Daniel R Bachman

US Patent:

20120184953, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Aug 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/386268

Inventors:

Paul A. Spence - Louisville KY, US
Sean P. Warren - Goshen KY, US
Erica J. Wells - Warsaw IN, US
W. Kurt Dierking - Louisville KY, US
Daniel R. Bachman - Louisville KY, US
Landon Tompkins - La Grange KY, US

Assignee:

SCR INC. - Louisville KY

International Classification:

A61B 18/14

US Classification:

606 41, 606129

Abstract:

A system () for ablating internal heart tissue () in an ablation pattern () on a surface of the tissue within the heart. The system () includes an ablation catheter () with a distal end having an ablating tip portion () operative to allow selective ablation of tissue. A guiding device () is engageable with the ablation catheter () and includes a tissue anchoring portion () operable to engage with tissue proximate to the tissue to be ablated so as to temporarily anchor the guiding device () relative to the tissue (). Engagement of the guiding device () with the ablation catheter () operates to assist with guiding the ablating tip portion () in moving along the pattern (). Various devices and methods of use are further disclosed.

US Patent:

20170265938, Sep 21, 2017

Filed:

Jun 2, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/612026

Inventors:

- Louisville KY, US
Sean Warren - Goshen KY, US
Erica J. Wells - Jeffersonville IN, US
Kurt Dierking, W. - Louisville KY, US
Daniel R. Bachman - Louisville KY, US
Landon H. Tompkins - Louisville KY, US

International Classification:

A61B 18/14

Abstract:

A system for ablating internal heart tissue in an ablation pattern on a surface of the tissue within the heart. The system includes an ablation catheter with a distal end having an ablating tip portion operative to allow selective ablation of tissue. A guiding device is engageable with the ablation catheter and includes a tissue anchoring portion operable to engage with tissue proximate to the tissue to be ablated so as to temporarily anchor the guiding device relative to the tissue. Engagement of the guiding device with the ablation catheter operates to assist with guiding the ablating tip portion in moving along the pattern. Various devices and methods of use are further disclosed.

US Patent:

20170035503, Feb 9, 2017

Filed:

Oct 24, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/332329

Inventors:

- Louisville KY, US
Sean Warren - Goshen KY, US
Erica J. Wells - Jeffersonville IN, US
Kurt Dierking - Louisville KY, US
Daniel R. Bachman - Louisville KY, US
Landon H. Tompkins - Louisville KY, US

International Classification:

A61B 18/14
A61B 90/00
A61M 25/09

Abstract:

A system for ablating internal heart tissue in an ablation pattern on a surface of the tissue within the heart. The system includes an ablation catheter with a distal end having an ablating tip portion operative to allow selective ablation of tissue. A guiding device is engageable with the ablation catheter and includes a tissue anchoring portion operable to engage with tissue proximate to the tissue to be ablated so as to temporarily anchor the guiding device relative to the tissue. Engagement of the guiding device with the ablation catheter operates to assist with guiding the ablating tip portion in moving along the pattern. Various devices and methods of use are further disclosed.

US Patent:

20160058506, Mar 3, 2016

Filed:

Nov 9, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/935739

Inventors:

- Louisville KY, US
Sean Warren - Goshen KY, US
Erica J. Wells - Jeffersonville IN, US
Kurt Dierking - Louisville KY, US
Daniel R. Bachman - Louisville KY, US
Landon H. Tompkins - Louisville KY, US

International Classification:

A61B 18/14
A61M 25/09

Abstract:

A system for ablating internal heart tissue in an ablation pattern on a surface of the tissue within the heart. The system includes an ablation catheter with a distal end having an ablating tip portion operative to allow selective ablation of tissue. A guiding device is engageable with the ablation catheter and includes a tissue anchoring portion operable to engage with tissue proximate to the tissue to be ablated so as to temporarily anchor the guiding device relative to the tissue. Engagement of the guiding device with the ablation catheter operates to assist with guiding the ablating tip portion in moving along the pattern. Various devices and methods of use are further disclosed.