the electrical contact includes: a first longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore; and a second longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: James Blilie, Arthur J. Foster, Jack Gordon, Bruce K. Gilbertson, Steven A. Kubow
  • Publication number: 20200016413
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a housing; and a header mounted to the housing, the header including a header core including a bore with an electrical contact located within the bore, wherein the electrical contact includes: a first longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore; and a second longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: James Blilie, Arthur J. Foster, Jack Gordon, Bruce K. Gilbertson, Steven A. Kubow
  • Publication number: 20180326218
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a housing. A first ID tag is secured relative to the housing at a first position and defines a first radiopaque manufacturer code section that visually identifies a manufacturer of the implantable medical device. A second ID tag is secured relative to the housing at a second position that is offset from the first position in at least one dimension. The second ID tag defines a second radiopaque manufacturer code section that also visually identifies the manufacturer of the implantable medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Bryan J. Swackhamer, Robert Allen Jones, Steven A. Kubow
  • Patent number: 10046167
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a housing. A first ID tag is secured relative to the housing at a first position and defines a first radiopaque manufacturer code section that visually identifies a manufacturer of the implantable medical device. A second ID tag is secured relative to the housing at a second position that is offset from the first position in at least one dimension. The second ID tag defines a second radiopaque manufacturer code section that also visually identifies the manufacturer of the implantable medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Bryan J. Swackhamer, Robert A. Jones, Steven A. Kubow
  • Publication number: 20180207428
    Abstract: An encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device including a ferrule, an electrical insulator coupled to the ferrule, a printed circuit board (PCB), a feedthrough conductor extending through the electrical insulator and the PCB, and a capacitor coupled to the PCB. The encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly can include a mold defining an opening and located with respect to the printed circuit board such that at least a portion of the capacitor is positioned within the opening. A first non-conductive material can underfill the capacitor and a second non-conductive material can be backfilled into the mold to encapsulate the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick J. Barry, Randy White, Steven A. Kubow, Scott A. Spadgenske, David A. Chizek, Jerald Sauber
  • Patent number: 9937354
    Abstract: An encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device including a ferrule, an electrical insulator coupled to the ferrule, a printed circuit board (PCB), a feedthrough conductor extending through the electrical insulator and the PCB, and a capacitor coupled to the PCB. The encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly can include a mold defining an opening and located with respect to the printed circuit board such that at least a portion of the capacitor is positioned within the opening. A first non-conductive material can underfill the capacitor and a second non-conductive material can be backfilled into the mold to encapsulate the capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Barry, Randy White, Steven A. Kubow, Scott A. Spadgenske, David A. Chizek, Jerald Sauber
  • Publication number: 20160287883
    Abstract: An encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device including a ferrule, an electrical insulator coupled to the ferrule, a printed circuit board (PCB), a feedthrough conductor extending through the electrical insulator and the PCB, and a capacitor coupled to the PCB. The encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly can include a mold defining an opening and located with respect to the printed circuit board such that at least a portion of the capacitor is positioned within the opening. A first non-conductive material can underfill the capacitor and a second non-conductive material can be backfilled into the mold to encapsulate the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick J. Barry, Randy White, Steven A. Kubow, Scott A. Spadgenske, David A. Chizek, Jerald Sauber
  • Publication number: 20160228716
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a housing. A first ID tag is secured relative to the housing at a first position and defines a first radiopaque manufacturer code section that visually identifies a manufacturer of the implantable medical device. A second ID tag is secured relative to the housing at a second position that is offset from the first position in at least one dimension. The second ID tag defines a second radiopaque manufacturer code section that also visually identifies the manufacturer of the implantable medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Bryan J. Swackhamer, Robert A. Jones, Steven A. Kubow