Huy T Phan

6454766, Sep 24, 2002

May 5, 2000

09/565710

David K. Swanson - Campbell CA
Huy D. Phan - San Jose CA
Anant V. Hegde - Newark CA

SciMed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B 1818

606 41, 606 45, 606 49

An electrode assembly adapted to transmit electrical energy for ablating body tissue includes an expandable and collapsible non-compliant body made of a durable material and defining an interior adapted to receive a medium containing ions. The body includes a porous region, an electrode adapted to transmit electrical energy located in the interior of the body, a microporous membrane located on the porous region of the non-compliant body, and the microporous membrane is sized to pass ions contained in the medium without substantial medium perfusion therethrough, to thereby enable ionic transport of electrical energy from the ion-containing medium to the exterior of the electrode assembly to ablate body tissue.

6468272, Oct 22, 2002

Nov 22, 1999

09/447185

Josef V. Koblish - Palo Alto CA
David K. Swanson - Mountain View CA
Huy D. Phan - San Jose CA
Edward J. Snyder - San Jose CA

Scimed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B 1814

606 41, 606 46, 606 47, 606 49, 600374, 600393, 607 99

A probe that facilitates the creation of circumferential lesions in bodily tissue. The probe includes a relatively short shaft and a loop-like structure that supports electrodes or other operative elements against the bodily tissue.

6529756, Mar 4, 2003

Nov 22, 1999

09/447182

Huy D. Phan - San Jose CA
David K. Swanson - Mountain View CA
Josef V. Koblish - Palo Alto CA
Russell B. Thompson - Los Altos CA
Thomas R. Jenkins - Oakland CA

Scimed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B 5042

600374, 600381, 606 41, 606 49, 607 99, 607105, 607113

A probe that may be used to create circumferential lesions in body tissue and, in some implementations, may also be used to perform mapping functions. The probe includes a collapsible/expandable structure that supports electrodes or other operative elements against the body tissue.

6638276, Oct 28, 2003

Jun 6, 2001

09/876827

Hugh Sharkey - Menlo Park CA
Andy Uchida - Mountain View CA
Huy Phan - San Jose CA
John Ashley - San Francisco CA

Oratec Interventions, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

B65B 104

606 41, 607113, 607117, 600373

An intervertebral disc device is provided comprising a distal sheath sized to be extended from a distal end of an introducer that is percutaneously delivered into an interior of an intervertebral disc, a distal section of the sheath being predisposed to adopting a bent configuration when extended from the introducer; a probe adapted to be extended from a distal end of the sheath, the bent section of the sheath causing the probe to adopt a same bent configuration; and a proximal handle for externally guiding the probe within an intervertebral disc.

6692491, Feb 17, 2004

Mar 24, 2000

09/535647

Huy D. Phan - San Jose CA

SciMed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B 1814

606 41, 606 49, 606 51, 606 52

A surgical apparatus including first and second curved members and a tissue coagulation apparatus on each of the first and second curved members.

6893437, May 17, 2005

Sep 10, 2002

10/241183

David K. Swanson - Campbell CA, US
Huy D. Phan - San Jose CA, US
Anant V. Hegde - Newark CA, US

SciMed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B018/16

606 41, 606 49

An electrode assembly adapted to transmit electrical energy for ablating body tissue includes an expandable and collapsible non-compliant body made of a durable material and defining an interior adapted to receive a medium containing ions. The body includes a porous region, an electrode adapted to transmit electrical energy located in the interior of the body, a microporous membrane located on the porous region of the non-compliant body, and the microporous membrane is sized to pass ions contained in the medium without substantial medium perfusion therethrough, to thereby enable ionic transport of electrical energy from the ion-containing medium to the exterior of the electrode assembly to ablate body tissue.

6904303, Jun 7, 2005

Dec 11, 2002

10/317613

Huy D. Phan - San Jose CA, US
David K. Swanson - Mountain View CA, US
Josef V. Koblish - Palo Alto CA, US
Russell B. Thompson - Los Altos CA, US
Thomas R. Jenkins - Oakland CA, US

Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B005/042
A61B018/14

600374, 600381, 606 41, 606 49, 607 99, 607105, 607113

A probe that may be used to create circumferential lesions in body tissue and, in some implementations, may also be used to perform mapping functions. The probe includes a collapsible/expandable structure that supports electrodes or other operative elements against the body tissue.

6926712, Aug 9, 2005

Feb 19, 2002

10/080378

Huy D. Phan - San Jose CA, US

Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B018/18

606 41, 606 49, 606 51, 606 52, 606205

An apparatus for use with a clamp including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and at least one energy transmission device carried by the base member. An apparatus for use with a clamp and a probe that carries at least one energy transmission device including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and an engagement device associated with the base member and configured to engage the probe. A clamp including first and second clamp members, at least one of which is malleable, and a movement apparatus that moves at least one of the first and second clamp members relative to the other. A surgical system including a clamp with first and second clamp members and a device that removably mounts at least one electrode on at least one of the first and second clamp members.