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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7200504 | Measuring temperature change in an electronic biomedical implant The change in temperature of an implanted electronic device can be determined by providing power to one or more circuit elements included in the implanted electronic device, wherein the circuit elements comprise a non-crystal oscillator. A shift in the output freque... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197361 | Cardiac lead with anodic electrode assembly having dual support hulls An electrode assembly for an elongated implantable lead containing conducting filars. The electrode assembly has a first support hull surrounding a portion of the lead. The electrode assembly also has an electrode hull for at least partially surrounding the support ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195628 | Atrial fibrillation therapy with pulmonary vein support A system and method for treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by destruction of conductive pathways between the pulmonary veins and the left atrium. A stent is delivered by catheter to the left atrium and to the ostium of a pulmonary vein to be treated. The st... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195774 | Implantable and sealable system for unidirectional delivery of therapeutic agents to tissues A surgically implantable and sealable delivery device that upon contact of its contents via an interface window or port therein with an organ or tissue exposes a therapeutic agent to the organ or tissue surface, allowing a controlled, selective and unidirectional di... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195523 | Electrical conductive path for a medical electronics device An electrical conductive path for medical electronic device generally includes a plurality of stackable molded non-conductive housing with each housing having a bore therethrough alignable with adjacent housing bores. The adjacent housings and define any combination... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192450 | Porous membranes for use with implantable devices A membrane for implantation in soft tissue comprising a first domain that supports tissue ingrowth, disrupts contractile forces typically found in a foreign body response, encourages vascularity, and interferes with barrier cell layer formation, and a second domain ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194315 | Coated electrode and method of making a coated electrode An electrode having a substrate with a first layer covering at least a portion of the substrate, and a second layer covering at least a portion of the first layer is disclosed. The first layer includes a porous layer consisting of a carbide, nitride or carbonitride ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194302 | Subcutaneous cardiac stimulator with small contact surface electrodes A subcutaneous cardiac device includes two electrodes and a stimulator that generates a pulse to the electrodes. The electrodes are implanted between the skin and the rib cage of the patient and are adapted to generate an electric field corresponding to the pulse, t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191016 | Medical system including a novel bipolar pacing and sensing pair A medical electrical lead includes a first low voltage electrode adapted for intimate contact with tissue at an implant site, in order to provide pacing stimulation, and a second low voltage electrode positioned in proximity to the first electrode, isolated from the... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190989 | Multi-channel flexible bio-probe and method of making the same A bio-probe having a base and a tip, and comprising a longitudinal core of substantially rigid material. On the core, there is a first layer of dielectric material, supported by and substantially circumferentially surrounding the core. Also, a set of conductors, eac... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190051 | Chip level hermetic and biocompatible electronics package using SOI wafers The invention is directed to a hermetically packaged and implantable integrated circuit for electronics that is made by producing streets in silicon-on-insulator chips that are subsequently coated with a selected electrically insulating thin film prior to completing... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7191018 | Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or brain Apparatus and techniques to address the problems associated with lead migration, patient movement or position, histological changes, neural plasticity or disease progression. Disclosed are techniques for implanting a lead having therapy delivery elements, such as el... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187982 | Medical electrical lead anchoring A non-rigid tether extends distally from an electrode of a medical electrical lead body coupling a tissue anchor to the lead body. The tissue anchor includes a surface to receive a push force from an insertion tool adapted to insert the anchor within a segment of ti... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184838 | Implantable medical lead and method of manufacture An implantable electrical lead having coiled conductors and a method of manufacturing the lead. The method generally comprises: (a) assembling, along an outer surface of inner elongate structure defining an longitudinal axis, at least one elongate conductor and at l... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184840 | Implantable lead with isolated contact coupling An implantable lead for a medical device with an isolated contact connection for connecting a conductor to a contact reduces the opportunity for conductor material to migrate to a contact or into a patient. The implantable lead comprises a lead body having a proxima... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184830 | Methods and systems for treating arrhythmias using a combination of vibrational and electrical energy Methods and apparatus for cardiac pacing, cardioversion and defibrillation rely on delivering ultrasonic or other vibrational energy in combination with electrical energy to the heart, usually after the onset of an arrhythmia. A vibrational transducer and suitable e... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184842 | Medical electrical lead anchoring A lead body of a medical electrical lead includes a distal end, a first elongated insulated conductor extending toward the distal end and a first electrode coupled to the conductor. A second elongated insulated conductor includes a first portion extending within the... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184839 | Catheter-delivered cardiac lead A lead for delivering electrical signals to and/or receive electrical signals from a human heart that includes a solid inner conductor, and a fixation device having a titanium nitride coated surface and electrically coupled to the inner conductor. A steroid is appli... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179255 | Methods for targeted electrosurgery on contained herniated discs Apparatus and methods for treating an intervertebral disc by ablation of disc tissue. A method of the invention includes positioning at least one active electrode within the intervertebral disc, and applying at least a first high frequency voltage between the active... