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7613522 Multi-antenna for an implantable medical device  
A system for enabling telemetry in implantable medical devices is provided. An implantable medical device has device having radio-frequency telemetry capabilities. The device includes a housing and...
7610091 Apparatus and method for detecting lead adequacy and quality  
A system and method for detecting lead adequacy and quality is disclosed. The system includes leads attached to a package having known electrical or optical characteristics. The package is adapted...
7603173 Electrode package attached to exterior of defibrillator  
A combination of a defibrillator and an electrode package, the combination comprising a defibrillator comprising electrical output wires for delivering a defibrillation pulse to defibrillation...
7596408 Implantable medical device with anti-infection agent  
An implantable medical device with anti-infection agent. The implantable medical device may be configured for placement in the head of a patient and for monitoring or treatment of the brain. The...
7590450 Filtered electrical interconnect assembly  
An electronic module assembly for an implantable medical device includes a non-conductive block having an opening for accepting a feedthrough conductor. The block has opposite first and second ends...
7580750 Implantable medical device with integrated acoustic transducer  
An implantable medical device comprises a hermetically sealed housing having a housing wall with an interior surface, and an ultrasonic acoustic transducer, the transducer comprising one or more...
7561917 Feedthrough assembly including sleeve and methods related thereto  
A feedthrough assembly is disposable in an aperture of, for example, a power source encasement. In various examples, the feedthrough assembly comprises a ferrule, an insulator, a terminal...
7561916 Implantable medical device with indicator  
An attachment mechanism for a surgically implantable medical device includes one or more fasteners which may be simultaneously moved from an undeployed position to a deployed position by operation...
7555345 Implantable neurostimulator device  
The disclosure describes an implantable neurostimulator device for delivery of neurostimulation to treat head, neck, or facial pain or tension, including pain or tension caused by occipital...
7555339 Capacitor designs for medical devices  
A capacitor for use in implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as implantable defibrillators, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, implantable pacemaker-cardioverter-defibrillators, and the...
7532927 Implantable medical device and associated method for reducing an affect of a vibratory alert on a vibration-sensitive sensor  
An implantable medical device and associated method are provided including a vibratory alert and a vibration-sensitive sensor. Further included is a circuit in communication with the vibratory...
7529586 Concavity of an implantable medical device  
At least one surface of an implantable medical device is concave along at least one axis such that it substantially conforms to a surface within a patient, such as the cranium, when it is implanted...
7522959 Subcutaneous cardiac rhythm management  
An implantable system includes a housing configured for subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic placement in a patient, and a plurality of electrodes coupled to the housing, each of the plurality of...
7519424 Intravascular medical device  
An implantable medical device is configured so that all of the major components including a housing and attached leads are disposed within the vasculature of a patient. A tether extends from the...
7515964 Multi-directional bore configuration header  
An implantable medical device includes a sealed casing enclosing electronic circuitry and a plurality of electrical terminals connected to the electronic circuitry and projecting out of a mounting...
7511938 Filtering assembly and a feedthrough assembly  
Filtering assembly for a feedthrough, for implantable medical devices, having operating conductive pin(s) and a ground conductive pin. The filtering assembly has: first insulating substrate,...
7493167 Magnetically shielded AIMD housing with window for magnetically actuated switch  
An active implantable medical device (AIMD) having a magnetic shield on its housing for shielding the interior of the device from magnetic fields originating outside the housing. The magnetic...
7493166 Electrical contact for a feedthrough/electrode assembly  
An implantable medical device has one or more feedthrough/electrode assemblies positioned around an outer periphery of the device. Each of the assemblies includes a ferrule and a feedthrough...
7489968 Pre-molded header with universal tip-to-tip feedthru adaptor  
In fabricating a header assembly of an implantable medical device, one end of a bore contact wire attached to a connector block is keyed with one guiding channel at an upper region of a feedthru...
7489967 Method and apparatus of acoustic communication for implantable medical device  
An implantable medical device includes an acoustic transducer for intra-body communication with another medical device via an acoustic couple. The acoustic transducer includes one or more...
7483752 Antenna for an implantable medical device  
An apparatus and method for enabling far-field radio-frequency communications with an implantable medical device in which an antenna is embedded within a dielectric compartment of the device. A...
7477943 Medical device and method of manufacturing  
Methods and apparatus are provided for manufacturing a medical device. An implantable medical device includes a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial layer, and a power transistor. The epitaxial...
7477933 Portable electrocardiograph, electrocardiogram monitoring system, and electrocardiogram monitoring method using the same  
Electrocardiogram data and acceleration data obtained by a portable electrocardiograph of each patient are transmitted to a radio base station, and transmitted from the radio base station to a...
7472505 Connector assembly for an implantable medical device and process for making  
A connector circuit assembly for use in an implantable medical device, and a method of making the assembly that includes a core portion formed of a thermoplastic material using either an injection...
