Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170689 | Implantable cardiac defibrillation system with defibrillation electrode entrapment prevention and method An implantable cardiac defibrillation device diminishes fibrosis of a defibrillation electrode. The device includes an implantable lead having a defibrillation electrode adapted for implant in one of the superior vena cava and right ventricle of a heart, a pulse gen... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8099174 | Left heart implantable cardiac stimulation system with clot prevention electrode body coating and method An implantable cardiac stimulation device provides stimulation therapy from within the left ventricle of a heart. The device includes a pulse generator adapted to be coupled to an implantable cardiac stimulation electrode and a power supply that provides the stimula... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8055352 | Polymer lead covering with varied material properties This document discusses, among other things, a lead assembly including a lead body, at least one conductor extending through the lead body, and a covering having varied material properties. In an example, the covering is made by forming pieces of material having var... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8027739 | Medical device having a glass coating and method therefor A medical device having at least one glass coating between a first and second component. The glass coating forms a portion of a strong, hydrothermally stable joint between components or provides insulation, or tailors an impedance and/or capacitance of an electrode.... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027738 | Probe for treating a tumor or the like An article of clothing is provided for selectively destroying dividing cells in living tissue formed of dividing cells and non-dividing cells. The dividing cells contain polarizable intracellular members and during late anaphase or telophase, the dividing cells are ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8019444 | Lead interconnect using a captured fixation member Methods and devices for interconnecting a medical lead conductor member and an electrode are provided. One device includes a medical lead having a shaft. The shaft has a conductor member extending therethrough and a ring electrode disposed along the shaft. The ring ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7991483 | Implantable electrodes containing polyoxometalate anions and methods of manufacture and use An implantable device includes at least one electrode comprising a conductive base and polyoxometalate anions disposed on or within the conductive base; and at least one conductor attached to the at least one electrode for conducting electrical energy to the at leas... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7904177 | Lead interconnect using a capured fixation member Methods and devices for interconnecting a medical lead conductor member and an electrode are provided. One device includes a medical lead having a shaft. The shaft has a conductor member extending therethrough and a ring electrode disposed along the shaft. The ring ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7844347 | Medical devices incorporating carbon nanotube material and methods of fabricating same Unique electrodes and/or electrical lead assemblies are provided for stimulating cardiac tissue, muscle tissue, neurological tissue, brain tissue and/or organ tissue; to electrophysiology mapping and ablation catheters for monitoring and selectively altering physiol... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7835802 | Polymer lead covering with varied material properties This document discusses, among other things, a lead assembly including a lead body, at least one conductor extending through the lead body, and a covering having varied material properties. In an example, the covering is made by forming pieces of material having var... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7596415 | Medical devices incorporating carbon nanotube material and methods of fabricating same The present invention relates generally to medical devices; in particular and without limitation, to unique electrodes and/or electrical lead assemblies for stimulating cardiac tissue, muscle tissue, neurological tissue, brain tissue and/or organ tissue; to electrop... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7412290 | Seal for use with medical device and system A seal adapted for use with medical devices is provided with a lead having a distal tip electrode. The distal tip of the lead is adapted for implantation on or about the heart and for connection to a system for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity. The lead ca... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7366574 | Device for the transvenous cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter A transvenous catheter for the cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter and/or the stimulation of the heart's activity. The catheter has an electrically active section within a heart and an electrically passive section carrying electrical cables. At le... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366573 | Polymer lead covering with varied material properties This document discusses, among other things, a lead assembly including a lead body, at least one conductor extending through the lead body, and a covering having varied material properties. In an example, the covering is made by forming pieces of material having var... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361964 | Surface acoustic wave device with electro-static discharge protection Sacrificial electrodes with fractal-shaped are formed on a SAW (surface acoustic wave) device. The sacrificial electrodes discharge electro-static charge in the SAW device for protecting the IDT (inter-digital transducer) from electrostatic break. Moreover, the sacr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353066 | Self-sealing insulation employed on a catheter or lead An implantable electrical medical lead for a pulse generator includes a distal electrode, a connector for electrical connection with the pulse generator, an electrical conductor within the lead extending between the connector and the distal electrode, and an insulat... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349735 | Methods and apparatus for treating fibrillation and creating defibrillation waveforms Methods and apparatus for treating fibrillation utilize biphasic waveforms. A cardiac stimulator includes a defibrillation circuit that uses a pulse width modulated capacitive discharge to generate various biphasic waveforms, one or more of which may be delivered to... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349742 | Expandable fixation elements for subcutaneous electrodes Subcutaneous systems and leads may be fixed in tissue after placement by use of one or more expanding fixation elements. An expanding fixation element is provided on an implantable lead and configured to secure one or both of a subcutaneous electrode and the lead bo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330756 | Implantable microstimulator with conductive plastic electrode and methods of manufacture and use An implantable microstimulator includes a plastic housing having a first end; an electronic subassembly; and a conductive plastic electrode disposed at the first end of the plastic housing and in electrical communication with the electronic subassembly. The microsti... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7288021 | Chemical-mechanical polishing of metals in an oxidized form The invention provides a method for polishing a substrate comprising a metal in an oxidized form, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a substrate comprising a metal in an oxidized form, (b) contacting a portion of the substrate with a chemical-mechanic... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7256982 | Electrolytic capacitor A capacitor is provided which includes a plurality of electrodes and a fluid electrolyte provided to electrically associate the plurality of electrodes. One of the plurality of electrodes includes poly (ethylene 3,4-dioxythiophene) or a titanate. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257439 | Brain-machine interface systems and methods A system and method for interfacing a brain with a machine. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention employs a vascular approach in which one or more nano-electrodes are deployed in vasculature having a close geometric relationship with proximal innervation.... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248927 | Implantable heart stimulator with electrodes for an infection control current An implantable heart stimulator has an electrically conductive housing containing a pulse generator, with an electrode lead connected to the housing. The electrode lead has a proximal portion extending substantially from the housing to a location, after implantation... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239922 | Implantable cable having securely attached ring contacts and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a biological electrical stimulus cable. The method begins with a cable portion having a plurality of first conductive wires set into a length of insulative material. A portion of the insulative material is removed from the surface creating ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235164 | Electrokinetic pump having capacitive electrodes An electrokinetic pump achieves high and low flow rates without producing significant gaseous byproducts and without significant evolution of the pump fluid. A first feature of the pump is that the electrodes in the pump are capacitive with a capacitance of at least... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231259 | Body implantable lead comprising electrically conductive polymer conductors A body implantable lead includes a lead body comprising an insulative housing containing at least one conductive polymer conductor terminating within a distal end portion of the lead body at an electrode structure carried by the distal end portion of the lead body. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225024 | Sensors having protective eluting coating and method therefor A cardiac management implantable device that has an intravascular device body, and one or more chemical sensors coupled with the intravascular device body. A drug eluting substance is disposed at a location including at least one of on, directly adjacent, or near th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218971 | Implantable lead with dissolvable coating for improved fixation and extraction A cardiac rhythm management system provides an endocardial cardiac rhythm management lead with an at least partially dissolvable coating at least partially on insulating portions of the lead body at or near its distal end. Upon dissolution, the coating promotes tiss... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7206633 | Device and method to discriminate between supraventricular tachycardias and ventricular arrhythmias A method discriminates between ventricular arrhythmia and supraventricular tachycardia by detecting an earliest arriving electrical signal following anti-tachycardia pacing. An implantable cardiac defibrillator provides simultaneous atrioventricular anti-tachycardia... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203550 | Implantable medical device with a current generated for infection control In a cardiac stimulating device, an infection control current is generated and applied to a subject in whom a medical device is implanted by completing a circuit including an entirely electrically conductive exterior of a housing of the device, an electrode carried ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197362 | Cardiac lead having coated fixation arrangement Implantable cardiac monitoring and stimulation devices and methods using cardiac leads employ coated fixation arrangements. The coating, such as an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, reduces exit block by reducing the tissue response to the fixation arrangement, decr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7191009 | Means for increasing implantable medical device electrode surface area A surface area of an IMD electrode is increased by forming a conductive layer over an external portion of a sidewall of an IMD connector header and electrically coupling the conductive layer of the connector header to a conductive mounting surface of a hermetically ... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7130396 | Medical monitoring system having multiple communications channels A medical monitoring system has a sensor system including a sensor associated with a patient and a remote monitoring unit. The remote monitoring unit includes a microprocessor in communication with the sensor system, and a portable-monitoring unit transceiver system... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123963 | Method of automatic evoked response sensing vector selection using evoked response waveform analysis A cardiac pacing device and method for automatically selecting an optimal evoked response sensing vector based on an evaluation of the evoked response signal quality are provided. Electrode switching circuitry allows selection of multiple sensing electrode vectors. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123969 | Lead having one or more low polarization electrodes A low-polarization electrode for use with an implantable lead. The low polarization electrode comprises a base substrate of a conductive material, an intermediate layer of a high dielectric layer over the base substrate, and a polarization-reducing coating over the ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7079903 | Low polarization coatings for implantable electrodes Coatings for implantable electrodes such as pacing electrodes, neurostimulator electrodes, and electroporating electrodes and sensing electrodes are described. The coatings are highly biocompatible, having low polarization. They consist of a biocompatible, conductiv... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076309 | Apparatus and method for fixedly engaging an electrical lead An electrical lead includes an elongate body having a proximal end and a fixation member joined to the elongate body and distally disposed from the proximal end of the elongate body, wherein the fixation member is capable of being extended from and retracted toward ... | 07/11/2006 |
