Medtronic, Inc.

Honeywell G.m.b.h.

Other

Covidien LP

Medtronics, Inc.

Medronic, Inc.

Andrew J Ries

John E Kast

Randy S Roles

George Patras

Jay K Lahti

Kris A Peterson

Scott J Robinson

Mark E Henschel

Kurt J Casby

Craig L Wiklund

David B Engmark

Eric John Wengreen

David A Ruben

John Daniel Norton

Kamal Deep Mothilal

Bryan J Zart

Robert A Munoz

John Eric Lovins

Hui Jin

Thomas J Olson

Rajesh V Iyer

Gordon Orvis Munns

Mark D Breyen

Jordon D Honeck

David P Haas

Timothy W Holleman

John E Nicholson

Sonja K Somdahl

Christopher T Kinsey

John Louis Sommer

Christian S Nielsen

James A Alexander

Andrew Jason Thom

Charles Edward Peters

Michael J Baade

Paul B Aamodt

Kimberly A Chaffin

Walter Carl Sunderland

Karl E Hokanson

Thomas M Nutzman

Steve M Bruesehoff

Angela Rodgers

Brian R Burwick

Richard P Nelson

Franise D Bartley

John D Longtin

Gregory A Theis

Carl D Wahlstrand

James D Reinke

James Grant Skakoon

Mark S Lent

Thomas C Bischoff

William John Taylor

Andreas A Fenner

Timothy T Bomstad

Lynn M Seifried

Vicki L Bjorklund

Chunho Kim

Brian Ross

William D Wolf

Jennifer J Zhao

Michael E Clarke

Jeffrey A Swanson

Jeevan M Prasannakumar

Todd H Schaefer

Jeffrey S Voss

Jason T Papenfuss

William J Farrell

Dan D Erklouts

Wayne L Appleseth

Jeffrey L Kehn

Harry Schroder

Kathryn J Moore

Robert W Stadler

James M Olsen

Craig L Schmidt

Zhongping C Yang

Michael Robert Klardie

John D Wahlstrand

Jeffrey J Clayton

John K Day

William L Johnson

Paul M Stein

Troy A Jenison

Sarah Anne Audet

Anthony R Rorvick

Kevin K Tidemand

Jeffrey M Jelen

Richard A Bruchmann

Kent E Samuelson

Steven G Rockow

Gary M Grose

David C Rice

Jason D Hamack

Avram Scheiner

Wade M Demmer

Christopher M Hobot

Timothy G Laske

John E Burnes

Gregory John Haubrich

A medical system including a device head configured to be positioned in an atrium of a heart, an implantable medical device configured to be positioned within a vena cava of the heart, and a lead extending from the device head to the implantable medical device. A fixation element coupled to the device head is configured to engage tissues within the atrium. The device head includes an electrode configured to deliver therapy and/or sensing signals to tissues within the atrium using stimulation signals received from processing circuitry within the implantable medical device. The medical system may include a delivery catheter configured to allow delivery of the device head to the atrium.

Implantable medical system

Various embodiments of an electronics module and an implantable medical device that includes such module are disclosed. The module includes a feedthrough header assembly having a conductive header that includes a conductive inner surface, an outer surface, and a contact disposed on the inner surface and electrically connected to the header; and a feedthrough pin disposed within a via that extends through the header. The module further includes an electronic layer having a substrate and an electronic component disposed on or within the substrate. The electronic component is electrically connected to the contact of the conductive header such that the electronic component is electrically connected to the header. A major surface of the substrate of the electronic layer faces the conductive inner surface of the header without any intervening nonconductive layers disposed between the major surface of the substrate and the conductive inner surface of the header.

Feedthrough header assembly and device including same

In some examples, a device includes at least three electrodes a first pair of electrodes and a second pair of electrodes. The device also includes circuitry configured to generate a first cardiac signal based on a first differential signal received across the first pair, generate a first brain signal based on the first differential signal received across the first pair, generate a second cardiac signal based on a second differential signal received across the second pair, and generate a second brain signal based on the second differential signal received across the second pair. The circuitry is also configured to output a composite cardiac signal based on the first cardiac signal and the second cardiac signal and to output a composite brain signal based on the first brain signal and the second brain signal.

