Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Steven A Kubow

Brian L Schmidt

Eugene J Jung

David A Chizek

Scott A Spadgenske

Robert Allen Jones

Bryan J Swackhamer

Patrick J Barry

Randy White

Jerald Sauber

Arthur J Foster

Christopher Alan Fuhs

Jack Gordon

Kurt E Guggenberger

James Blilie

Bruce K Gilbertson

Rachel Lynn Troutman

A mapping catheter comprises a flexible shaft having a proximal end and an opposite distal end, and an expandable mapping element attached to the distal end of the shaft. The expandable mapping element is configured to self-expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. The expanded configuration is defined by a proximal portion extending from the distal end of the shaft and forming a proximally-facing concave recess, an intermediate portion extending distally from the proximal portion and defining a maximum diameter of the mapping element when in the expanded configuration, and a distal portion having a conical shape with a distal portion diameter that decreases in a direction distally of the intermediate portion. The mapping element further includes a plurality of electrodes located in one or both of the intermediate portion or the distal portion.

High density mapping catheter for cryoballoon ablation

A cryoablation catheter system comprises a cryoablation catheter having a shaft, a guidewire lumen member and an expandable balloon attached to the shaft and the guidewire lumen member, and an auxiliary device configured for use in combination with the cryoablation catheter, the auxiliary device including a location sensor configured to provide a sensor output indicative of a location of the location sensor within a localization volume responsive to a localization field. A user-accessible relative position indicator is located on one or both of the cryoablation catheter and the auxiliary device and is configured to provide an indication of a relative position of the cryoballoon and the location sensor.

Navigation-enabled cryoablation system with indirect device tracking

An implantable medical device includes a housing. A first ID tag is secured relative to the housing at a first position and defines a first radiopaque manufacturer code section that visually identifies a manufacturer of the implantable medical device. A second ID tag is secured relative to the housing at a second position that is offset from the first position in at least one dimension. The second ID tag defines a second radiopaque manufacturer code section that also visually identifies the manufacturer of the implantable medical device.

Implantable medical device with radiopaque ID tag

An implantable medical device includes a housing; and a header mounted to the housing, the header including a header core including a bore with an electrical contact located within the bore, wherein the electrical contact includes: a first longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore; and a second longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore.

Core-clip PG-lead spring electrical contact

An encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device including a ferrule, an electrical insulator coupled to the ferrule, a printed circuit board (PCB), a feedthrough conductor extending through the electrical insulator and the PCB, and a capacitor coupled to the PCB. The encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly can include a mold defining an opening and located with respect to the printed circuit board such that at least a portion of the capacitor is positioned within the opening. A first non-conductive material can underfill the capacitor and a second non-conductive material can be backfilled into the mold to encapsulate the capacitor.

Method of making an encapsulated filtered feedthrough for an implantable medical device

Encapsulated filtered feedthrough for implantable medical devices

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Hugo, MN, United States of America

Steven A Kubow