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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190255 | System and method for analyzing waves of electrocardiogram during CPR Electrocardiogram wave data in which a component of cardiac massage is removed from the electrocardiogram wave data is generated, so that the electrocardiogram wave at the time of cardiopulmonary resuscitation is identified. An electrocardiogram wave processing syst... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8140154 | Wearable medical treatment device At least one aspect is directed to a wearable treatment device that includes a cardiac sensing electrode, a treatment electrode, a user interface, and a sensor. The cardiac sensing electrode detects cardiac information, and the treatment electrode applies treatment ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135462 | Pulse detection using patient physiological signals The presence of a cardiac pulse in a patient is determined by evaluating physiological signals in the patient. In one embodiment, a medical device evaluates optical characteristics of light transmitted into a patient to ascertain physiological signals, such as pulsa... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8121683 | External automatic defibrillator An external automatic defibrillator including an attachment device that can be externally attached and carried by a patient, an identification device for detecting an abnormal event in the cardiac activity, which can be treated by an electric shock, as well as a def... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8055338 | Implantable medical device with temperature measuring and storing capability An implantable medical device such as a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardioverter/defibrillator with the capability of storing body temperature measurements taken periodically and/or when triggered by particular events. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8024039 | Subcutaneous cardiac sensing and stimulation system employing blood sensor Cardiac systems and methods using ECG and blood information for arrhythmia detection and discrimination. Detection circuitry is configured to produce an ECG. An implantable blood sensor configured to produce a blood sensor signal is coupled to a processor. The proce... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014860 | Thoracic or intracardiac impedance detection with automatic vector selection Vector selection is automatically achieved via a thoracic or intracardiac impedance signal collected in a cardiac function management device or other implantable medical device that includes a test mode and a diagnostic mode. During a test mode, the device cycles th... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7974689 | Wearable medical treatment device with motion/position detection A wearable defibrillator consists of a vest (or belt) which is worn by the patient. The device monitors the patient's ECG with sensing electrodes and can monitor other patient conditions and in appropriate cases can treat certain conditions. An accelerometer(s) in t... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7974690 | Lead integrity testing during suspected tachyarrhythmias Techniques for performing a lead integrity test during a suspected tachyarrhythmia are described. An implantable medical device (IMD) may perform the test prior to delivering a therapeutic shock to treat the suspected tachyarrhythmia and, in some cases, may withhold... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970465 | Decision paradigms for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators New decision paradigms for ICDs are described. In one implementation, an implantable system senses cardiac output and arterial pressure parameters and shocks the heart in inverse relation to the arterial pressure, if the cardiac output is insufficient. In another im... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7953479 | Acquiring nerve activity from carotid body and/or sinus An exemplary includes acquiring an electroneurogram of the right carotid sinus nerve or the left carotid sinus nerve, analyzing the electroneurogram for at least one of chemosensory information and barosensory information and calling for one or more therapeutic acti... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7945324 | Pressure sensing lead systems for implantable stimulators Various different implementations of lead systems are disclosed for use with implantable stimulation systems. Generally, the lead systems incorporate, within an elongate lead body, one or more electrical conduits that connect to one or more distal electrodes, and a ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7917209 | Pulse detection apparatus, software, and methods using patient physiological signals The presence of a cardiac pulse in a patient is determined by evaluating physiological signals in the patient. In one embodiment, a medical device evaluates two or more different physiological signals, such as phonocardiogram (PCG) signals, electrocardiogram (ECG) s... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7899531 | Neural sensing for atrial fibrillation An exemplary method includes acquiring patient activity information and/or nerve activity information, detecting one or more episodes of atrial fibrillation, associating the information with atrial fibrillation and, upon occurrence of particular patient activity and... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7856266 | Implantable cardiac stimulation device providing reduced defibrillation thresholds and method An implantable cardiac defibrillation device provides pre-shock stimuli to reduce the defibrillation threshold (DFT). The device includes an arrhythmia detector that detects fibrillation of a fibrillating chamber of a heart and a pulse generator that provides a fibr... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7787947 | Method and apparatus for using an optical hemodynamic sensor to identify an unstable arrhythmia A medical device identifies a hemodynamically unstable arrhythmia based upon optical hemodynamic sensor signals. The optical hemodynamic sensor includes a light source for transmitting light corresponding to first and second wavelengths through a blood perfused tiss... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7747319 | Automated resuscitation device with ventilation sensing and prompting A device for assisting a caregiver in delivering cardiac resuscitation to a patient, the device comprising a user interface configured to deliver prompts to a caregiver to assist the caregiver in delivering cardiac resuscitation to a patient; at least one sensor con... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7706878 | Automated caregiving device with prompting based on caregiver progress A device for assisting a caregiver in delivering therapy to a patient, the device comprising a user interface configured to deliver prompts to a caregiver to assist the caregiver in delivering therapy to a patient; at least one sensor configured to detect the caregi... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7630763 | Thoracic or intracardiac impedance detection with automatic vector selection This document discusses, among other things, a cardiac function management device or other implantable medical device that includes a test mode and a diagnostic mode. During a test mode, the device cycles through various electrode configurations for collecting thora... