Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180452 | Transcutaneous power optimization circuit for a medical implant In a cochlear implant system, the implantable stimulator includes a monitor which monitors parameters associated with the stimulation signals and/or the power stored in an energy storage element which stores energy transmitted from the processor. This parameter or p... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170672 | Elongated implant having an external energy coupling Electrotherapeutic implant for stimulation of body tissue, comprising at least two electrode poles (14) which are connected to electric feeder lines, a demodulation unit (22), at least one electric feeder line (20), which is designed as an anten... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165678 | Inductively rechargeable external energy source, charger and system for a transcutaneous inductive charger for an implantable medical device A mechanism for transferring energy from an external power source to an implantable medical device is disclosed. An antenna is positioned in proximity of the implantable medical device. The position of a core of the antenna is adjusted relative to the implantable me... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8095216 | System to create arbitrary waveforms using an external inductor and an implantable medical device An implantable stimulation system includes a stimulation current generator encased in an implantable housing, one or more stimulation leads to deliver therapeutic stimulation from the generator to target patient tissue, and inductive elements arranged to condition t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8019419 | Methods and apparatus for leadless, battery-less, wireless stimulation of tissue A system is disclosed for stimulating body tissue includes one or more leadless, battery-less, implantable electrodes; and an external controller configured to transmit energy to the implantable electrode(s) via an RF signal for generating tissue stimulating pulses ... | 09/13/2011 |
| RE42682 | RF coupled, implantable medical device with rechargeable back-up power source The implantable, electrically operated medical device system comprises an implanted radio frequency (RF) receiving unit (receiver) incorporating a back-up rechargeable power supply and an implanted, electrically operated device, and an external RF transmitting unit ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005547 | Inductively rechargeable external energy source, charger, system and method for a transcutaneous inductive charger for an implantable medical device A mechanism for transferring energy from an external power source to an implantable medical device is disclosed. An antenna is positioned in proximity of the implantable medical device. The position of a core of the antenna is adjusted relative to the implantable me... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7996087 | Leadless tissue stimulation systems and methods Systems including an implantable receiver-stimulator and an implantable controller-transmitter are used for leadless electrical stimulation of body tissues. Cardiac pacing and arrhythmia control is accomplished with one or more implantable receiver-stimulators and a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7962211 | Antenna for an external power source for an implantable medical device, system and method System, method and antenna for an external power source for an implantable medical device having therapeutic componentry and a secondary coil operatively coupled to the therapeutic componentry. A housing has a first surface adapted to be placed closest to the second... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957804 | Non-invasive battery recharger for electronic cardiac implants The present invention refers to a device used to recharge the battery of electronic cardiac implants, like implanted pacemakers and defibrillators. It can be used to recharge the battery after an emergency requirement, such as: defibrillation or in diagnosis and or ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7930031 | Acoustically powered implantable stimulating device An implantable stimulation system comprises an implantable stimulator and a control device. The control device is configured to transmit acoustic waves to the implantable stimulator, and the implantable stimulator is configured to transform the acoustic waves into e... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7890173 | Implantable transducer devices Receiver-stimulators comprise a nearly isotropic transducer assembly, demodulator circuitry, and at least two tissue contacting electrodes. Use of near isotropic transducers allows the devices to be implanted with less concern regarding the orientation relative to a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7848815 | Implantable transducer devices Receiver-stimulators comprise a nearly isotropic transducer assembly, demodulator circuitry, and at least two tissue contacting electrodes. Use of near isotropic transducers allows the devices to be implanted with less concern regarding the orientation relative to a... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848814 | System for transcutaneous energy transfer to an implantable medical device with mating elements System for transcutaneous energy transfer to an implantable medical device adapted to be implanted under a cutaneous boundary having a housing having a first surface adapted to face the cutaneous boundary, the first surface of the housing of the implantable medical ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7650187 | Assembly for wireless energy communication to an implanted device An assembly for wireless energy communication to an implanted device comprises an external belt (7) accommodating a wearer control (1) followed by controller (2), a battery pack (4), an inverter (3), a transmission coil (8) ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7610092 | Leadless tissue stimulation systems and methods Systems including an implantable receiver-stimulator and an implantable controller-transmitter are used for leadless electrical stimulation of body tissues. Cardiac pacing and arrhythmia control is accomplished with one or more implantable receiver-stimulators and a... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7606621 | Implantable transducer devices Receiver-stimulators comprise a nearly isotropic transducer assembly, demodulator circuitry, and at least two tissue contacting electrodes. Use of near isotropic transducers allows the devices to be implanted with less concern regarding the orientation relative to a... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7532933 | Leadless cardiac stimulation systems Various configurations of systems that employ leadless electrodes to provide pacing therapy are provided. In one example, a system that provides multiple sites for pacing of myocardium of a heart includes wireless pacing electrodes that are implantable at sites prox... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7437644 | Automatic self-testing of an internal device in a closed system A closed system such as a TET system in which self-testing of all components of the implantable medical device whose malfunction could negatively impact on the proper operation of the closed system is automatically and periodically performed without triggering from ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428438 | Systems and methods for providing power to a battery in an implantable stimulator An exemplary system for providing power to a rechargeable battery in an implantable stimulator includes a first coil configured to emit a first magnetic field, a coil in the stimulator configured to receive the first magnetic field, and a zero volt recovery (ZVR) ci... