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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415307 | Ischemia detection based on cardiac conduction time Methods and process for detection of myocardial ischemia involve detection and analysis of changes in electrical conduction velocity within the heart to monitor changes in the condition of the cardiac muscle and indicate possible ischemia. Conduction velocity slows ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412282 | Algorithms for detecting cardiac arrhythmia and methods and apparatuses utilizing the algorithms A method for detecting a cardiac arrhythmia from an electrocardiogram includes the steps of identifying a plurality of R-waves in the electrocardiogram during a predetermined time interval; extracting heartbeat complexes corresponding to the identified R-waves; iden... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7386346 | Controlled and modulated high power racing combined with intracardiac pressure monitoring feedback system utilizing the chronicle implantable hemodynamic monitoring (IHM) and calculated EPAD Techniques for pacing the heart of a patient as a function of a pressure value make use of a pressure monitor that receives a signal from a pressure sensor in the heart. The pressure monitor measures a pressure value. The pressure monitor may, for example, estimate ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373195 | Ion sensor for long term use in complex medium Devices and methods for measuring a target ion concentration uses an electrode pair. The pair includes a working electrode and a reference electrode. The working and reference electrodes are ion-selective electrodes (ISEs). The reference ISE can include a sodium ISE... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369892 | Ischemic heart disease detection An implantable medical device system for detecting cardiac conditions such the long-term ischemic heart disease, an occlusion of a coronary artery by a thrombus or an impending as a myocardial infarction. The implantable medical device (IMD) system includes a sensor... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367951 | System and method for detecting cardiovascular health conditions using hemodynamic pressure waveforms A cardiovascular analysis system and method includes an implantable medical device with a sensor positioned to sense a hemodynamic pressure over time. The implantable medical device generates hemodynamic pressure waveform data based upon the hemodynamic pressure sen... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7348097 | Insulative feed through assembly for electrochemical devices An insulative feedthrough receives an electrical lead therethrough and includes a ferrule having fist and second open ends and an interior surface. At least one polymeric guide member is positioned substantially within the first end of the ferrule and has an apertur... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342774 | Advanced valve metal anodes with complex interior and surface features and methods for processing same The present invention generally relates to improved capacitors; in particular, the present invention provides advanced valve metal (AVM) anodes and methods for fabricating AVM anodes having complex surface and interior features for use in high energy density capacit... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335440 | Lithium-limited anode subassembly with solid anode current collector and spacer An anode subassembly for use in an implantable electrochemical cell includes a solid anode current collector and an alkali metal anode pressed onto the solid anode current collector such that the solid anode current collector is located on the outer side of the oute... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7321798 | Trans-septal/trans-myocardial ventricular pacing lead An medical electrical lead in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: (a) a lead body having a proximal end and a distal end, (b) a conductor traversing from the proximal end to the distal end, (c) an electrode disposed at the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7313445 | Medical lead with flexible distal guidewire extension An implantable medical lead is provided with a distal guidewire extension. A flexible distal guidewire extension, which may take the form of a helically wound wire around a tapered core, extends from the distal end of a lead body. The extension may exit a tip electr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297443 | Lithium-limited anode subassembly An anode subassembly is provided for use in an implantable electrochemical cell wherein the anode subassembly includes an anode current collector designed to eliminate perforation edges in the final, outermost turn of a coiled electrode assembly. The anode current c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294432 | Battery having improved headspace insulator A headspace insulator for a battery cell operatively coupled to circuitry within an implantable medical device in including one or more of the following: (a) a body of electrically and thermally insulating material disposed between a battery electrode assembly and a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292888 | Cardiac stimulation during a refractory period A medical device, e.g., an implantable medical device, delivers one or more neurally-excitable stimulation pulses to myocardial tissue during a period when the tissue is refractory. The width of the pulses is less than or equal to approximately one half millisecond.... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292894 | Methods and apparatus for joining small diameter conductors within medical electrical leads A conductor assembly and methods for mechanically and electrically coupling a small diameter conductor to a lead component having a relatively larger sized conductor bore is provided. The assembly includes a sizing member sized to fit securely around a relatively sm... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288736 | Connection between two components A method of connecting two components includes providing an assembly including a first component and a second component, optically sensing a connection region between the first component and the second component to produce an image, defining a substantially elliptic... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286873 | Method of optimizing mechanical heart rate during delivery of coupled or paired pacing A method of operating a cardiac pacing device that optimizes the mechanical heart rate using coordinated potentiation therapy while maximizing the opportunity for intrinsic AV conduction to occur. The method may include adjusting the timing of extra stimulus interva... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7269460 | Method and apparatus for evaluating and optimizing ventricular synchronization A method and apparatus for determining a metric of cardiac ventricular synchronization and optimizing a cardiac therapy based on the ventricular synchronization metric are provided. A ventricular synchronization metric is determined by: monitoring right and left ven... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265676 | Alert system and method for an implantable medical device An alert system for alerting a clinician to an occurrence of an event detected by an implantable medical device includes a monitor and a patient management network. The implantable medical device includes a means for detecting the occurrence of the event and initiat... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254442 | Apparatus and method for “LEPARS” interval-based fusion pacing Efficient provision of hemodynamic benefits and therapy for patients suffering from intraventricular conduction delays or conduction blockage. By effectively measuring conduction delay or block (e.g., left bundle branch block or “LBBB”) and enhancing delivery of... