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...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180448 | Tank filters placed in series with the lead wires or circuits of active medical devices to enhance MRI compatibility A TANK filter is provided for a lead wire of an active medical device (AMD). The TANK filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the lead wire of the AMD, wherein values of capacitance and ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180442 | Deriving patient activity information from sensed body electrical information Electrodes of a subcutaneous monitoring system receive body electrical signals that indicate both cardiac and non-cardiac muscle activity. In general, non-cardiac muscle activity is often correlated with physical activity, and physical activity is typically a strong... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180438 | Minimally invasive physiologic parameter recorder and introducer system An implantable monitoring device includes a flexible lead body that includes at least one sensing element. The device also includes a rigid main body connected to the flexible lead body at an attachment point. The rigid main body is generally centered about a longit... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179658 | Electromagnetic interference filter and method for attaching a lead and/or a ferrule to capacitor electrodes A discoidal feedthrough capacitor has its active electrode plates disposed within a dielectric body so that an edge of the active electrode plates is exposed at a surface of a through-hole for a conductive lead. The conductive lead is conductively coupled to the exp... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175700 | Capacitor and inductor elements physically disposed in series whose lumped parameters are electrically connected in parallel to form a bandstop filter One or more inductors and one or more capacitors are physically disposed relative to one another in series and are electrically connected to one another in parallel to form a bandstop filter. Chip inductors and chip capacitors having spaced apart conductive terminal... | 05/08/2012 |
| D658290 | Posterior retractor | 04/24/2012 |
| D658289 | Secondary anterior retractor | 04/24/2012 |
| D658288 | Anterior retractor | 04/24/2012 |
| D658287 | Inferior acetabular/piriformis retractor | 04/24/2012 |
| D658286 | Double ended retractor | 04/24/2012 |
| D658285 | Femoral neck elevator | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160719 | Braided electrical lead An implantable electrical lead having a plurality of insulated conductor strands and a plurality of non-conductor strands braided together to maintain the spacing of the conductors from each other to prevent the crossing of the insulated conductor strands. The non-c... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155760 | Medical lead system utilizing electromagnetic bandstop filters Medical lead systems utilizing electromagnetic bandstop filters are provide which can be utilized in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment for patients who have implanted medical devices. The medical lead system includes an implanted lead having at least on... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153304 | Method of using cyclic pressure to increase the pressed density of electrodes for use in electrochemical cells The traditional method of building a CFx/current collector/SVO assembly is by the application of a static pressing force. However, the density of the electrode and, particularly the CFx component, can be increase by using a cyclic pressing prot... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153293 | Sandwich cathode electrochemical cell with wound electrode assembly A new design for a cathode having a configuration of: SVO/first current collector/CFx/second current collector/SVO is described. The two cathode current collectors are vertically aligned one on top of the other in a middle region or zone of the cathode. T... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145324 | Implantable lead bandstop filter employing an inductive coil with parasitic capacitance to enhance MRI compatibility of active medical devices A medical lead system includes at least one bandstop filter for attenuating current flow through the lead across a range of frequencies. The bandstop filter has an overall circuit Q wherein the resultant 3 dB bandwidth is at least 10 kHz. The values of capacitance a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133614 | Control of silver vanadium oxide surface areas as a means of controlling voltage delay and Rdc growth in an electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell comprising a lithium anode, a cathode comprising a blank cut from a free-standing sheet of a silver vanadium oxide mixture contacted to a current collector. The active material has having a relatively lower surface area and an electrolyte act... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8116862 | Tank filters placed in series with the lead wires or circuits of active medical devices to enhance MRI compatibility A TANK filter is provided for a lead wire of an active medical device (AMD). The TANK filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the lead wire of the AMD, wherein values of capacitance and ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115600 | RFID detection and identification system including an RFID reader having a limited transmit time and a time-out period to protect a medical device against RFID-associated electromagnetic interference A system is provided for identifying implanted medical devices, leads and systems, as well as objects in close proximity to a patient having an implanted active medical device, using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having retrievable information relating... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109908 | Biodegradable shroud for a dilator/sheath assembly An introducer assembly includes a sheath and a dilator. A biodegradable shroud covers the distal portion of the introducer assembly on the surface of both the sheath and the dilator. The biodegradable shroud dissolves in blood after being exposed for a predetermined... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108042 | Capacitor and inductor elements physically disposed in series whose lumped parameters are electrically connected in parallel to form a bandstop filter One or more inductors and one or more capacitors are physically disposed relative to one another in series and are electrically connected to one another in parallel to form a bandstop filter. Chip inductors and chip capacitors having spaced apart conductive terminal... | 01/31/2012 |
