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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7650185 | System and method for walking an implantable medical device from a sleep state A system and method for waking up an implantable medical device (“IMD”) from a sleep state in which power consumption by the IMD is essentially zero. The IMD may be adapted to perform one or more designated measurement and/or therapeutic functions. In one embodi... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7587241 | Method for controlling telemetry in an implantable medical device based on power source capacity A method for controlling an implantable medical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a voltage of a power source within the implantable medical device is monitored. If this voltage is above a first threshold, the implantable medical device enables the following f... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7502648 | Artificial cardiac pump An artificial cardiac pump includes an impeller (3) rotatably supported on a fixed shaft body (2) in a housing (1) and a drive mechanism rotating the impeller, wherein blood is taken in from the front side and force-fed to the rear side by the r... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7361142 | Electronic device for health index measurement and control method of the same The present invention allows easily performing various types of controls and improving productivity without adding a special communication section. The present invention includes a power receiving section 21 to be connected to a driving power supply 50... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7336991 | Multi-channel biological signal telemetry systems A system for performing telemetry of multi-channel biological signals obtained from electrodes attached to a subject, is provided with a transmitter and a receiver. In the transmitter, a converter converts the multi-channel biological signals to digital data, and a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333853 | Implantable medical device having a controlled diagnostic function Methods and systems for providing an implantable medical device with a controlled diagnostic function adapted to convert from a monitoring mode to a therapeutic mode upon sensing an actionable cardiovascular event are disclosed. A preferred embodiment uses an intera... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319899 | Sensing techniques for implantable medical devices The invention is directed to sensing techniques that can be executed by an implantable medical device (IMD). The sensing techniques exploit the fact that useful information can be sensed during the periods where the sympathetic and vagal tone balance changes in a pa... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313443 | Method and apparatus for hardware/firmware trap The operation of an implantable medical device executing at least one set of firmware code is modified using a hardware/firmware trap at a point of execution of the set of firmware code. A patch code for directing the implantable medical device to perform a particul... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7292168 | DSP with variable sample frequency An implantable medical device uses a sampling scheme to obtain digital representation from analog signals. The analog signals represent intracardiac activity. Generally, a detector detects the amplitude of the analog signals and generates first and second difference... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286875 | Monitoring ventricular contractions using an implantable stimulation device An implantable cardiac stimulation device is configured to measure selected ventricular contraction parameters and possibly apply stimulation therapy based on the ventricular contraction parameters. In accordance with one aspect, the ventricular contraction paramete... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283873 | Monitoring and synchronizing ventricular contractions using an implantable stimulation device An implantable cardiac stimulation device is configured to measure selected ventricular contraction parameters and apply stimulation therapy based on an analysis of the ventricular contraction parameters. The ventricular contraction parameters may include impedance ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7254448 | Method of operating an implantable medical device telemetry processor An implantable medical device with a main processor also has a telemetry processor to perform some telemetry processing functions resulting under some circumstances in reducing demands on the main processor, conserving energy, increasing telemetry processing speed, ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7236827 | Single-use medical device An electrical therapy device has a blocking triggering unit and a re-use blocking unit. The re-use blocking unit prevents the functions of the electrical therapy device during implantation in dependence on the condition of the blocking triggering unit. The blocking ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233822 | Combination of electrogram and intra-cardiac pressure to discriminate between fibrillation and tachycardia A system and method for detecting and classifying cardiac arrhythmias based on cardiac pressure signals or the combination of cardiac electrical and cardiac pressure signals. A cardiac electrogram signal is sensed to derive a cardiac rate from which an arrhythmia de... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7212863 | Implantable medical device operable in a special mode upon activation during a programmed time An implantable medical device is operable in a normal mode of operation, including a test mode, as well as in at least one other mode of operation outside of the normal mode. The device has a signal detector that is responsive to an external activation and a timer t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7190273 | Joint endoprosthesis with ambient condition sensing A system for monitoring the ambient conditions of a mammalian joint, and particularly a joint that has been instrumented with a joint endoprosthesis includes a sensor supported by a component of the joint endoprosthesis. The system includes a transmission element th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7155281 | Complimentary activity sensor network for disease monitoring and therapy modulation in an implantable device Energy efficient methods and systems for using multi-dimensional activity sensors with implantable cardiac devices are provided. In certain embodiments the output of a passive activity sensor (used for rate responsive pacing) is used to trigger temporary use of a re... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144365 | Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same An extracardiac pumping for supplementing the circulation of blood, including the cardiac output, in a patient without any component thereof being connected to the patient's heart, and method of using same. One embodiment of the extracardiac system comprises a pump ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7062328 | System and method for providing improved specificity for automatic mode switching within an implantable medical device Techniques for improving the specificity of automatic mode switching (AMS) are provided to prevent inappropriate mode switching and to ensure that mode switching is performed when needed. In one example, improved techniques for calculating a filtered rate interval (... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047079 | Method and system for energy conservation in implantable stimulation devices The invention relates to a stimulation device with power conservation functionality. In implantable devices, power supplies may be limited. Replenishing these power supplies may require costly surgery or periodic recharging depending on the model. A method may be im... