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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185213 | Delivery of cardiac stimulation devices Some embodiments of an electrical stimulation system employ wireless electrode assemblies to provide pacing therapy, defibrillation therapy, or other stimulation therapy. In certain embodiments, the wireless electrode assemblies may include a guide wire channel so t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8155758 | Fault tolerant implantable pulse generators and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators incorporating physiologic sensors and methods for implementing fault tolerance in same This disclosure relates to fault tolerant instantiations of a cardiac therapy delivery device such as an implantable cardiac stimulator (e.g., an implantable pulse generator, IPG, and/or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, ICD) coupled to an implantable physi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155759 | Pacemaker lead and method of making same An improved pacemaker lead including a lead body supporting at least one flexible conductor element that provides an electrical signal path between a proximal connector element and a distal electrode. The lead body includes an insulating structure that protects the ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8126570 | Telescoping guide catheter with peel-away outer sheath A guide catheter includes an outer guide having an open lumen and a longitudinal pre-stress line extending between a distal end and a proximal end of the outer guide. The outer guide has a longitudinal stiffness that facilitates transmission of forces and prevention... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8099173 | Implantable medical lead circuitry and methods for reducing heating and/or induced current An implantable medical lead for coupling to an implantable pulse generator may be configured for improved safety. The lead may include: a first electrode; a second electrode in electrical communication with the first electrode; and an active circuit element in elect... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8046084 | Extendable/retractable lead having downsized lead body A lead assembly includes a flexible lead body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and the lead body includes two or more conductors disposed therein. The second conductor is disposed within the first conductor, and the first conductor has a coating of ins... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8010209 | Delivery system for implantable biostimulator A delivery system for implanting a biostimulation device comprising a stylet extending along an axis from knob end to a threaded end configured to engage an internally threaded nut of the biostimulation device and a catheter tube configured to axially contain the st... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8000807 | Methods and systems for accessing the pericardial space Methods and systems for transvenously accessing the pericardial space via the vascular system and atrial wall, particularly through the superior vena cava and right atrial wall, to deliver treatment in the pericardial space are disclosed. A steerable instrument is a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7974708 | Calibration of adaptive-rate pacing using intrinsic chronotropic response Calibration of adaptive-rate pacing by a cardiac rhythm management system using an intrinsic chronotropic response. The cardiac rhythm management system may include an adaptive-rate pacing device. The adaptive-rate pacing device may include an adaptive-rate sensor m... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7912557 | Mechanism for, and method of, attaching a lead conductor cable to a lead electrode A cardio electrotherapy lead is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the lead includes a tubular body, a conductor cable and an electrode. The conductor cable longitudinally extends through the tubular body and includes a distal end. The electrode is located on the ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7899549 | Cardiac lead implantation system Cardiac lead implantation systems and methods including an electronics arrangement provided with a user interface and a coupler assembly. A coupler body is configured to detachably grasp a cardiac lead and couple with electrical contacts of the cardiac lead. A user ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894914 | Medical device electrodes including nanostructures Electrodes for tissue stimulation and sensing can comprise a support with nanostructures disposed on the support. Pairs of the electrodes can be placed in close proximity to one another. When electrical energy is supplied to the electrodes, an electrical field (and ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890186 | Retrieval devices for anchored cardiovascular sensors An anchoring device and a delivery method thereof can effectively provide a means for securing an implant to a wall of an internal organ within a patient in a variety of clinical applications. In one embodiment, an anchoring device used to retain a cardiac pressure ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890187 | Lead assembly having a tethered sensor and methods related thereto A lead including a tether with a sensor for measuring a physiologic parameter within the body and methods for implanting such devices are disclosed. An illustrative lead includes a lead body with one or more conductors, an electrode, and a tether extending from the ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881806 | Medical lead delivery device The medical lead delivery device combines features of a guidewire and a stylet in order to more easily and quickly deliver a lead to or through the coronary vein of a patient's heart. The medical lead delivery device includes an elongated body, a controller, a first... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877150 | Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device A neurostimulation lead is configured to be implanted into a patient's body and has at least one distal electrode. The lead comprises at least one conductive filer electrically coupled to the distal electrode, a jacket for housing the conductive filer and a shield s... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7835801 | Electric lead with controllable fixation Embodiments include electrical leads and methods of using electrical leads that may be implantable and are controllably secured to target tissue. Some embodiments may include radially extending tissue engaging members that may serve as electrodes and which may be re... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7801625 | Electromagnetic interference immune pacing/defibrillation lead An electromagnetic interference immune defibrillator lead has a first electromagnetic insulating layer. A first layer is formed on the first electromagnetic insulating layer, the first layer having a plurality of first conductive rings composed of first conductive m... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7783364 | System and method for graphically configuring leads Systems and methods are provided for graphically configuring leads for a medical device. According to one aspect, the system generally comprises a medical device and a processing device, such as a programmer or computer, adapted to be in communication with the medic... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7697996 | Telescoping guide catheter with peel-away outer sheath A guide catheter includes an outer guide having an open lumen and a longitudinal pre-stress line extending between a distal end and a proximal end of the outer guide. The outer guide has a longitudinal stiffness that facilitates transmission of forces and prevention... