Thomas B Eby

8273083, Sep 25, 2012

Dec 21, 2007

11/962913

Andrew M. Radin - Palo Alto CA, US
Thomas B. Eby - Mountain View CA, US
Jennifer Teng - Saratoga CA, US
John P. Goetz - Aptos CA, US
John E. Crowe - Menlo Park CA, US

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. - St. Paul MN

A61B 18/14

606 41, 206363, 607119

A carrier for an ablation element is provided. The carrier includes a plurality of walls defining a receiving portion configured to receive at least a portion of an ablation element. A plurality of connection formations are disposed on an exterior surface of least one of the plurality of walls. Each of the plurality of connection formations is disposed at a different vertical position of the carrier. A device for epicardial ablation is also provided. The device includes a plurality of carriers disposed adjacent to each other. Each carrier includes a plurality of walls defining a receiving portion configured to receive at least a portion of an ablation element. A plurality of connection formations are disposed on an exterior surface of at least one of the plurality of walls of each carrier. Each of the plurality of connection formations is disposed at a different vertical position of a carrier.

8540707, Sep 24, 2013

Dec 21, 2007

11/962478

John W. Sliwa - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Thomas B. Eby - Mountain View CA, US

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. - St. Paul MN

A61B 18/14

606 41, 606 27, 606 28, 606 29, 606 30, 606 31

Template systems and methods for various procedures (e. g. , tissue ablation procedures) are disclosed. An exemplary template system comprises a track having at least one suction port. The at least one suction port anchors the track to a tissue after the track is positioned adjacent a target area. The template system may further comprise a transducer operatively associated with the track. Exemplary transducers include imaging transducers and ablating transducers. The transducer is guided by the track adjacent the target area while the transducer is moved along the track for a procedure. One or more umbilical may provide a conduit to the track and/or transducer so that the template system may be positioned in a patient's body (e. g. , for a procedure on the patient's heart) and operated remotely by a physician or other user from outside of the patient's body.

8550982, Oct 8, 2013

Dec 17, 2009

12/640628

Thomas B. Eby - Mountain View CA, US

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. - St. Paul MN

A61F 2/00

600 37

Stabilization systems and methods for various procedures (e. g. , tissue ablation procedures) are disclosed. An exemplary stabilization system for use in a medical procedure may include a housing structure having a base portion, the housing structure insertable into a patient's body. The system may also include a securement element on the base portion of the housing structure. The system may also include a deployment mechanism in the housing structure and operably associated with the base portion. The deployment mechanism is operable to extend the base portion so that the at least one securement element engages a tissue in the patient's body after the housing structure is positioned adjacent a target area inside a patient's body. Embodiments of the securement element may include a membrane, a chamber, a frictional surface, at least one needle, peg, gasket, adhesive, and/or a collar.

20090171347, Jul 2, 2009

Dec 26, 2007

11/964158

Andrew M. Radin - Palo Alto CA, US
Thomas B. Eby - Mountain View CA, US
Vera S. Boudtchenko - Mountain View CA, US
Jennifer Teng - Saratoga CA, US
John P. Goetz - Aptos CA, US

A61B 18/14

606 41

A transition apparatus for use with a medical device having an elongate element is disclosed. The apparatus may include a body defining a lumen for housing at least a portion of the elongate element. The body may have a proximal end configured for releasable connection to the medical device and a distal end. The apparatus may further include a connection piece connected to the distal end of the body. The connection piece may have a first opening configured to receive the elongate element from the lumen of the body and a second opening configured to receive the elongate element from the first opening and direct the elongate element toward the body. A method of connecting a transition apparatus to an ablation device having a leash is also disclosed.

20110230799, Sep 22, 2011

Jun 1, 2011

13/150380

Steven C. Christian - New Brighton MN, US
John P. Goetz - Aptos CA, US
Thomas B. Eby - Mountain View CA, US

A61N 7/02

601 3

A tissue ablation apparatus includes a body having at least two lumens extending therethrough and an ultrasound ablation element positioned within a distal region of the body. The ultrasound ablation element includes an ultrasound transducer and a membrane. One of the lumens is arranged so as to deliver a fluid into a cavity defined between the transducer and the membrane. A first orifice is provided in the body proximal of the ultrasound ablation element and is open to the first lumen to define a first vacuum pathway. A distal vacuum chamber, opening to a second orifice in the body, is defined by the body distal of the ultrasound ablation element and is in communication with the first lumen to define a second vacuum pathway. At least one flow control apparatus is provided to regulate flow through one of the vacuum pathways independent of flow through the other vacuum pathway.

20120165827, Jun 28, 2012

Dec 13, 2011

13/324802

Alexander Khairkhahan - Palo Alto CA, US
Alan Klenk - San Jose CA, US
Thomas Blake Eby - Mountain View CA, US

A61B 19/00

606129

A catheter system for retrieving a leadless cardiac pacemaker from a patient is provided. The cardiac pacemaker can include a docking or retrieval feature configured to be grasped by the catheter system. In some embodiments, the retrieval catheter can include a snare configured to engage the retrieval feature of the pacemaker. The retrieval catheter can include a torque shaft selectively connectable to a docking cap and be configured to apply rotational torque to a pacemaker to be retrieved. Methods of delivering the leadless cardiac pacemaker with the delivery system are also provided.

20140081258, Mar 20, 2014

Sep 17, 2013

14/029519

Thomas B. Eby - Mountain View CA, US

St.Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc - St. Paul MN

A61B 18/18

606 33

Template systems and methods for various procedures (e.g., tissue ablation procedures) are disclosed. An exemplary template system comprises a track having at least one suction port. The at least one suction port anchors the track to a tissue after the track is positioned adjacent a target area. The template system may further comprise a transducer operatively associated with the track. Exemplary transducers include imaging transducers and ablating transducers. The transducer is guided by the track adjacent the target area while the transducer is moved along the track for a procedure. One or more umbilical may provide a conduit to the track and/or transducer so that the template system may be positioned in a patient's body (e.g., for a procedure on the patient's heart) and operated remotely by a physician or other user from outside of the patient's body.

20220323109, Oct 13, 2022

Jun 22, 2022

17/847085

- Sylmar CA, US
Alan Klenk - San Jose CA, US
Thomas Blake Eby - Mountain View CA, US

A61B 17/34
A61N 1/372
A61N 1/375

A catheter system for retrieving a leadless cardiac pacemaker from a patient is provided. The cardiac pacemaker can include a docking or retrieval feature configured to be grasped by the catheter system. In some embodiments, the retrieval catheter can include a snare configured to engage the retrieval feature of the pacemaker. The retrieval catheter can include a torque shaft selectively connectable to a docking cap and be configured to apply rotational torque to a pacemaker to be retrieved. Methods of delivering the leadless cardiac pacemaker with the delivery system are also provided.