Medtronic, Inc.

Jeffrey O York

James D Reinke

John Louis Sommer

Kenneth C Gardeski

Gordon Orvis Munns

Brad Conrad Tischendorf

Thomas P Miltich

Andrew Jason Thom

William John Taylor

Joyce Yamamoto

Larry Earl Tyler

Joseph M D'Sa

Andrew J Ries

Randal C Schulhauser

Brian Bruce Lee

Todd A Kallmyer

John K Day

Jeffrey M Jelen

William Cope

Tho V Huynh

Scott Wayne Haskin

Stephen R Belcher

A method and system which includes a minimally invasive, implantable device with a sensor configured for collecting electrical data associated with cardiac performance, a sensor configured for collecting mechanical data associated with cardiac performance, a sensor for collecting optical data associated with cardiac performance, a sensor for collecting biochemical data associated with cardiac performance, and a processor for deriving cardiac conditions and actuating an alarm upon identifying a cardiac event.

Apparatus and method for detecting cardiac events

Hermetically sealed assemblies, for example, that include IC chips, are configured for incorporation within a connector terminal of an implantable medical electrical lead, preferably within a contact member of the terminal. An assembly may include two feedthrough subassemblies, welded to either end of the contact member, to form an hermetic capsule, in which an IC chip is enclosed, and a tubular member, which allows a lumen to extend therethrough, along a length of the terminal. A multi-electrode lead may include multiplexer circuitry, preferably a switch matrix element and a communications, control and power supply element that are electrically coupled to the contact member and to another contact member of the terminal. Each pair of switch matrix switches allows for any two of the electrodes to be selected, in order to deliver a stimulation vector, via stimulation pulses from a device/pulse generator, to which the connector terminal is connected.

Multi-electrode implantable systems and assemblies therefor

Multi-electrode implantable systems and assemblies thereof

An implantable medical device is manufactured with a hermetically sealed housing and a modular assembly enclosed within the housing. The modular assembly includes a circuit board, an electronic component mounted on a top surface of the circuit board, and a wall formed having an outer surface and an inner surface separated by a top edge and a bottom edge, the wall bottom edge positioned against the circuit board such that the wall encircles the electronic component coupled to the circuit board. The wall top edge is coupled to the housing a ferrule in one embodiment.

Implantable optical sensor and method for manufacture

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Mesa, AZ, United States of America

Jeffrey O York