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7386347 | Electric stimilator for alpha-wave derivation An electric stimulator for alpha-wave derivation is characterized in that frequency selected from a range of 1 Hz to 50 Hz, preferably, 7 Hz to 14 Hz, and an output voltage are applied to auricle of a patient's ears to derive alpha-waves, and that cycle and intensit... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379775 | Voltage converter for implantable microstimulator using RF-powering coil A combination, voltage converter circuit for use within an implantable device, such as a microstimulator, uses a coil, instead of capacitors, to provide a voltage step up and step down conversion functions. The output voltage is controlled, or adjusted, through duty... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373206 | Failsafe programming of implantable medical devices A watchdog unit receives stay-alive signals from a programming device during programming of an implantable medical device. The watchdog unit maintains a watchdog timer, and resets the timer upon receipt of each stay-alive signal. If the watchdog timer expires, the w... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369898 | System and method for responding to pulsed gradient magnetic fields using an implantable medical device Implantable medical devices, such as pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), are vulnerable to the powerful magnetic fields associated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In particular, pulsed gradient components, if strong enough, can induc... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7349741 | Cochlear implant sound processor with permanently integrated replenishable power source A cochlear implant sound processor is powered by a rechargeable battery that is permanently integrated into the sound processor. The sound processor contains an inductive coil that may be tuned to an external charging coil for battery recharging. The electronic circ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340304 | Biothermal power source for implantable devices An implantable, rechargeable assembly comprised of an implantable device disposed within a living organism, an electrical storage device connected to the implantable device, and a thermoelectric charging assembly operatively connected to the electrical storage devic... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337002 | Implantable medical device with detachable battery compartment An implantable medical electronic tissue stimulating device is formed of two hermetically sealed, fluid impervious housings, one containing an electronic pulse generator and the other a battery power supply. The two are adapted to be mechanically and electrically co... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324849 | Methods and devices for inhibiting battery voltage delays in an implantable cardiac device A battery of a cardiac stimulation device may experience voltage delay problems caused by a passivation layer that forms on the anode of the battery. To inhibit voltage delay, the battery is periodically used to charge the capacitor to a partial charge. Both the cha... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320675 | Method and apparatus for modulating cellular metabolism during post-ischemia or heart failure A drug delivery system detects a cardiac condition indicative of a need for increasing a cardiac metabolic level and, in response, releases a drug into tissue or blood to shift a source of metabolically synthesized energy fueling cardiac contraction from fatty acid ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310556 | Implantable medical stimulation apparatus with intra-conductor capacitive energy storage An implantable device electrically stimulates an organ of an animal in response to a trigger event. Between trigger event that device receives a wireless signal, such as a radio frequency signal, and stores energy from the signal in a plurality of capacitors. The ca... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308316 | Storable implantable medical device assembly allowing in package charging A storable implantable medical device assembly. An implantable medical device has a secondary coil operatively coupled to therapeutic componentry. A container holds the implantable medical device, the container having a first face. The implantable medical device bei... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288918 | Wireless battery charger via carrier frequency signal Apparatus and methods to wirelessly charge batteries within a radius of a power source. A power transmitter generates a power signal of specific configuration which is received by the power charger. The power charger harvests the received power signal and stores the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286880 | System and method for transcutaneous energy transfer achieving high efficiency A system and method for transcutaneous energy transfer and/or charging in a transverse direction. An external power source having a primary coil being driven at a frequency selectable in the range between eight and twelve kiloHertz contained in a housing. An implant... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283867 | Implantable system and methods for acquisition and processing of electrical signals from muscles and/or nerves and/or central nervous system tissue Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an MES processor for acquisition and processing of myoelectric signals from muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The MES processor is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneou... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283874 | Acoustically powered implantable stimulating device An implantable stimulation system comprises an implantable stimulator and a control device. The control device is configured to transmit acoustic waves to the implantable stimulator, and the implantable stimulator is configured to transform the acoustic waves into e... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272445 | Medical device programmer with faceplate In general, the invention is directed to a patient programmer for an implantable medical device. The patient programmer may include one or more of a variety of features that may enhance performance, support mobility and compactness, or promote patient convenience. | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265952 | Two-terminal protecting circuit An integrated circuit provides a load with back-flow and open-circuit protection and includes a load, a trigger circuit, and a shunt circuit. The integrated circuit provides large-size LED displays having series LED connection with back-flow and open-circuit protect... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260457 | Secondary power supply for telematics terminal The present invention provides a secondary power supply for the telematics terminal. A secondary power supply for a telematics terminal including. a power control unit for controlling a power supply based on a power control signal of the telematics terminal and/or a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254449 | Systems and methods for providing power to one or more implantable devices Systems and methods for providing a power signal to one or more implantable devices include a number of dynamic range amplifiers each having a multiplicity of output drivers. Each of the output drivers is configured to generate an output signal. The systems and meth... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248926 | Status indicator for implantable systems A status indicator is provided for use with a medical device that employs a power transmitting coil. In one embodiment, the status indicator comprises a receiving coil and feedback element. The feedback element, such as a light emitting diode (LED) or liquid crystal... | 07/24/2007 |