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7620457 | Kit for penetrating the cardiac septum and for the placement of a trans-septal device, in particular a stimulation probe, in a left cardiac cavity A kit for penetrating the cardiac septum and for the placement of a trans-septal device, in particular of a stimulation probe, in a left heart cavity. This kit includes a penetration guide (16), a handling stylet, a piercing stylet (38) and a guiding s... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7555350 | Electromagnetic interference immune pacing/defibrillation lead An electromagnetic interference immune defibrillator lead has a first electromagnetic insulating layer. A first layer is formed on the first electromagnetic insulating layer, the first layer having a plurality of first conductive rings composed of first conductive m... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7551966 | Electromagnetic interference immune pacing/defibrillation lead An electromagnetic interference immune defibrillator lead has a first electromagnetic insulating layer. A first layer is formed on the first electromagnetic insulating layer, the first layer having a plurality of first conductive rings composed of first conductive m... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7542807 | Conduction block verification probe and method of use Devices and methods provide for ablation of cardiac tissue for treating cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. Although the devices and methods are often to be used to ablate epicardial tissue in the vicinity of at least one pulmonary vein, various embodim... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7539545 | Electromagnetic interference immune pacing/defibrillation lead An electromagnetic interference immune defibrillator lead has a first electromagnetic insulating layer. A first layer is formed on the first electromagnetic insulating layer, the first layer having a plurality of first conductive rings composed of first conductive m... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7539546 | Electromagnetic interference immune pacing/defibrillation lead An electromagnetic interference immune defibrillator lead has a first electromagnetic insulating layer. A first layer is formed on the first electromagnetic insulating layer, the first layer having a plurality of first conductive rings composed of first conductive m... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536228 | Activation device for dynamic ring manipulation An activation device for applying energy to an implanted annuloplasty ring is described. In some embodiments, the activation device includes an outer elongate member having an outer elongate member distal end and an outer elongate member proximal end, and a lumen th... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7529591 | Electromagnetic interference immune pacing/defibrillation lead An electromagnetic interference immune defibrillator lead has a first electromagnetic insulating layer. A first layer is formed on the first electromagnetic insulating layer, the first layer having a plurality of first conductive rings composed of first conductive m... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529590 | Electromagnetic interference immune pacing/defibrillation lead An electromagnetic interference immune defibrillator lead has a first electromagnetic insulating layer. A first layer is formed on the first electromagnetic insulating layer, the first layer having a plurality of first conductive rings composed of first conductive m... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529589 | Intravascular electrophysiological system and methods The present application describes an intravascular implantable pacing and/or defibrillation system. The described system includes a pulse generator that is implantable within a blood vessel and proportioned to blood flow through the blood vessel, and at least one el... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526342 | Apparatus for endoscopic cardiac mapping and lead placement Apparatus and surgical methods establish temporary suction attachment to a target site on the surface of a beating heart for analyzing electrical signals or hemodynamic responses to applied signals at the target sites for enhancing the accuracy of placement of cardi... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7509172 | Stabilizing guide wire apparatus for use with implantable device An apparatus is usable for guiding and stabilizing a body implantable medical device. The apparatus includes a guide wire with an enlarged distal tip. The enlarged distal tip may include a compliant portion to prevent tissue abrasion or perforation. The implantable ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7499756 | Lead locking device and method A lead locking device has a lead engaging member with a mandrel extending along a lumen and attached to the distal end of the lead engaging member such that it extends beyond the proximal end of the lead engaging member. The lead locking device also has a loop handl... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7493173 | Electrode line An electrode line for intraluminal or intracardiac use for connection to a cardiac pacemaker, comprises an elongate, flexurally soft electrode line body having a distal end at which or in the proximity of which is arranged at least one distal electrode which is elec... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7433739 | Passive fixation mechanism for epicardial sensing and stimulation lead placed through pericardial access An implantable lead having an elongated lead body that includes an electrical conductor extending between a distal end of the lead body and a proximal end of the lead body is disclosed. The lead further includes an electrode formed at the distal end of the lead body... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421300 | Implantation of medical device with measurement of body surface potential Methods of implanting at least one lead for a cardio defibrillator using body surface potential (BSP) electrodes are disclosed. The methods may include installing defibrillation electrodes in a patient, attaching at least three BSP electrodes to the patient's skin, ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412289 | Multi-electrode lead This invention is a lead (10) for modifying the activity of a tissue, particularly the heart. Electrodes are provided for performing sensing (15p) (15d), and/or signal delivery (16p) (16d) functions. A c... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7403823 | Super plastic design for CHF pacemaker lead An implantable lead assembly for a body implantable medical system adapted to transmit electrical signals between a proximal end portion of the lead assembly and a distal end portion of the lead assembly to thereby stimulate selected body tissue includes an elongate... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398125 | Suture collar with a flexible constraining means A device for fastening an electrode in the pacemaker bed before the entry of the electrode into a vein is provided, and includes a sheath having two parts and, with a hose extending through their interior. The two parts and of the sheath are profiled at the contacti... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389134 | Trans-septal intra-cardiac lead system An apparatus for and method of measuring pressure through a septum in a patient's heart is disclosed. A lead inserted into the right side of a heart is routed through the septum to gain access to the left side of the heart. The lead includes an attachment structure ... | 06/17/2008 |
