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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6080188 | Setscrew less lead connector system for medical devices A connector for clamping lead bodies into connector bores in implantable medical devices has several alternative embodiments. In each there is a handle that has a fixed relationship with an axle member that connects through the connector block perpendicul... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6016447 | Pacemaker implant recognition An automatic, body-implantable medical device having at least two modes of operation is disclosed. The device is provided with circuitry for automatically detecting when the device has been implanted in a patient, so that the device can automatically swit... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6016448 | Multilevel ERI for implantable medical devices An automatic, body-implantable medical device having at least two modes of operation is disclosed. The device is provided with circuitry for automatically detecting when the device has been implanted in a patient, so that the device can automatically swit... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6009350 | Implant device telemetry antenna An antenna apparatus for an implantable medical device is adapted and disposed to have an increased telemetry range by providing a plurality of antennas connected in parallel with each other, and physically separated from each other. The antennas may be m... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5987352 | Minimally invasive implantable device for monitoring physiologic events A minimally invasive implant, means for insertion, and description of how to most efficiently use it are described n several embodiments. This implant preferably has a segmented looping memory for storing triggered physiologic events. Preferred events for... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5957861 | Impedance monitor for discerning edema through evaluation of respiratory rate An impedance monitor for discerning edema through evaluation of respiratory rate. Preferred embodiment includes edema monitor and trigger to initiate diagnostic reporting or corrective action when activated. Recording of Long Term Average and Short Term A... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5954755 | Facilitated atrial pacing threshold testing A system and methodology permit facilitated review of atrial pacing threshold testing. Primarily the system allows the ventricular rate to fall substantially below the atrial rate, preferrably to 1/2 the atrial pacing rate. A number of ways to accomplish ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5919221 | Method and apparatus for calibrating pacemaker pressure sensor lead prior to chronic implant The present invention provides apparatus, systems, and methods for accurately calibrating a pressure sensor which is incorporated into a lead, e.g., a pacemaker lead, prior to implant into a patient. A calibration vessel is provided which has a housing wh... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5910156 | Non-physiologic sense detection for implantable medical devices Method and apparatus for detection of non-physiologic senses checks the output of the sense amplifier of an implanted medical device where the inputs of the sense amplifier are adapted to connect to a living body for sensing electrical signals representat... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5902325 | Method and apparatus for detecting cardiac capture A method and apparatus for automatic determination of a pacemaker patient's pacing stimulation threshold. Circuitry is provided in a pacemaker for obtaining a signal reflecting cardiac impedance, which is known to reliably reflect certain aspects of cardi... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5897577 | Pacing lead impedance monitoring circuit and method A circuit for determining lead impedance during the time a pacing or other stimulating electrical pulse is being delivered measures current and voltage simultaneously to check for open circuits or short circuits based on different thresholds. The detectio... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5876353 | Impedance monitor for discerning edema through evaluation of respiratory rate An impedance monitor for discerning edema through evaluation of respiratory rate. Preferred embodiment includes edema monitor and trigger to initiate diagnostic reporting or corrective action when activated. Recording of Long Term Average and Short Term A... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5861007 | Adaptive search AV and auto PVARP adaptation to same with additional benefit An AV search method and apparatus is taught with some variation described. It allows a pacemaker to find the appropriate AV interval so as to avoid pacing in the ventricle when it is not necessary, even if there is intermittent AV conduction in the patien... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5861012 | Atrial and ventricular capture detection and threshold-seeking pacemaker Capture detection and stimulation threshold-measurement methods and apparatus for deriving atrial and ventricular pace pulse (A-pace and V-pace) stimulation energy strength-duration data. In a first atrial and ventricular threshold test regimen for use wi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5843137 | Capture detection method A method and apparatus for automatic determination of a pacemaker patient's pacing stimulation threshold. Circuitry is provided in a pacemaker for obtaining a signal reflecting cardiac impedance, which is known to reliably reflect certain aspects of cardi... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5824019 | Pacing system with physiologically timed ventricular pacing There is provided an improved pacing system and method which monitors when the ventricle has become appropriately filled with blood and controls the delivery of each ventricular pace pulse to substantially coincide with desired ventricular filling, e.g., ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5814079 | Cardiac arrhythmia management by application of adnodal stimulation for hyperpolarization of myocardial cells An anodal stimulation method and apparatus for the prevention or treatment of tachyarrhythmias using anodal stimulation (AS) energy for effecting hyperpolarization of myocardial cells of a heart chamber to enhance the relaxation thereof in the diastolic p... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5814083 | Pacemaker tachy determination based blocked on 2:1 sensing Some false tachy detection prevention algorithms miss blocked 2:1 sensing and therefore miss some true tachy situations. Here an algorithm that uses sensed far field R waves to determine whether to search for blocked 2:1 sensing is implemented and a searc... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5810735 | External patient reference sensors A system for long term monitoring of an internal patient medical parameter having an external reference and means to correct the internal measurements of the parameter via external measurements taken by the external reference. A coordinating device makes ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5800464 | System for providing hyperpolarization of cardiac to enhance cardiac function An implantable system providing cardiac anodal stimulation (AS) as a system for effecting hyperpolarization of myocardial cells of a heart chamber to enhance the relaxation thereof in the diastolic phase and to thereby enhance cardiac function. The AS sys... