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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120109238 | AUTOMATIC PERSONALIZATION OF PARAMETER SETTINGS AND ALGORITHMS IN A MEDICAL DEVICE A system includes a data retrieval module and a determination module. The data retrieval module receives a command from a user, the command indicating a first implantable medical device (IMD) and a second IMD. The data retrieval module also retrieves a first set of data... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109236 | LEADLESS CARDIAC PACEMAKER WITH CONDUCTED COMMUNICATION A leadless pacemaker for pacing a heart of a human includes a hermetic housing and at least two electrodes on or near the hermetic housing. The at least two electrodes are configured to deliver energy to stimulate the heart and to transfer information to or from at leas... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083854 | EXPERT SYSTEM AND METHOD A medical device programmer and a method of operation in which a first data value is received and used in the execution of one or more algorithms. One or more suggested pulse generator settings are calculated from the one or more algorithms based on the first data value... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20110276102 | REDUNDANT PACING SYSTEM WITH LEADED AND LEADLESS PACING A pacing system includes a controller operable to provide control signals indicating desired pacing signals, a pulse generator connected to the controller and operable to receive the control signals and to generate the desired pacing signals based on the control signals... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110270065 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE CONFIGURATION BASED ON PORT USAGE In an example, configuring an implantable medical device by determining port usage can include, receiving a port data object, determining a lead configuration, configuring access to a programmable parameter, and displaying a visual indication of the lead configuration. ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110257700 | REMOTE FOLLOW-UP AUTOMATICITY WITH INTELLIGENT DATA DOWNLOAD RESTRICTIONS An implanted device is equipped with a flag that indicates to a remote monitoring unit that an event such as a patient medical emergency or device failure has occurred. The remote monitoring unit is configured in some embodiments to maintain a low power communication li... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110208260 | Rate Responsive Leadless Cardiac Pacemaker A leadless cardiac pacemaker comprises a housing, a plurality of electrodes coupled to an outer surface of the housing, and a pulse delivery system hermetically contained within the housing and electrically coupled to the electrode plurality, the pulse delivery system c... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110046692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATION OF PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION AND IMPLANT DEVICE DATA A system and method for correlating health related data for display. The system includes a medical device recording data and a display producing device which correlates the data and simultaneously displays different types of data or displays two sets of the same type of... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110022109 | WIRELESS ECG IN IMPLANTABLE DEVICES An implantable medical device such as an implantable pacemaker or implantable cardioverter/defibrillator includes a programmable sensing circuit providing for sensing of a signal approximating a surface electrocardiogram (ECG) through implanted electrodes. With various ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110004265 | MEDICAL DEVICE PACKAGING SYSTEM A system, comprising a sterilizable package; an implantable medical device placed inside the sterilizable package; and an electrical interface electrically coupled to the implantable medical device and extending from inside the sterilizable package to outside the steril... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100317929 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ANCHORING MEMBER Methods, systems, and apparatus for powering and/or recharging medical devices implanted within the body are described. An illustrative implantable medical device includes a housing having an internal cavity and a flexible anchor assembly that is coupled to the housing.... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100286744 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HEART FAILURE TREATMENTS USING ULTRASOUND AND LEADLESS IMPLANTABLE DEVICES The present invention relies on a controller-transmitter device to deliver ultrasound energy into cardiac tissue in order to directly improve cardiac function and/or to energize one or more implanted receiver-stimulator devices that transduce the ultrasound energy to el... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100185251 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING EXCESSIVE POWER DRAIN FROM AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE A method and apparatus are provided for controlling interrogation of an implantable device such as a pacemaker, an implantable cardioverter, or a defibrillator utilizing an external device in a home environment. The method controls how frequently a patient can retrieve ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100152795 | IDENTIFICATION OF DYSYNCHRONY USING INTRACARDIAC ELECTROGRAM DATA Implantable stimulation devices can provide intracardiac electrograms (EGMs) and impedance measurements to detect changes in electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical activation of the heart. Many patients with congestive heart failure have conventional intracardiac... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100145407 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY OF CARDIAC EVENT INTERVALS IN A RESYNCHRONIZATION PACEMAKER A cardiac rhythm management system that includes a pacemaker configured for biventricular pacing and an external programmer with an associated display for displaying electrogram data and markers representing ventricular events. Associated with each marker are intraventr... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100137927 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CARDIAC PACEMAKER SYSTEM A pacemaker system 100 includes a pacemaker device 160, cardiac leads 120 and 150, guide catheter 110, an ultrasound transmitter 133 and an ultrasound receiver 130. Cardiac lead 150 is implanted in the right atrium... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100125174 | Remote Support of Implantable Medical Devices Exemplary medical devices and systems for providing remote support relating to implantable medical devices (IMDS) are described. One method generates a graphical user-interface (GUI) relating to an IMD on a local medical device configured to interrogate the IMD. The met... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100114233 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE TELEMETRY POWER MANAGEMENT A method comprises connecting at least one portion of a far-field radio-frequency (RF) first telemetry circuit in an implantable medical device to an energy source through a power connection module, detecting information included in a first predetermined wireless signal... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100114209 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES A first implantable medical device (IMD) implanted within a patient may communicate with a second IMD implanted within the patient by encoding information in an electrical stimulation signal. The delivery of the electrical stimulation signal may provide therapeutic bene... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100069992 | Implantable Medical Device with Single Coil for Charging and Communicating A combination charging and telemetry circuit for use within an implantable device, such as a microstimulator, uses a single coil for both charging and telemetry. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, one or more capacitors are used to tune the single coil to d... