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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6094596 | Transvenous defibrillation lead system for use in middle cardiac vein A highly efficacious defibrillation lead system and method of use in the middle cardiac vein. The lead system includes a catheter shaft having a plurality of electrode channels and a venous electrode within each channel. A lead wire is electrically interc... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5836973 | Staged energy concentration for an implantable biomedical device A staged energy storage system provides electrical energy to an implantable biomedical device by using the combination of a first stage energy source and a second stage energy concentration system. The second stage energy concentration system allows a low... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5800428 | Linear catheter ablation system A radio frequency (RF) ablation catheter system utilizes a flexible, tubular electrode that is selectively extendable from a distal end of a catheter body. The flexible, tubular electrode creates a continuous linear lesion when a longitudinal side of the ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5741303 | Electrode back-charging pre-treatment system for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) apparatus produces a capacitive-discharge cardioversion/defibrillation countershock to be delivered through defibrillation electrodes adapted to be implanted in a human patient. The ICD apparatus is a self-c... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5674248 | Staged energy concentration for an implantable biomedical device A staged energy storage system provides electrical energy to an implantable biomedical device by using the combination of a first stage energy source and a second stage energy concentration system. The second stage energy concentration system allows a low... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5658319 | Implantable cardioverter defibrillator having a high voltage capacitor The present invention is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) system that is electrically connected to two or more implantable discharge electrodes for implantation into a human patient for treating cardiac dysrhythmias. The ICD system has a ba... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5649974 | Low profile defibrillation catheter A low profile defibrillation catheter is disclosed which is much thinner than existing devices. The thin structure is provided by using the current conductor coil as a first electrode coil and the same materials as the conductor for the second electrode. ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5645572 | Implantable cardioverter defibrillator with slew rate limiting The present invention is a pectorally implantable defibrillation system for delivering at least one electrical cardioversion/defibrillation countershock. The system has a housing designed to be implanted in a human patient, wherein the housing has an oute... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5645573 | Optimal pulse defibrillator The model that is developed in the present invention is based upon the pioneering neurophysiological models of Lapicque and Weiss. The present model determines mathematically the optimum pulse duration, dp, for a truncated capacitor-discharge w... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5620469 | Stepped cardioversion system for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator A method and apparatus for treating ventricular tachycardia arrhythmias using an ICD system delivers a series of stepped cardioversion pulses that include at least a first and second cardioversion countershock of low energy values that are less than about... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5620464 | System and method for delivering multiple closely spaced defibrillation pulses A main energy delivery electrical circuit for use in an implantable cardioverter defibrillator device comprises a low power output primary defibrillator battery, a high power output intermediate power intensifying capacitor system, a switch for permitting... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5607460 | Physician interface expert system for programming implantable arrythmia treatment devices The present invention is a physician's interface expert system that allows a physician not well versed in ICD parameters to program at least one parameter into an ICD using the physician's existing knowledge of the patient's medical history. The programma... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5601607 | Implantable cardioverter defibrillator housing plated electrode A defibrillator for pectoral implant in a patient wherein the metal housing or case of the defibrillator is utilized as an electrode and is operative to supply electrical pulses. The housing is coated with an oxidation resistant material to optimize elect... | 02/11/1997 |
