Medtronic, Inc.

Other

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Stephen M Nelson

Eric A Schilling

David Jerome Peichel

Daniel M Gelfman

Gerald M Herman

Erin N Reisfeld

Nathanael O Mason

Yatheendhar D Manicka

Jonathan P Roberts

Bo Zhang

Ryan D Wyszynski

Joel B Artmann

David R Walsh

John R Pohl

David I Siegfried

Patrick Gerrells

In an implanted medical device system, an internal controller, external power transmitter and methods for performing battery conditioning are disclosed. According to one aspect, an internal controller includes processing circuitry configured to cause conditioning of an internal battery of the internal controller responsive to a direction from an external power transmitter in radio communication with the internal controller.

Automated and semi-automated designs for battery conditioning in a fully implanted LVAD

A system for minimizing misalignment notifications for a TETS having an implantable blood pump, an external controller having a power source and a processing circuitry, a transmission coil in communication with the external controller, a receiving coil configured for transcutaneous inductive communication with the transmission coil, and an implantable controller in communication with the receiving coil and the implantable blood pump. The implantable controller having a power source configured to receive power from the receiving coil. The processing circuitry may be configured to: operate in a first mode where an alert is generated when a power efficiency transfer between the transmission coil and the receiving coil is below a first predetermined threshold; and operate in a second mode where the alert is only generated when the power remaining in the power source for the implantable controller is below a first predetermined power source threshold.

Method for minimizing misalignment notifications for a transcutaneous energy transfer system

In an implanted medical device system, an external power transmitter and methods for adjusting a rate of search pulse transmission by an external power transmitter of an implanted medical device system are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes detecting a condition of the external power transmitter, and selecting among rates of transmission of search pulses based on the detected condition.

Method for adjusting the rate of 'searching pulses' in a TETS system

Medical device programmer

Patient monitor device

An adjustable structure for supporting a computer keyboard, computer video display and copy material on an elevated surface, such as a tabletop. The computer video display is supported on an adjustable planar portion which rests upon the elevated surface, and which is pivotally connected to a base portion to permit the base portion to be raised above the desk. The base portion includes an upper portion and a lower portion. Extending from the base lower portion is a planar member for supporting the computer keyboard below the level of the desk at a convenient height for operator manipulation. The base upper portion includes an inclined member pivotally connected thereto for supporting the copy materials at selected levels of inclination. The inclined member is supported by a stand which is pivotally engaged to the base upper portion, and which also may be rotated downwardly to engage the elevated surface to support the base portion above the elevated surface. The adjustable planar portion is pivotally connected to the base portion at selected longitudinal locations along the base portion to selectively vary the distance between the keyboard support member and the adjustable portion to accommodate the desires of the operator.

Adjustable support for a computer system

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Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

Stephen M Nelson