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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167809 | Imaging probe housing with fluid flushing An imaging probe for use in a catheter for ultrasonic imaging is provided. The catheter may be of the type including a sheath having an opening at a distal end for conducting a fluid there through. The imaging probe includes a distal housing coupled to a drive shaft... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162923 | Disposable infusion device with automatic unlocking mechanism A wearable infusion device delivers a liquid medicant to a patient. The infusion device comprises a base that contacts a patient's skin and a reservoir arranged to be filled with a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient's skin. The reservoir has an outlet... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8128597 | Disposable infusion device with cannula port cover A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and to receive a cannula to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient's skin, a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient, a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128596 | Disposable infusion device layered structure A disposable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament, a pump that displaces the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the patient, at least one valve that conducts the displaced medicament from the reservoir, and a fluid conduit that c... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8114064 | Infusion device with piston pump A disposable infusion device comprises a base, a cannula arranged to extend from the base to beneath the patient's skin to deliver a liquid medicament to the patient, and a source arranged to provide the cannula with a liquid medicament. The source comprises a pisto... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109912 | Wearable infusion assembly A wearable liquid medicament delivery assembly comprises a band arranged to at least partially encircle and be secured to a body extremity of a wearer and a liquid medicament delivery device carried by the band. The device includes a reservoir arranged to hold the l... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8062256 | Disposable infusion device with medicament level indicator A wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir, an outlet port, and a pump. The device further comprises a medicament level indicator including a non-elastic, non-compressible, elongated web fixed at one end with respect to the reservoir. The web is arranged to mo... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062226 | Telescope for an imaging catheter A catheter has a proximal end and a distal end and comprises an outer tube having a proximal end, an inner sheath slidingly received within the outer tube and extending distally from the outer tube, and a rotatable shaft extending from the proximal end of the outer ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7976505 | Disposable infusion device negative pressure filling apparatus and method An infusion system comprises a disposable wearable infusion device having a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient and a filler assembly arranged to be detachably received by the... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976500 | Disposable infusion device with redundant valved safety A wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament, an outlet port that delivers the liquid medicament to a patient, a pump that holds a volume of the liquid medicament received from the reservoir and displaces substantially all of the v... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976493 | Disposable infusion device with resettable last dose lock-out A wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament, an outlet that delivers the liquid medicament to a patient, and a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament to the outlet when actuated. The device further includes a lock-o... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7938801 | Disposable infusion device filling apparatus and method An infusion system includes a disposable wearable infusion device and a filler device. The disposable infusion device has a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicant to be infused into the patient. The filler devic... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931621 | Infusion assembly An infusion assembly comprises a cannula subassembly and a source subassembly. The cannula subassembly includes a substantially planar base, a cannula projecting from the base so as to be beneath the patient's skin when the subassembly is deployed, and a generally c... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927306 | Disposable infusion device with prime indicator A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a base that is arranged to adhere to the surface of a patient, a source arranged to provide a liquid medicament to be delivered to a patient, an outlet through which the medicament is delivered to the patient, a pump t... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7815609 | Disposable infusion device positive pressure filling apparatus and method An infusion system comprises a disposable wearable infusion device having a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient. The infusion system further comprises a filler device arranged... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7771391 | Disposable infusion device with snap action actuation A wearable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament, an outlet port that delivers the liquid medicament to a patient, a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament to the outlet port when actuated, and a control that actuates th... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7713262 | Disposable infusion device with linear peristaltic pump A wearable infusion device delivers a liquid medicant, such as insulin, to a patient. The infusion device comprises a base that contacts a patient's skin and a reservoir arranged to contain a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient's skin. The reservoir ha... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7713258 | Disposable infusion device facilitating tissue fold formation for cannula deployment and method A device and method facilitates the forming of a skin fold during deployment of a cannula. The device may be a disposable infusion device and the method comprises adhering, to a skin surface, a base member having a port for receiving a cannula, forming a skin fold h... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7632247 | Disposable infusion device with air trapping collapsible reservoir A wearable infusion device delivers a liquid medicant to a patient. The infusion device comprises a reservoir arranged to contain a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient's skin. The reservoir has an outlet through which the medicant flows and a shape tha... | 12/15/2009 |