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181290 | Convertible stylet to abet in the implant of a left heart lead To implant a lead system for an implantable cardiac stimulation device, a guide wire is slidably introduced into a longitudinally extending internal passage of an elongated stylet. In turn, the combined stylet and guide wire are slidably introduced into the longitud... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181287 | Implantable drug delivery device The invention is directed to an implantable device to enable delivery of drugs to the retina. The device minimizes stress to the retina by virtue of its softness and smooth shape that conform to the retina. Drugs are delivered by osmosis or by the device dissolving.... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181288 | Neuromodulation device and method of using the same A device for modulating a volume of neural tissue comprising: a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending to at least the distal end, an actuator mechanism at least partially disposed in the lumen of the cannula; a plurality of leads having ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177701 | System for permanent electrode placement utilizing microelectrode recording methods A lead stimulation/recording system is provided, which is a combination of a permanent DBS stimulating lead and a recording microelectrode. The DBS lead has a lumen extending from the proximal to the distal end of the lead, the lumen having an opening on each end of... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177702 | Collapsible/expandable electrode leads A medical lead and method of treating a patient are provided. The medical lead comprises an electrically insulative membrane, a resilient spring element associated with the insulative membrane, and at least one electrode associated with the insulative membrane. The ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174221 | Method of manufacturing a drug-eluting endocardial lead utilizing silicone elastomer as a drug carrier A drug-eluting endocardial lead and method of manufacture. The silicone elastomer of the present invention is ideally suited to a manufacturing environment due to its extended pot life and decreased curing time. A preferred silicone elastomer is comprised of a multi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174223 | Virtual wire assembly having hermetic feedthroughs A virtual wire assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a substantially electrically-nonconductive substrate; and a plurality of hermetic feedthroughs each comprising a conductive region extending transversely through the substrate to form a conductive pathway ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174219 | Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device A pulse stimulation system configured for implantation into a patient's body comprises a pulse stimulator, a conductive stimulation lead having a proximal end electrically coupled to the pulse simulator and having a distal end, and an electrode assembly coupled to t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174218 | Lead extension system for use with a microstimulator An adapter system is provided for adapting and connecting a leadless microstimulator to a separate monopolar, bipolar, or tripolar electrode. Advantageously, the microstimulator does not need to be physically modified. The adapter system encloses the microstimulator... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172594 | Electro-stimulation and medical delivery device A pedicle screw for at least partial insertion into a bone and/or cartilage. The pedicle screw includes a head and a lower portion connected to the head. The lower portion includes at least one interface that designed to at least partially discharge an electrical cu... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169143 | Methods for electrosurgical tissue treatment in electrically conductive fluid An electrosurgical probe comprises a shaft having at least one electrode terminal at its distal end and a connector at its proximal end. The electrode terminal may be spaced from a return electrode such that when the electrode terminal is brought adjacent a tissue s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168165 | Fabrication of electrical medical leads employing multi-filar wire conductors During fabrication of an electrical medical lead, a cut end of a stranded wire conductor is subjected to electrical current sufficient to heat and weld the strands together upon discharge of a high voltage between the cut end and a ground metal plate formed of a mat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171265 | Apparatus and method for detecting lead adequacy and quality A method and system for detecting lead adequacy and quality for leads used in devices that sense or deliver low levels of electromagnetic energy. The system includes leads attached to a package substrate having known electrical or optical characteristics. The packag... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167760 | Apparatus and methods of optimal placement of deep brain stimulator A method of optimal placement of a deep brain stimulator in a targeted region of a brain of a living subject for optimal deep brain stimulation. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of nonmanually selecting an initial optimal position from, refining the ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166113 | Polar coordinate surgical guideframe A surgical instrument positioning system, comprising: at least one support; a cross member having at least one curved end portion, the at least one curved end portion being held by the at least one support such that the cross member is rotatable about an axis extend... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167741 | Hyperthermia treatment and probe therefor This surgical device uses a laser beam to coagulate tissue. The elongate device carries the beam through an optical fiber that has a chamfered end for deflecting the beam out of a distal end of the device at an angle. Tissue coagulation is monitored using a magnetic... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167759 | Electrode line An electrode line, in particular for an implantable electrostimulation device, which is adapted for insertion into body vessels such as heart chambers or blood vessels, comprising electrodes for the stimulation of body tissue, a longitudinal axis and a distal end, w... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162308 | Nanotube coatings for implantable electrodes Coatings for implantable electrodes consisting of single- or multi-walled nanotubes, nanotube ropes, carbon whiskers, and a combination of these are described. The nanotubes can be carbon or other conductive nanotube-forming materials such as a carbon-doped boron ni... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162310 | Flat wire helix electrode used in screw-in cardiac stimulation leads An implantable endocardial lead for use with a cardiac stimulation device includes an active fixation helix disposed at the distal end of the lead. The helix is constructed of flat wire having a non-circular cross section. The helix may be fixed or movable between a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155287 | Device for percutaneous nerve stimulation The present invention provides a novel device for portable percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and electro-acupuncture. In the preferred embodiment, the device consists of a needle/electrode holder that has a linear electrode/needle guide channel and a power s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153256 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 12/26/2006 |
