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| 20120071956 | IMPLANTABLE LEAD BANDSTOP FILTER EMPLOYING AN INDUCTIVE COIL WITH PARASITIC CAPACITANCE TO ENHANCE MRI COMPATIBILITY OF ACTIVE MEDICAL DEVICES A medical lead system includes at least one bandstop filter for attenuating current flow through the lead across a range of frequencies. The bandstop filter has an overall circuit Q wherein the resultant 3 dB bandwidth is at least 10 kHz. The values of capacitance and i... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053667 | MEDICAL LEAD HAVING A BANDSTOP FILTER EMPLOYING A CAPACITOR AND AN INDUCTOR TANK CIRCUIT TO ENHANCE MRI COMPATIBILITY A bandstop filter includes a capacitance in parallel with an inductance and is placed in series with the implantable lead of an active implantable medical device, wherein values of capacitance and inductance are selected such that the bandstop filter attenuates RF curre... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046723 | MEDICAL LEAD HAVING A BANDSTOP FILTER EMPLOYING A CAPACITOR AND AN INDUCTOR TANK CIRCUIT TO ENHANCE MRI COMPATIBILITY A bandstop filter includes a capacitance in parallel with an inductance and is placed in series with the implantable lead of an active implantable medical device, wherein values of capacitance and inductance are selected such that the bandstop filter attenuates RF curre... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20110306860 | Band Stop Filter Employing a Capacitor and an Inductor Tank Circuit to Enhance MRI Compatibility of Active Medical Devices A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active medical device (AMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the lead wire of the AMD, wherein values of capacitanc... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110054582 | SHIELDED NETWORK FOR AN ACTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANTABLE LEAD A shielded component or network for an active medical device (AMD) implantable lead includes (1) an implantable lead having a length extending from a proximal end to a distal end, all external of an AMD housing, (2) a passive component or network disposed somewhere alon... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110040343 | SWITCHED DIVERTER CIRCUITS FOR MINIMIZING HEATING OF AN IMPLANTED LEAD IN A HIGH POWER ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ENVIRONMENT An energy management system that facilitates the transfer of high frequency energy induced on an implanted lead or a leadwire includes an energy dissipating surface associated with the implanted lead or the leadwire, a diversion or diverter circuit associated with the e... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110022140 | METHODOLOGY AND APPARATUS TO TERMINATE ABANDONED ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE LEADS An energy management system facilitates the transfer of high frequency energy coupled into an implanted abandoned lead at a selected RF frequency or frequency band, to an energy dissipating surface. This is accomplished by conductively coupling the implanted abandoned l... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100324639 | METHODOLOGY AND APPARATUS TO TERMINATE ABANDONED ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE LEADS An energy management system facilitates the transfer of high frequency energy coupled into an implanted abandoned lead at a selected RF frequency or frequency band, to an energy dissipating surface. This is accomplished by conductively coupling the implanted abandoned l... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100222857 | Band stop filter employing a capacitor and an inductor tank circuit to enhance MRI compatibility of active medical devices A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active medical device (AMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the lead wire of the AMD, wherein values of capacitanc... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222856 | Band stop filter employing a capacitor and an inductor tank circuit to enhance MRI compatibility of active medical devices A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active medical device (AMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the lead wire of the AMD, wherein values of capacitanc... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100217262 | FREQUENCY SELECTIVE PASSIVE COMPONENT NETWORKS FOR ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES UTILIZING AN ENERGY DISSIPATING SURFACE Decoupling circuits are provided which transfer energy induced from an MRI pulsed RF field to the housing for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) which serves as an energy dissipating surface. This is accomplished through broadband filtering or by resonant filte... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100198312 | EMI FILTER EMPLOYING A CAPACITOR AND AN INDUCTOR TANK CIRCUIT HAVING OPTIMUM COMPONENT VALUES A bandstop filter having optimum component values is provided for a lead of an active implantable medical device (AIMD). The bandstop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the implantable ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100191236 | SWITCHED DIVERTER CIRCUITS FOR MINIMIZING HEATING OF AN IMPLANTED LEAD AND/OR PROVIDING EMI PROTECTION IN A HIGH POWER ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ENVIRONMENT An energy management system that facilitates the transfer of high frequency energy induced on an implanted lead or a leadwire includes an energy dissipating surface associated with the implanted lead or the leadwire, a diversion or diverter circuit associated with the e... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100174349 | SYSTEM FOR TERMINATING ABANDONED IMPLANTED LEADS TO MINIMIZE HEATING IN HIGH POWER ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ENVIRONMENTS An energy management system facilitates the transfer of high frequency energy coupled into an implanted abandoned lead at a selected RF frequency or frequency band, to an energy dissipating surface. This is accomplished by conductively coupling the implanted abandoned l... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100168821 | SWITCHED DIVERTER CIRCUITS FOR MINIMIZING HEATING OF AN IMPLANTED LEAD IN A HIGH POWER ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ENVIRONMENT An energy management system that facilitates the transfer of high frequency energy induced on an implanted lead or a leadwire includes an energy dissipating surface associated with the implanted lead or the leadwire, a diversion or diverter circuit associated with the e... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100023000 | FREQUENCY SELECTIVE PASSIVE COMPONENT NETWORKS FOR IMPLANTABLE LEADS OF ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES UTILIZING AN ENERGY DISSIPATING SURFACE Decoupling circuits are provided which transfer energy induced from an MRI pulsed RF field to an energy dissipating surface. This is accomplished through broadband filtering or by resonant filtering. In a passive component network for an implantable leadwire of an activ... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100023095 | TRANSIENT VOLTAGE/CURRENT PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLANTED LEADS A transient voltage/surge current protection system is provided for electronic circuits associated with implanted leads. In particular, a transient voltage suppressor such as a diode, a zener diode, a transorb, a surge protector, varistor components or the like, is plac... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100016936 | FREQUENCY SELECTIVE PASSIVE COMPONENT NETWORKS FOR IMPLANTABLE LEADS OF ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES UTILIZING AN ENERGY DISSIPATING SURFACE Decoupling circuits are provided which transfer energy induced from an MRI pulsed RF field to an energy dissipating surface. This is accomplished through broadband filtering or by resonant filtering. In a passive component network for an implantable leadwire of an activ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20080269591 | BAND STOP FILTER EMPLOYING A CAPACITOR AND AN INDUCTOR TANK CIRCUIT TO ENHANCE MRI COMPATIBILITY OF ACTIVE MEDICAL DEVICES A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active medical device (AMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the lead wire of the AMD, wherein values of capacitanc... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20070288058 | BAND STOP FILTER EMPLOYING A CAPACITOR AND AN INDUCTOR TANK CIRCUIT TO ENHANCE MRI COMPATIBILITY OF ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active implantable medical device (AIMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the implantable lead wire of the AIMD, wh... | 12/13/2007 |