| D653337 | Catheter handle | 01/31/2012 |
| D653335 | Catheter handle | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103348 | Method for providing a header assembly for an implantable medical device A method for providing a header assembly for connecting an implantable medical device to at least one conductor lead terminating within a patient intended to be assisted by the medical device is provided. The implantable medical device is comprised of at least one f... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101091 | Introducer assembly and method for forming an introducer assembly An introducer assembly includes a sheath having a sheath proximal end and distal end, and a passage therethrough. The introducer assembly further includes a handle assembly that is mechanically and/or bonded coupled with a tubular sheath. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095224 | EMI shielded conduit assembly for an active implantable medical device An EMI shielded conduit assembly for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) includes an EMI shielded housing for the AIMD, a hermetic feedthrough terminal associated with the AIMD housing, and an electronic circuit board, substrate or network disposed within th... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093991 | RFID detection and identification system for implantable medical devices An RFID tag is disposed within a hermetically sealed housing of an IMD. Low frequency RFID interrogators and tags are used, and the housing walls are made of materials, and/or are reduced in thickness, to facilitate RF communication between the RFID tag and an RFID ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090450 | Percutaneous electrode array and system Lead devices and methods for neurostimulation are described. Some of the neurostimulation leads provided have multiple, distal region electrode contacts arranged in an array capable of providing steerable spinal cord stimulation. In one use, a collapsed introducer s... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8081419 | Interconnections for multiple capacitor anode leads An anode assembly for a capacitor is described. The anode assembly comprises a first anode including a first conductive lead disposed in a first groove in a junction bar, a second anode including a second conductive lead disposed in a second groove in the junction b... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8066764 | Stent coating for eluting medication A vascular stent comprising a drug-eluting outer layer of a porous sputtered columnar metal having each column capped with a biocompatible carbon-containing material is described. This is done by placing the stent over a close-fitting mandrel and rotating the assemb... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065009 | Header over-molded on a feedthrough assembly for an implantable device A header assembly for connecting a conductor terminating at a body organ with an implantable medical device is described. The header assembly comprises a base plate, a feedthrough subassembly disposed in the base plate and comprising a ceramic-to-metal seal with fir... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057543 | Stent coating for eluting medication A vascular stent comprising a drug-eluting outer layer of a porous sputtered columnar metal having each column capped with a biocompatible carbon-containing material is described. This is done by placing the stent over a close-fitting mandrel and rotating the assemb... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056207 | Push/pull wire anchor A method for making a deflectable catheter includes positioning a flexible element along a catheter liner. A flexible element distal portion extends along at least a portion of a deflectable distal end portion of the catheter liner. At least one anchor is engaged to... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048151 | Stent coating for eluting medication A vascular stent comprising a drug-eluting outer layer of a porous sputtered columnar metal having each column capped with a biocompatible carbon-containing material is described. This is done by placing the stent over a close-fitting mandrel and rotating the assemb... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048026 | Deflectable catheter steering and locking system A deflectable catheter includes a catheter shaft having a deflectable distal tip. A support member is coupled around a proximal portion of the catheter shaft, and the support member includes a first brake portion extending along at least a portion of the support mem... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8027149 | Electrolytic capacitors with multiple anodes and anode lead configurations thereof A capacitor comprising a cylindrical casing sidewall extending to closed first and second end walls and an anode assembly housed therein including a first, second and third anodes is described. Each anode comprises an anode sidewall extending to first and second ano... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8007463 | Bi-directional catheter assembly and method therefor A catheter assembly includes a catheter body extending from a deflectable distal end to a proximal end, and the catheter body includes an actuator lumen. A housing is engaged to the proximal end of the catheter body. A flexible element extends from the housing throu... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006536 | Die transfer apparatus A mechanism for forming thin metallic skin enclosures from blanks. The apparatus includes a forming assembly including a plurality of die stations. The stations are stepped farther away from an axis in a direction of which blanks being processed are positioned at a ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003248 | Battery lid with integral thick boss surrounding a terminal hole An improved lid for closing the open end of a casing of an electrochemical energy storage device is described. The improved lid comprises a flat region having spaced apart upper and lower planar surfaces joined by a peripheral edge, an angled transition forming a bo... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000801 | System for terminating abandoned implanted leads to minimize heating in high power electromagnetic field environments An energy management system facilitates the transfer of high frequency energy coupled into an implanted abandoned lead at a selected RF frequency or frequency band, to an energy dissipating surface. This is accomplished by conductively coupling the implanted abandon... | 08/16/2011 |