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5800470 | Respiratory muscle electromyographic rate responsive pacemaker A physiologic rate responsive pacer which alters the pacer's escape interval in response to the patient's respiratory minute ventilation derived from the electromyogram of selected respiratory muscle groups. The directly detected electromyogram (EMG) sign... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5792202 | System and method for rate encoding of pacing intervals for external transmission of data There is provided a system and method for increased data transmission from an implanted pacemaker when the pacemaker is in magnet mode. Pacemaker data including, e.g., pacemaker operating conditions, pacing events and patient events, is outputted by chang... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5782880 | Low energy pacing pulse waveform for implantable pacemaker A tissue electrical stimulator and electrical pulse waveform are described. The stimulator or pulse generator may deliver the pules preferably through an endocardial electrode to pace a heart but could be used for other tissue such as nerves or to deliver... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5782891 | Implantable ceramic enclosure for pacing, neurological, and other medical applications in the human body An implantable medical device with a ceramic enclosure has a novel multi-layered ceramic feedthrough substrate in place of a prior art glass-to-metal feedthrough substrate, leading to lower costs and a higher feedthrough density. Use in a metal enclosure ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5782890 | Method for heart transplant monitoring and analog telemetry calibration A cardiac pacemaker with an analog telemetry system. A calibration circuit within the pacemaker is adapted to provide a reference signal of known character to the pacemaker's telemetry system. The reference signal is transmitted across the telemetry link ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5752976 | World wide patient location and data telemetry system for implantable medical devices A system and method for communicating with a medical device implanted in an ambulatory patient and for locating the patient in order to selectively monitor device function, alter device operating parameters and modes and provide emergency assistance to an... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5749906 | Dual chamber pacing system and method with continual adjustment of the AV escape interval so as to maintain optimized ventricular pacing for treating cardiomyopathy A dual chamber pacemaker is provided having capability for adjusting the AV escape interval so as to optimize the timing of delivered ventricular pace pulses for therapy of patients with cardiomyopathy. The pacemaker system continually monitors to determi... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5725561 | Method and apparatus for variable rate cardiac stimulation A method and apparatus for variable rate cardiac stimulation, wherein sudden drops in the rate of delivery of stimulation pulses are avoided by means of rate smoothing and peak rate support functions. In one embodiment, circuitry in a cardiac pulse genera... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5716383 | Dual chamber pacing system and method with continual adjustment of the AV escape interval so as to maintain optimized ventricular pacing for treating cardiomyopathy A dual chamber pacemaker is provided having capability for adjusting the AV escape interval so as to optimize the timing of delivered ventricular pace pulses for therapy of patients with cardiomyopathy. The pacemaker system continually monitors to determi... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5713933 | Method and apparatus for automatic pacing threshold determination A method and apparatus for automatic determination of a pacemaker patient's pacing stimulation threshold. Circuitry is provided in a pacemaker for obtaining a signal reflecting cardiac impedance, which is known to reliably reflect certain aspects of cardi... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713929 | Arrhythmia and fibrillation prevention pacemaker using ratchet up and decay modes of operation New pacing algorithm defines faster than indicated pacing rate during detection of PAC's/PVC's and reduces rate after awhile to a safety rate unless natural depolarizations are detected.... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5702427 | Verification of capture using pressure waves transmitted through a pacing lead A capture verification system for a cardiac pacemaker comprising an implantable pulse generator (IPG) and one or more pacing leads having a proximal end coupled to the IPG and a distal end in contact with a patient's heart. The capture verification system... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5676686 | Pacemaker with vasovagal syncope detection A method and apparatus for cardiac pacing, which provides for delivery of pacing pulses at an increased rate in response to a detected rapid drop in heart rate. A rapid drop may be detected in response to a drop of greater than a defined amount from the h... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5674257 | Pacemaker adapted to prefer underlying sinus rhythm over other rate responsive indicator A dual chamber, rate-responsive pacemaker for pacing a patient's heart novelly allows tracking of the patient's sinus rate when the sinus rate is slightly less than the sensor rate; i.e., within a predetermined "Sinus Preference Window Maximum Rate Drop."... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5554177 | Method and apparatus to optimize pacing based on intensity of acoustic signal An acoustic sensor is located in association with a patient's heart to detect abnormal heart sounds and a processor isolates abnormal heart sounds therefrom. The characteristics of these heart sounds are monitored while adjustments are made to the timing ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5540728 | Pacemaker with vasovagal snycope detection A method and apparatus of cardiac pacing, in which pacing at an increased rate is provided in response to a detected rapid drop in detected heart rate, to a stable rate below a defined threshold rate.... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5524632 | Method for implanting electromyographic sensing electrodes A physiologic rate responsive pacer which alters the pacer's escape interval in response to the patient's respiratory minute ventilation derived from the electromyogram of selected respiratory muscle groups. The directly detected electromyogram (EMG) sign... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5514163 | Dual chamber pacing system and method with optimized adjustment of the AV escape interval for treating cardiomyopathy A dual chamber pacemaker system and method are provided for HOCM and like pacing therapy, with the feature of searching or scanning values of AV escape interval to define an optimized value at about the longest AV escape interval value consistent with ful... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5507782 | Method and apparatus for dual chamber cardiac pacing A dual chamber pacemaker and a method of employing the pacemaker to accomplish atrial synchronized ventricular pacing with complete ventricular capture by control of the A-V escape intervals of the pacer. The maximum A-V escape interval effective to accom... | 04/16/1996 |
