The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert W. Gray, Rochester, NY (US);
Stuart G. MacDonald, Pultneyville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/37 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2013.01); A61N 1/086 (2017.08); A61N 1/37 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61N 1/025 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/3718 (2013.01); A61N 1/3758 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical assist device includes a medical device. The medical device has a housing and electronics contained therein. A lead provides an electrical path to or from the electronics within the medical device. A resonance tuning module is located in the housing and is connected to the lead. The resonance tuning module includes a control circuit for determining a resonant frequency of the implantable medical assist device and an adjustable impedance circuit to change the combined resonant frequency of the medical device and lead.