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Dirk Muessig

Jie Lian

Larry Stotts

Hannes Kraetschmer

Andrew B Kibler

Jeffrey A Von Arx

Garth Garner

Volker Lang

Marcelo Baru

Wantjinarjo Suwito

Christopher S De Voir

Thomas Doerr

Brian M Taff

R Hollis Whittington

Eric Austin

J Christopher Moulder

Indra B Nigam

Lauren Kraiter

Alan Fryer

David F Hastings

Sharon Lefkov

Andreas Becker

Warren S Dabney

Marc Hauer

Richard A Schomburg

Eckardt Bihler

Ravi Kiran Kondama Reddy

Shayan Guhaniyogi

Xin Good

Michael V Orlov

Habib Homayoun

Joseph S Raven

Kurt Swenson

Rolf Klenner

Torsten Oertmann

Thomas Dörr

Madeline Anne Midgett

Carsten Momma

Matthew Melius

Christopher Jones

Min Qu

Karl-Heinz Freiberg

Nicholas Devich

Matthias Frotscher

Marco Bosselmann

Isaac Kreft

Christopher Moulder

Hollis Whittington

Duane Patterson

David Miller

James E Brown

Bjoern Henrik Diem

Daniel Young

Ravi Reddy

Brad Mcmillan

Dörr Thomas

Joseph Raven

James Brown

Nima Badie

Kerry Smith

Harold Klein

A device for neurostimulation includes a pulse generator for generating current having pulses and at least one first pair of electrodes connected to the pulse generator. The device provides a user-programmable therapy strength parameter configuration and at least two current parameter configurations for neurostimulation stored in the pulse generator. The current parameter configurations are controlled by the therapy strength configuration, at least one of the current parameter configurations is associated with a level of paresthesia sensation of a patient and at least one of the current parameter configurations is associated with a paresthesia-free therapy for the patient. The association between therapy strength parameter and current parameter configurations uniquely adjusts the current parameter configurations based on paresthesia or paresthesia-free intent, when neurostimulation is performed using parameter configurations. Particularly, the current parameter configurations include parameters such as pulse trains, pulse frequencies, duty cycling, and amplitudes of the current.

Device and method for multi-modality spinal cord stimulation therapy

The disclosure relates to an implant comprising a substrate, a housing, wherein the housing is disposed on the substrate, an electronic circuit disposed on the substrate inside the housing, an electronic component disposed on the substrate outside the housing, and a conductor track, wherein the conductor track connects the electronic circuit to the electronic component. The conductor track is embedded into the substrate at least in sections in such a way that at least one section of the conductor track is completely surrounded by the substrate. Furthermore, a method for creating an implant is disclosed.

Implant comprising embedded conductor track and production method

The present disclosure relates to a system for remote assessment of a patient, comprising: a first device associated to a physician, a second device associated to the patient, a medical device associated to the patient, wherein the second device is configured to communicate with the medical device, and wherein the medical device is configured to be programmed via the second device, wherein the first device is further configured to communicate with the second device, and wherein the second device is configured to be controlled via the first device, and wherein the second device is configured to acquire data indicative of at least one physiological parameter or of several physiological parameters of the patient. Furthermore, a method for remote assessment is provided.

Remote assessment of neurostimulation

A device for neurostimulation has a number N of electrodes. N is equal to or larger than 3. The device is configured to deliver via each electrode therapeutic electric phases of amplitudes I, I, . . . I, with a frequency f and after each therapeutic electric phase a number of N−1 charge balancing electric phases. The charge balancing electric phases of the respective electrode each have a polarity that is opposite the polarity of the preceding therapeutic electric phase of the respective electrode. The device is configured to return for each electrode the current of each therapeutic electric phase in the other N−1 electrodes.

Multi-electrode stimulation therapy with reduced energy

An active medical device, comprising a processor, a memory unit, and at least one of an accelerometer and a detection unit configured to detect a body impedance. During operation, the active medical device carries out the following steps: a) measuring a body impedance of a patient with the detection unit during a first period of time to obtain time-dependent impedance data and calculating a power spectral density of the impedance data; b) alternatively or additionally to step a), measuring an acceleration of a body of the patient with the accelerometer during the first period of time to obtain time-dependent acceleration data and calculating a power spectral density of the acceleration data; c) identifying coughing of the patient on the basis of the calculated power spectral density if at least 1% of all values of the power spectral density have a frequency of at least 1 Hz.

Active medical device capable of identifying coughing

A device for neurostimulation has a number N of electrodes. N is equal to or larger than 3. The device is configured to deliver via each electrode therapeutic electric phases of amplitudes I, I, . . . I, with a frequency f and after each therapeutic electric phase a number of N&#x2212;1 charge balancing electric phases. The charge balancing electric phases of the respective electrode each have a polarity that is opposite the polarity of the preceding therapeutic electric phase of the respective electrode. The device is configured to return for each electrode the current of each therapeutic electric phase in the other N&#x2212;1 electrodes.