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7577478 | Ischemia detection for anti-arrhythmia therapy An exemplary method includes detecting arrhythmia, detecting myocardial ischemia, determining whether the myocardial ischemia comprises local ischemia or global ischemia and, in response to the determining, calling for delivery of either a local ischemic anti-arrhyt... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7567837 | Enhanced rhythm identification in compression corrupted ECG A method is provided for analyzing the condition of a patient to determine whether or not a defibrillation shock should be applied, without stopping CPR (primarily chest compressions). While chest compressions continue to be applied to the victim, the system differe... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7529583 | Therapeutic device and method using feedback from implantable pressure sensor Devices and methods to reduce the incidence of both false positive and false negative detection of rhythm anomalies. Implantable devices that measure vascular pressure, vascular blood flow, tissue perfusion, and/or intracardial pressure provide feedback directly to ... | 05/05/2009 |
| RE40471 | AED with force sensor A force sensor, for use in combination with an automated electronic defibrillator (AED), includes a first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is spaced apart from the first conductive layer such that no electrical communication occurs between the first and s... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7398122 | Self adjusting optimal waveforms An exemplary method includes detecting fibrillation, measuring impedance of a defibrillation circuit that includes myocardial tissue, determining one or more defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the impedance, delivering a defibrillation shock u... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395114 | Intracardial impedance measuring arrangement Certain embodiments of the present invention disclose an implant with electrode line connections for the connection of intracardial and/or epicardial electrode lines, wherein the electrode line connections have together at least three electrical contacts of which at... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7366570 | Method and a system for using implanted medical device data for accessing therapies A method and system facilitates the access by a patient of implanted medical device related data for patient participation in their own clinical care and therapy. In an example embodiment, the method includes establishing a communications link between an implanted m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358628 | Configurable circuit and method for detecting the state of a switch A circuit and method are disclosed for monitoring the state of at least one switch. The circuit may include a first circuit, coupled to a switch, for detecting whether the switch is in one of a closed state and an open state and generating a signal having a value ba... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354407 | Methods and devices for attaching a belt cartridge to a chest compression device Devices and methods for attaching a belt cartridge to a belt drive platform. A spline attached to the belt is inserted into a slot in the drive spool of the belt drive platform. The cover plate of the belt cartridge fits into a channel beam in the housing of the bel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338464 | Non-constant pressure infusion pump The present invention relates to an implantable infusion pump having a refillable infusate reservoir in fluid communication with a delivery site via a flow path. This flow path includes a flow resistance. The infusion pump includes a sensing device(s), positioned re... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338436 | Implantable cardiac physical motion mapping device An elastic framework configured to be positioned around a portion of the heart has a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions positioned relative to the first regions. The framework allows for the positioning of the first regions and second regio... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340303 | Evoked response sensing for ischemia detection A cardiac pacemaker in which an electrogram is recorded from an evoked response sensing channel in order to detect changes indicative of cardiac ischemia. If such changes are detected, the maximum allowable pacing rate can be decreased for those pacing modes that al... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336997 | Heart treatment equipment and heart treatment method Heart treatment equipment and a heart treatment method directed to prevention of a fatal arrhythmia by detecting a physical exercise or a mental stress by using a sensor and thereafter controlling the vagus nerve stimulation, wherein sensor means for detecting vario... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336994 | Control of atrial defibrillation therapy based on hemodynamic sensor feedback Control of defibrillation therapy delivered by implantable medical devices (IMDs) using hemodynamic sensor feedback is disclosed. The hemodynamic sensor feedback allows for increased control over application of atrial defibrillation therapy. Specifically, the therap... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330759 | Biventricular cardiac pacemaker for cardiac resynchronisation therapy The invention concerns a cardiac pacemaker comprising a stimulation pulse generator (RVP; LVP) for biventricular stimulation of a heart, which is to be connected to at least one right-ventricular electrode for the stimulation of a right ventricle of the heart and to... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329226 | System and method for assessing pulmonary performance through transthoracic impedance monitoring A system and method for assessing pulmonary performance through transthoracic impedance monitoring is described. Transthoracic impedance measures are directly collected through an implantable medical device. The transthoracic impedance measures are correlated to pul... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328067 | Cardiac rhythm management system and method A system and method for cardiac rhythm management, which includes an electrode system having at least one electrode and control circuitry coupled to the electrode system from which a first cardiac signal is sensed. The control circuitry includes a pulse circuit to p... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328065 | Electric stimulator and defibrillator A plurality of electrodes are adapted to be attached on a living body. An electric pulse is output through the electrodes as an electric stimulation to the living body. An analyzer is operable to detect a waveform of the electric pulse and to analyze a parameter of ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321792 | Pacing therapy and acupuncture Exemplary methods, devices and/or systems for detecting one or more needs and for requesting the delivery of power to one or more acupoints. Other methods, devices and/or systems are also disclosed. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7317942 | Dynamic discrimination utilizing anti-tachy pacing therapy in an implantable medical device A method and medical device for discriminating an arrhythmia that includes an input circuit sensing cardiac signals and a microprocessor identifying an event associated with the sensed cardiac signals as a first arrhythmia event. A first circuit delivers a first the... | 01/08/2008 |
