Corpak Medsystems, Inc.

Medtronic, Inc.

King Y Moy

Salvatore Manzella, Jr

Christopher Zachara

Shawn G Purnell

Michael C Shaughnessy

David K Platt

Alan R Shapiro

Donald A Kay

Mark Witt

David S Jaggi

Joseph P Killam

Gary F Prokop

Walter H Olson

Joey Nakayama

Gary J Stilwell

A medical device position guidance system having a noninvasive medical device communicable with an invasive medical device. The system provides outputs useful to assess the position of an invasive medical device in an animal, such as a human. A magnetic field is used to gather information about the position of the invasive device. Radio waves are used to communicate this information between the noninvasive device and the invasive device.

Medical device position guidance system with wireless connectivity between a noninvasive and an invasive device

Medical device position guidance system with wireless connectivity between a noninvasive device and an invasive device

SubQ ICDs are disclosed that are entirely implantable subcutaneously with minimal surgical intrusion into the body of the patient and provide distributed cardioversion-defibrillation sense and stimulation electrodes for delivery of cardioversion-defibrillation shock and pacing therapies across the heart when necessary. Configurations include one hermetically sealed housing with 1 or, optionally, 2 subcutaneous sensing and cardioversion-defibrillation therapy delivery leads or alternatively, 2 hermetically sealed housings interconnected by a power/signal cable. The housings are generally dynamically configurable to adjust to varying rib structure and associated articulation of the thoracic cavity and muscles. Further the housings may optionally be flexibly adjusted for ease of implant and patient comfort.

Subcutaneous cardioverter-defibrillator

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Tinley Park, IL, United States of America

King Y Moy