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100057157 | PACEMAKER WITH POSITION SENSING A pacemaker with position sensing capability permits built-in monitoring of hemodynamic changes. A miniature position sensor, such as a magnetic coil, is fixed to each implanted pacing lead. The pacemaker housing contains a generator unit, including a magnetic field tra... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100049272 | IDENTIFICATION OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE BY CORRELATING CARDIAC RELATED DATA In a method and system for identifying an implantable medical device (IMD), which is arranged to be disposed in a body, by conducting a telemetry communication session between the implantable medical device and an external programmer device, cardiac data are registered ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100042177 | PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION OF AN ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION LINK Systems and methods for adapting the performance of an acoustic communication link with an implantable medical device (IMD) are disclosed. An illustrative method includes initiating an acoustic link with the IMD, measuring an initial performance of the acoustic link, de... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100023085 | ADAPTABLE COMMUNICATION SENSITIVITY FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE A wireless communication threshold for an implantable medical device is automatically adapted in an attempt to maintain optimum signal detection sensitivity. In some aspects, a threshold level may be adapted to account for current environmental conditions, implant condi... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100016920 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING PATIENT EVENT INFORMATION A method of and system for collecting patient event information from a cardiac rhythm management system (CRM system) is described, where the CRM system includes a cardiac rhythm management device (CRM device) and an external interface device. The method includes the ste... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100010559 | EVENT-BASED BATTERY MONITOR FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES A remaining charge capacity of a battery having an initial charge capacity is monitored. The battery powers a remote implantable medical device (IMD) that includes an active state, during which the remote IMD performs at least one function, and an inactive state, during... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090318998 | CONFIGURATION AND METHOD FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DATA OF A PLURALITY OF PROGRAMMABLE PERSONAL MEDICAL DEVICES The invention relates to a configuration and a method for the management of data of a plurality of programmable personal medical devices. The configuration comprises a first plurality of personal devices, a second plurality of patient devices each calibrated to at least... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090287268 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED ARRHYTHMIA DISCRIMINATION A non-implanted system receives, from an implantable cardiac device implanted within a patient, data corresponding to detected potential episodes of tachycardia. A representation of the data corresponding to the detected potential episodes of tachycardia is displayed to... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090276002 | Lead-Implant Coupling Device A lead coupling device adapted for coupling to a lead and methods for using the coupling devices are provided. The coupling device includes a housing assembly having a proximal opening and a distal opening. The coupling device also has a lead receiving channel that is d... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090276003 | Remote Lead Implant Testing A lead coupling device adapted for coupling to a lead and methods for using the coupling devices are provided. The coupling device includes a housing assembly having a proximal opening and a distal opening. The coupling device also has a lead receiving channel that is d... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090264950 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS HAVING SEPARATE POWER SOURCES FOR ENABLING DIFFERENT TELEMETRY SYSTEMS An implantable medical device includes a first, short-range telemetry circuit; a second, long-range telemetry circuit; a first power system that powers the first telemetry circuit; and a second power system that powers the second telemetry circuit. The second power syst... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090259273 | USING TELEMETRY COUPLING AS A SURROGATE FOR RECHARGER COUPLING Techniques for using telemetry signal strength for positioning a primary recharge coil of a recharging unit at a location proximate to an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) in preparation to recharge a rechargeable power source of the IMD are disclosed. An antenna of the ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090248105 | ENHANCED IMPLANTABLE ANTENNA METHOD As described herein vascular anchoring systems are used to position an implant in a vascular area such as a bifurcated vasculature with relatively high fluid flow, for instance, in an area of a pulmonary artery with associated left and right pulmonary arteries. Implemen... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090234407 | MULTI-SITE ATRIAL ELECTROSTIMULATION An apparatus and method can receive wireless energy using a wireless electrostimulation electrode assembly. In certain examples, at least some of the received wireless energy can be delivered as an electrostimulation to a heart. In certain examples, the wireless electro... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090228062 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE An implantable medical device (IMD) that can be wirelessly connected to user interface by which a patient can enter values of selected control parameters for controlling the IMD whereas other control parameters are not accessible via said user interface and can only be ... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090228058 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH VOICE RESPONDING AND RECORDING CAPACITY An implantable medical device such as a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardioverter/defibrillator with the capability of receiving communications in the form of speech spoken by the patient. An acoustic transducer is incorporated within the device which along with ass... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090171414 | INTERROGATION OF STORED DATA IN IMPLANTABLE DEVICES A system and method is provided for receiving user input to perform an initial interrogation of an implantable medical device (IMD) using an external device. The initial interrogation commences a communication session between the IMD and the external device. During the ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090171408 | Intra Cardiac Device, System And Methods An intra cardiac device is disclosed. The device comprises means for transforming kinetic energy from heart tissue movement into electrical energy in use, from which electrical energy information in respect of heart function is obtainable. Furthermore, a system is discl... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090171413 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE, SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD UTILIZING SAME An implantable device. The implantable device includes a computing device, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pH sensor connected to the computing device, and a communication system connected to the computing device.... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090163967 | BIVENTRICULAR HEART STIMULATOR An implantable heart stimulator (10), which has a right-atrial sensing unit (62), which is connected or is to be connected to a right-atrial electrode for recording electrical potentials of the myocardium of a right atrium, and is implemented to process el... | 06/25/2009 |