| 6018681 | Implantable atrial defibrillator having therapy inhibition responsive to atrial cycle length There is disclosed an atrial defibrillator including a lead system for sensing activity of a heart in or near at least on atrium of the heart, a detector for detecting atrial events from the sensed atrial activity, and a cardioverter for applying cardiove... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5910120 | Method and system for detecting dislodgment of an implanted right atrial endocardial lead A system and method are provided for detecting dislodgment of a right atrial endocardial lead implanted within a heart right atrium wherein the lead includes an electrode. Heart activity of the right atrium of the heart, and heart activity of the right ve... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5827197 | System for detecting atrial fibrillation notwithstanding high and variable ventricular rates There is disclosed an implantable atrial defibrillator for applying cardioverting electrical energy to the atria of a heart when the atria are in need of cardioversion. The atrial defibrillator includes a sense channel adapted to be associated with at lea... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5813999 | Implantable atrial defibrillator providing reduced cardioversion discomfort An implantable atrial cardiovertor applies cardioverting electrical energy to atria of a heart with reduced discomfort to a patient. The cardiovertor includes a storage capacitor having a capacitance and a discharge control for controlling discharge of th... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5814081 | Atrial flutter cardioverter and method An implantable atrial defibrillator includes a lead system having a plurality of electrodes to deliver a cardioverting pulse to atria of a heart, for sensing A waves of the heart, and for sensing R waves of the heart. A first detector detects the A waves ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5785059 | Method of releasing conductive elements from fibrotic tissue A method is provided for removing an implanted cardiac lead having a lead body and at least one conductive electrode from a mammalian body. The method includes the steps of providing an indifferent electrode, establishing electrical contact between the in... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5766224 | Temporary, post-heart surgery cardioverting and pacing system and lead systems for use therein A post-surgical atrial cardioverting, atrial pacing, and ventricular pacing system and lead system provides for cardioverting the atria, pacing the atria, and/or pacing the ventricles of the heart of a post-surgical heart patient. The system includes a fi... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5697954 | Defibrillation system including an atrial defibrillator and ventricular defibrillation backup An implantable defibrillation system includes a lead system for making electrical contact with a heart, an atrial cardiovertor coupled to the lead system for applying cardioverting electrical energy to that is of the heart, and a ventricular defibrillator... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5683403 | Implantable lead suture sleeve A suture sleeve fixes an implanted cardiac device lead to body tissue beneath the skin of a patient. The suture sleeve includes a base, and suture holes permitting the suture sleeve to be suture to the body tissue. A flexible strap member extends from the... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5676687 | Post atrial cardioversion high rate atrial pacing with gradual rate return An implantable atrial defibrillator includes a cardiovertor for applying cardioverting electrical energy to the atria of a heart when the atria are in need of cardioversion. The defibrillator further includes a pacer for pacing the atria of the heart imme... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5674249 | Atrial defibrillation system having a portable communication device An atrial defibrillation system includes an implantable atrial defibrillator including an atrial fibrillation detector and an atrial cardiovertor, and an external communication device dimensioned to be hand-held and including an RF transmitter for transmi... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5674253 | Cardioversion system with cardioverting energy attenuator A defibrillation system for providing post-cardiac surgery atrial cardioversion includes a lead system having defibrillation electrodes for electrical contact with the heart beneath the skin of a patient and a non-implantable external defibrillator for pr... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5674250 | Atrial defibrillator and method for providing adaptive control of defibrillator output voltage An implantable atrial defibrillator provides adaptive output voltage control. An atrial cardiovertor is responsive to an atrial fibrillation detector for applying a cardioverting voltage having a magnitude to the atria of a heart when the atria are in nee... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5662691 | System and method for implanting an implantable cardiac device A system for use in implanting an implantable cardiac device includes an external device operable to emulate the operation of the implantable cardiac device in accordance with a set of modality and operating parameters. An external programmer includes a t... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5645569 | Post atrial cardioversion atrial pacing and method An implantable atrial defibrillator includes a cardiovertor for applying cardioverting electrical energy to the atria of a heart when the atria are in need of cardioversion. The defibrillator further includes a pacer for pacing the atria of the heart imme... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5628774 | Cardiac lead with composite insulating structure A lead for implantation in a human body exhibits improved combined biodegradation, blood surface compatibility, wear and flexibility characteristics. The lead includes at least one electrode and at least one connector connecting the electrode to a connect... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5620467 | Implantable atrial defibrillator having cardioverting output voltage limiting for simulating larger storage capacitors An implantable atrial defibrillator includes a storage capacitor for storing electrical energy. A switch discharges at least a portion of the stored energy into a patient's heart as a discharge voltage and a charger charges the storage capacitor with the ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5605159 | System and method for determining spatial organization of atrial activation A system and method evaluates the spatial organization of atrial activation sequences of a heart. Electrical activity of an atrium is sensed at a predetermined number of different localized locations within the atrium to generate a like predetermined numb... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5584864 | Cardioversion synchronization system and method for an atrial defibrillator An implantable atrial defibrillator applies cardioverting electrical energy to the atria of a human heart. The atrial defibrillator includes a first detector for sensing depolarization activation waves at a first area of the heart and producing a first si... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5578063 | Implantable atrial defibrillator and system having multiple channel electrogram telemetry and method A defibrillator system includes an implantable defibrillator and a non-implantable external receiver. The implantable defibrillator includes a first sense channel for generating a first electrogram and a second sense channel for generating a second electr... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5562709 | Atrial defibrillator having both specific and sensitive R wave detection An implantable atrial defibrillator includes at least one lead for sensing electrical activity of a heart, a synchronizing stage for providing a synchronizing signal upon detection of an R wave, a timer for timing time intervals between immediately succes... | 10/08/1996 |