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7020524 | Implantable cardiac stimulation device having optimized AV/PV delays for improved atrial kick during automatic capture and threshold determinations An improved device and method for performing automatic capture/threshold determination that is particularly useful in an implantable cardiac stimulation device. While conventional devices use a fixed shortening of the AV/PV delays during automatic capture/threshold ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016730 | Method of operating implantable medical devices to prolong battery life A method of conserving power and extending the life of a battery in an implantable rate-responsive cardiac rhythm management device. In accordance with the preferred embodiment, a first physiologic sensor is used to enable a power consuming feature only when the fir... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013178 | Implantable medical device communication system An implantable medical device communication system communicates information between an implantable medical device and at least one slave device by way of a two-wire bus. Slave devices may include remote sensors and other implantable medical devices. The implantable ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6988215 | Method and apparatus for synchronization of clock domains A method and an apparatus for synchronizing clock domains. A slow clock signal is received. A circuit in a slow clock domain is operated based upon the slow clock signal. A fast clock signal is received. The slow clock signal is synchronized using the fast clock sig... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6976998 | Minimally invasive retinal prosthesis An ocular device that can more safely and effectively perform all functions needed of a retinal prosthesis with electronic components that are placed outside the wall of an eye, are powered wirelessly provided by an external power source, and which provide a patient... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6927721 | Low power A/D converter A comparator is arranged to compare a series of analog voltage signal samples on a first capacitor with a voltage on a second capacitor which is linearly increased or decreased to equal the sample value. The comparator's single output freezes the count of the counte... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6917831 | Electrically activated implant This invention relates to an electrically active implant with a plurality of energy-consuming components and an activation device designed to activate the implant. The electrically active implant is characterized by a deactivation device designed to deactivate the e... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915167 | Method and apparatus for hardware/firmware trap A method and an apparatus for a hardware/firmware trap. At least one set of a firmware code is executed for operation of the device. Modification to the operation of the device is performed. The modification to the operation comprises: receiving a patch code; creati... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908227 | Apparatus for thermal management of multiple core microprocessors An apparatus for managing the temperature of an integrated circuit having a multiple core microprocessor is described. Specifically, thermal sensors are placed at potential hot spots throughout each microprocessor core. A thermal management unit monitors the thermal... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6892096 | Implantable cardiac stimulating device with optimized demand It is important in cardiac pacing devices and systems to achieve efficient power utilization and conservation to extend the life of the battery cells, thereby extending the intervals between invasive medical procedures to replace components in the cardiac pacing sys... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889082 | Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same An extracardiac pumping for supplementing the circulation of blood, including the cardiac output, in a patient without any component thereof being connected to the patient's heart, and methods of using same. One embodiment provides a vascular graft that has a first ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6842642 | Adjustable cardiac resynchronization Techniques are presented for providing adjustable cardiac resynchronization with an implanted medical device such as a pacemaker. For example, cardiac resynchronization may be provided during some time periods but not during other time periods, or cardiac resynchron... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6711436 | Compositions, apparatus and methods for facilitating surgical procedures Methods are provided for conducting diagnostic or therapeutic medical or surgical procedures in a patient wherein, during the procedure, autonomous ventricular electrical conductivity and escape beats are reversibly and transiently suppressed to facilitate the proce... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6701188 | Controlling noise sources during telemetry The invention presents techniques for reducing the interference to telemetry from an implanted medical device caused by a source of controllable noise. In the context of an implanted system that includes a defibrillator system and a telemetry system, for ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6687543 | Implantable cardiac stimulation device having reduced shelf current consumption and method A processor controlled implantable cardiac stimulation device may be placed into a shelf mode for extending the shelf life of the device. The device includes a real time clock circuit, a watch dog timer circuit having a duty cycle, a telemetry circuit cap... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6668193 | Method and apparatus for cardiac shock therapy An apparatus and method for delivering defibrillation shock therapy employing a multi-terminal pulse output circuit. In such a circuit, at least three electrode lead terminals are switchably connected to the positive and negative terminals of an energy st... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6472991 | Multichannel communication protocol configured to extend the battery life of an implantable device A communication protocol that is configured to extend the battery life of devices that monitor and/or affect body parameters and is particularly useful in a system comprised of a system control unit (SCU) and one or more implanted devices. Each such impla... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6438422 | Power dissipation reduction in medical devices using adiabatic logic A system for minimizing power dissipation within an implantable medical device through use of adiabatic logic is disclosed. The system includes a first and a second sub-circuit of the implantable medical device. An electrical connection interconnects the ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434425 | Power consumption reduction in medical devices employing multiple supply voltages and clock frequency control Power consumption in medical devices is reduced through the operation of circuits at clock speeds of lower levels to adequately complete desired functions during predetermined time periods (e.g., blanking interval, upper rate interval, etc.) just-in-time ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6414018 | Compositions, apparatus and methods for facilitating surgical procedures Methods are provided for conducting surgical procedures in a patient wherein, during the surgical procedure, autonomous ventricular electrical conductivity and escape beats are reversibly and transiently suppressed to facilitate the surgical procedure. Al... | 07/02/2002 |