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248920 | Apparatus and method for exercising a battery for an implantable medical device A method and apparatus exercise a battery of an implantable medical device by determining whether a film is disposed on a portion of an electrode of a battery, discharging the battery a sufficient amount to reduce the film, and optimizing energy used during exercisi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242572 | Methods of applying separator members to an electrode of a capacitor A sealed electrode enclosed in separator material is provided for use in a capacitor cell. The separator may either be adhered to the electrode in sheets, or may be formed into a pouch, which is used to enclose the electrode. A method of preparing the electrode seal... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239915 | Hemodynamic optimization system for biventricular implants A system for monitoring a patient and treating the malfunctioning heart of the patient, either in an automatic mode or in a semiautomatic mode, includes means which derive at least one physiologic signal from or related to the patient's circulatory system representa... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232435 | Delivery of a sympatholytic cardiovascular agent to the central nervous system to counter heart failure and pathologies associated with heart failure A sympatholytic cardiovascular agent delivered by a drug delivery pump to a central nervous system site to alleviate symptoms and otherwise treat heart failure (HF) and pathologies associated with HF. The drug delivery pump can be external or implantable infusion pu... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233825 | Impedance measurement in implanted device In an implantable medical device having an electrical lead coupled to tissue of a user and a circuit for measuring the impedance of the lead, a method and apparatus for responding to impedance variations in the lead which includes measuring the impedance of the lead... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233824 | Secure and efficacious therapy delivery for an extra-systolic stimulation pacing engine An extra-systolic stimulation (ESS) therapy addresses cardiac dysfunction including heart failure. ESS therapy employs atrial and/or ventricular extra-systoles via pacing-level stimulation to a heart. These extra-systoles must be timed correctly to achieve beneficia... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228177 | Chip level biostable interconnect for implantable medical devices A lead is connected to an integrated circuit in an implantable medical device in a lead bonding region that includes a lead-receiving recessed region. At least a portion of a lead conductor is bonded in the lead-receiving recessed region, making an electrical and me... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224576 | High capacitance electrode and methods of producing same The present invention provides improved cathodes and methods for producing such cathodes for ultimate use in conjunction with valve metal capacitors. A family of titanium carbide cathodes according to the present invention can be produced so that they inhabit a pre-... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221979 | Methods and apparatus for the regulation of hormone release A method and apparatus for delivering corrective therapy through hormone regulation is provided. Inhibition of sympathetic fibers by spinal cord stimulation is used to regulate the levels of hormones such as catecholamines, renin, and calcitonin gene-related peptide... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220127 | Heart model A heart model provides a simulative environment for lead implantation and affixation. In one embodiment, removable silicone plugs are provided at appropriate locations so that an inserted lead can be affixed to the plugs with a helical tip. A simulative venous struc... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218968 | User interface for programming rate response technical field A programmer including a user interface, and techniques for programming a rate responsive implantable medical device using such a programmer and user interface are presented. The programmer may retrieve currently programmed rate response parameters and optimization ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218964 | Closed-loop neuromodulation for prevention and treatment of cardiac conditions A method and apparatus to provide therapy to a patient for protecting cardiac tissue from insult is disclosed. The method comprises delivering closed loop electrical stimulation to one or more predetermined portions of a portion of excitable tissue of the spinal cor... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215998 | Synchronous pacemaker with AV interval optimization A system and method for use in an implanted cardiac pacing device, whereby an optimal AV delay is determined at or near lower rate (pacing) limit (LRL) by determining measuring the variance, or instability, of the QT interval for a set of intervals. In one embodimen... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210966 | Multi-polar feedthrough array for analog communication with implantable medical device circuitry An improved multi-polar feedthrough assembly employs a particular metallic ferrule material for improved dimensional stability during initial fabrication and sustained hermetic operation. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to implantable medical devices (IMDs) in... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209784 | High power implantable battery with improved safety and method of manufacture Implantable medical devices in embodiments of the invention may include one or more of the following features: (a) a hermetic enclosure, (b) a low-power control circuit located in the enclosure, (c) a high-power output circuit located in the enclosure for delivering... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7203541 | Real-time optimization of right to left ventricular timing sequence in bi-ventricular pacing of heart failure patients A system and automated method for assessing ventricular synchrony in ambulatory patients is provided including at least one mechanical sensor (e.g., accelerometer, tensiometric sensor, force transducer, and the like) operatively coupled to a first myocardial locatio... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192399 | System and method for monitoring myocardial performance using sensed ventricular pressures A medical device chronically monitors cardiac function in a patient. An input circuit of the medical device receives a pressure signal representative of a pressure sensed within a ventricle of the patient's heart as a function of time. A processor derives from the p... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187974 | Ultrasonically welded, staked or swaged components in an implantable medical device The present invention generally relates to an improved implantable medical device (IMD) and more particularly to an ultrasonically weld perforated lid for an IMD to form a hermetic seal between the IMD and the perforated lid. Appropriately configured perforated lids... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184832 | Refractory period tracking and arrhythmia detection Techniques and apparatus for estimating the temporal refractory period of a heart, for adjusting a parameter for delivery of extra-systolic stimulation (ESS) therapy and for detecting an arrhythmia during delivery of ESS therapy In some aspects, probe pulses are per... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184833 | Multiple pacing output channels An implantable medical device includes two or more pacing output channels coupled to a single unipolar electrode or bipolar electrode pair. The implantable medical device can control each pacing output channel to deliver pacing pulses via the single electrode or ele... | 02/27/2007 |