A header for an implantable medical device includes at least an antenna and a receptacle for receiving a signal transmission line. Either one or a combination of the antenna and the receptacle are encased in a dielectric material. The dielectric material can be one of or include one of a polymer, a ceramic material, polyoxymethylene, polysulfone, polybutylene terephthalate. A medical device and a method for assembling a medical device are also provided.

Modular connector housing concept

The disclosure related to an implant comprising a substrate, a housing, wherein the housing is disposed on the substrate, an electronic circuit disposed on the substrate inside the housing, an electronic component disposed on the substrate outside the housing, and a conductor track, wherein the conductor track connects the electronic circuit to the electronic component. The conductor track is embedded into the substrate at least in sections in such a way that at least one section of the conductor track is completely surrounded by the substrate. Furthermore, a method for creating an implant is disclosed.

An intracardiac pacemaker device, comprising a housing that is configured to be implanted entirely within a ventricle (V) of a heart (H), an electronic module for generating pacing pulses, a battery for supplying energy to the electronic module, an elongated lead extension protruding from the housing, at least a first electrode arranged on the elongated lead extension, and a pacing electrode and a return electrode for applying the pacing pulses to cardiac tissue, wherein the pacing electrode is arranged on the housing. The electronic module is electrically coupled to the pacing electrode via the housing, and wherein the electronic module is configured to carry out measurements of electrical activity via the at least one first electrode of the elongated lead extension.

Intracardiac pacemaker device, particularly for VDD or VDDR pacing

A leadless pacemaker device for providing an intra-cardiac pacing includes processing circuitry configured to generate ventricular pacing signals for stimulating ventricular activity at a ventricular pacing rate, a first sensor configuration receiving a first sense signal, and a second sensor configuration receiving a second sense signal. The processing circuitry derives, in a first sensing state, atrial events from the first sense signal for controlling the ventricular pacing rate based on the atrial events. The processing circuitry switches, based on at least one switching criterion, from the first sensing state to a second sensing state in which the processing circuitry derives atrial events from the second sense signal. The second sense signal is received by the second sensor configuration for detection of atrial events and the second sensor configuration is a motion sensor or a sound sensor. A method for operating the pacemaker device is also provided.

Leadless cardiac pacemaker device configured to provide intra-cardiac pacing

An implantable medical device includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end. The implantable medical device is placeable on cardiac tissue in the region of the distal end. An anchoring device is fixedly attached to the housing in the region of the distal end. The anchoring device includes at least one anchoring member. The at least one anchoring member includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The second end is disposed on the housing. The at least one anchoring member longitudinally extends between the first end and the second end along an axis of extension and is formed by a flat strip which is twisted by a twist angle about the axis of extension between the first end and the second end. A method for manufacturing an implantable medical device is also provided.

Implantable medical device comprising an anchoring device

A delivery tool for an implantable medical device to be introduced into a human or animal body, in particular, an implantable leadless pacemaker, the delivery tool having an outer sheath and an inner sheath, wherein the inner sheath is configured to be retractable into a lumen of the outer sheath, wherein a distal side of the inner sheath is configured to provide regions which are reversibly collapsible and non-collapsible in diameter, wherein a non-collapsible region is arranged at the distal end of the inner sheath. A system including a delivery tool and an implantable medical device is also provided.

Delivery system for an implantable medical device

A system and method for installing/implanting a leadless implant can include a leadless implant with shortened tine-based anchors and an implantation tool with a modified tip. The tines can extend from a surface of the leadless implant and may include a preformed curve or other shape to enable the tine to hook into or grapple tissue. The implantation tool may be provided with a modified tip to assist with proper alignment, insertion, and anchoring of the shortened tines. A tip of the implantation tool can have a reduced inner diameter to cause the tine tips to be approximately normal to the surface of the tissue to which the implant is being anchored. Upon deployment of the leadless implant, the tines of the anchoring mechanism are appropriately aligned for proper insertion so that robust anchoring is achieved.

Modified implantation tool tip configuration for the improved installation of leadless pacemakers with short tine-based anchors

The present disclosure relates to a system () for remote assessment of a patient (P), comprising: a first device () associated to a physician (P), a second device () associated to the patient (P), a medical device () associated to the patient (P), wherein the second device () is configured to communicate with the medical device (), and wherein the medical device () is configured to be programmed via the second device (), wherein the first device () is further configured to communicate with the second device (), and wherein the second device () is configured to be controlled via the first device (), and wherein the second device () is configured to acquire data (S, S) indicative of at least one physiological parameter or of several physiological parameters (HR, F, P) of the patient (P). Furthermore, a method for remote assessment is provided.

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West Linn, OR, United States of America

Dirk Muessig