7467014 Compact and conformal telemetry antennas for implantable medical devices  
An implantable medical device (“IMD”) configured in accordance with an example embodiment of the invention generally includes a housing, a connector header block coupled to the housing, a...
7450998 Method of placing an implantable device proximate to neural/muscular tissue  
A method for facilitating placement of an implantable device configured for implantation beneath a patient's skin for the purpose of tissue, e.g., nerve or muscle, stimulation and/or parameter...
7447533 Implantable electronic medical device having an encapsulated optical transducer  
An implantable electronic device has a main housing with a leak-proof-sealed housing chamber containing electronic circuitry. An optical module is connected to the main housing, and has a module...
7437193 Microstimulator employing improved recharging reporting and telemetry techniques  
An implantable microstimulator configured to be implanted beneath a patient's skin for tissue stimulation to prevent and/or treat various disorders, e.g., neurological disorders, uses a...
7433737 Implantable medical device with polymer-polymer interfaces and methods of manufacture and use  
An implantable stimulator that includes a housing, a first plastic component, and a second plastic component, where the first and second plastic components form a polymer-polymer interface. A light...
7428437 Canister designs for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators  
One embodiment of the present invention provides an implantable cardioverter defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning between the third rib and the twelfth rib within a patient, the implantable...
7413482 Method for forming a connector assembly for use with an implantable medical device  
A sectional interconnect ribbon for use in a connector assembly for an implantable medical device is formed of two ore more separately-formed sections which are mechanically joined together to form...
7409245 Variable antenna matching network for an implantable antenna  
An implantable medical device may have an antenna for communication with external devices or other internal devices. Changes in the patient's body position, weight, composition or other factors may...
7392089 Reducing relative intermodule motion in a modular implantable medical device  
A modular implantable medical device includes a plurality of modules that are at least partially encapsulated by an overmold. The modules may be connected by coupling modules, which may be flexible...
7391601 Feedthrough filter assembly  
A feedthrough filter capacitor assembly for an implantable medical device is provided. The assembly includes a conductive lead, a conductive tube coaxial with and insulated from at least a portion...
7386143 Retention apparatus for an external portion of a semi-implantable hearing aid  
A retention apparatus for a semi-implantable hearing aid. In one embodiment, the retention apparatus includes a first surface and a second surface. One of the first and second surfaces includes a...
7383090 Connection for a coiled lead to an electrical contact for an implantable medical device  
High reliability electrical connections between a helical strand and flat electrodes, such as strip electrodes found in implantable neurostimulator systems, are described. The connection consists...
7383085 Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter/defibrillator  
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are disclosed that are entirely implantable subcutaneously with minimal surgical intrusion into the body of the patient and provide distributed...
7376466 Casings for implantable stimulators and methods of making the same  
An implantable stimulator includes a device for delivering a stimulus and a casing having a first, metal portion and a second, portion which is formed from a plastic or polymer. A method of forming...
7376465 Modular implantable medical device and manufacturing method therefor  
In an implantable medical device and a manufacturing method therefore, the implantable medical device has at least an electronics module and a battery module, each contributing functionally as well...
7363083 Flexible subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator  
One embodiment of the present invention provides an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning over a patient's ribcage, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator...
7363082 Flexible hermetic enclosure for implantable medical devices  
A flexible, hermetically sealed enclosure device allows for the controlled insertion of an implantable device into the body of a patient. A series of bellows can be used to interconnect a number of...
7359754 Optional use of a lead for a unitary subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator  
One embodiment of the present invention provides an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning over a patient's ribcage, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator includes...
7351921 Assembly for a microstimulator  
An electrode assembly includes an electrode electrically connected to a capacitor with a wire. An assembly carrier may be used to hold and secure at least the wire and capacitor during assembly. A...
7346391 Cerebral or organ interface system  
A cerebral and/or interface system has a housing mechanism configured to be at least partially spaced in a cavity formed in the subject's skull; an attaching mechanism for attaching the housing...
7340305 Implantable medical device feedthrough assembly having a coated conductor  
An electrical feedthrough for an implantable medical device (IMD) is provided that employs a feedthrough conductor having a non-platinum based inner core and one or more layers of a conductive...
7337003 Implantable pulse generator case  
An implantable medical device, e.g., a stimulator, having a sealed housing and method of making the same. An exemplary embodiment of the device includes a case frame defining a cavity, the cavity...
7337002 Implantable medical device with detachable battery compartment  
An implantable medical electronic tissue stimulating device is formed of two hermetically sealed, fluid impervious housings, one containing an electronic pulse generator and the other a battery...
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...
7322832 Radio frequency antenna flexible circuit interconnect with unique micro connectors  
An RF antenna flexible circuit interconnect is disclosed with unique micro connectors. The RF antenna flexible circuit interconnect further includes a planer flexible body having an embedded RF...
7319901 Optional telemetry antenna for implantable medical devices  
An implantable medical device (“IMD”) configured in accordance with an example embodiment of the invention generally includes a housing, a connector header block coupled to the housing, and an...
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