Determining composite signals from at least three electrodes

Implantable cardiac monitor

Various embodiments of a hermetic assembly and a method of forming such assembly are disclosed. The hermetic assembly includes a dielectric substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface, a patterned layer connected to the first major surface of the dielectric substrate by a laser bond, and a ferrule having a body and a flange extending from the body. The flange is welded to a welding portion of the patterned layer that is disposed between the flange and the first major surface of the dielectric substrate such that the ferrule is hermetically sealed to the dielectric substrate.

Hermetic assembly and device including same

Various embodiments of a feedthrough header assembly and a device including such assembly are disclosed. The assembly includes a header having an inner surface and an outer surface; a dielectric substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface, where the second major surface of the dielectric substrate is disposed adjacent to the inner surface of the header; and a patterned conductive layer disposed on the first major surface of the dielectric substrate, where the patterned conductive layer includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion electrically isolated from the first conductive portion. The assembly further includes a feedthrough pin electrically connected to the second conductive portion of the patterned conductive layer and disposed within a via that extends through the dielectric substrate and the header. The feedthrough pin extends beyond the outer surface of the header.

Feedthrough assembly and device including same

Various embodiments of an electronic package and implantable medical device are disclosed. The electronic package includes a nonconductive substrate having a first major surface, a second major surface, and an opening disposed through the substrate between the first major surface and the second major surface. The package also includes a conductive layer hermetically sealed to the first major surface of the substrate and over the opening; a conductor block disposed in the opening and extending beyond the second major surface of the substrate, where the conductor block is electrically connected to the conductive layer; and an electronic device disposed adjacent to the first major surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the conductive layer. The package also includes a nonconductive cover disposed over the electronic device and the nonconductive substrate and hermetically sealed to the substrate, where the electronic device is disposed within a cavity of the cover.

Electronic package and device including same

Plunger

Handle for a medical tool

Various embodiments of a hermetically-sealed package and a method of forming such package are disclosed. The package includes a housing that extends along a housing axis between a first end and a second end, where the housing includes first and second opaque portions and a transparent portion disposed between the first and second opaque portions. The first opaque portion is hermetically sealed to a first end of the transparent portion and the second opaque portion is hermetically sealed to a second end of the transparent portion. At least one of the first and second opaque portions is hermetically sealed to the transparent portion by a weld ring. The package further includes a power source disposed within the housing, and an inductive coil disposed at least partially within the transparent portion of the housing and electrically connected to the power source.

Sealed package and method of forming same

In some examples, an implantable medical device includes a battery, an electronics module electrically connected to the battery, and an elongated housing comprising a side wall positioned between the battery and an end cap, wherein the electronics module is positioned within the elongated housing between the battery and the end cap. The implantable medical device also includes an electrical contact assembly comprising a first spring contact and a second spring contact. The electrical contact assembly of the implantable medical device is positioned within the elongated housing between the electronics module and the battery or the end cap.

Electronics assembly for implantable medical device

Various embodiments of a pressure sensor assembly and an implantable medical device that includes such assembly are disclosed. The assembly includes a substrate having a via that extends through the substrate along a via axis between a first major surface and a second major surface of the substrate, a membrane disposed on the first major surface of the substrate and over the via, and a patterned metal layer disposed on a first major surface of the membrane, a portion of such layer including a first capacitor plate. The assembly further includes an integrated circuit disposed adjacent to the first major surface of the membrane and electrically connected to the metal layer. The integrated circuit includes a second capacitor plate disposed on or within a substrate of the integrated circuit. The first capacitor plate and the second capacitor plate form a variable capacitor disposed along the via axis.

Pressure sensor assembly for use in implantable medical device including a substrate having via that extends through substrate along via axis between first major surface and second major surface of substrate

An implantable medical device includes an electrically conductive first housing, a conductive feedthrough extending through the first housing, electronic circuitry positioned within the first housing, a device electrode, and a second housing. The electronic circuitry is electrically coupled to the first housing and the feedthrough, and senses electrical signals of a patient and/or delivers electrical stimulation therapy to the patient via the first housing and the feedthrough. The device electrode is configured to electrically connect with tissue and/or a fluid at a target site in the patient. A lead connector is configured to connect to a proximal end of an implantable medical lead. The lead connector includes a first connector contact electrically coupled to the feedthrough and a second connector contact electrically coupled to the first housing.

Cardiac pacing device with mechanical mode switching

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Lino Lakes, MN, United States of America

Andrew J Ries