Patent Examiner: Layno; Carl H
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Low profile active fixation cardiac lead having torque transmitting means
Inventor: Osypka | Patent Number: 8150536
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Associating therapy adjustments with patient posture states
Inventor: Skelton | Patent Number: 8150531
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Medical devices and systems having separate power sources for enabling different telemetry systems
Inventor: Snell, et al. | Patent Number: 8150529
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Electric and acoustic stimulation fitting systems and methods
Inventor: Faltys, et al. | Patent Number: 8150527
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Vagus nerve stimulation method
Inventor: Craig | Patent Number: 8150508
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Use of periodicity in medical data analysis
Inventor: Schatz, et al. | Patent Number: 8150503
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Intra-cochlear electrode with a partially detachable hydrophilic segment for deferred self-positioning
Inventor: Abbasi, et al. | Patent Number: 8145326
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Mouth cleaning device
Inventor: Taniguchi, et al. | Patent Number: 8145325
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Methods and devices for treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head with core decompression
Inventor: Simon | Patent Number: 8145319
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Non-captured intrinsic discrimination in cardiac pacing response classification
Inventor: Dong, et al. | Patent Number: 8145310
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Monitoring short term fluctuations in PR intervals following premature ventricular contractions
Inventor: Farazi, et al. | Patent Number: 8145309
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Method and apparatus for determining a parameter associated with delivery of therapy in a medical device
Inventor: Sambelashvili, et al. | Patent Number: 8145308
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Simplified biphasic defibrillator circuit with make-only switching
Inventor: Powers | Patent Number: 8145300
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Neural stimulation for treatment of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes
Inventor: Dobak, III | Patent Number: 8145299
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Adaptive windowing for cardiac waveform discrimination
Inventor: Stalsberg, et al. | Patent Number: 8145296
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Measurement and use of in-socket residual limb volume change data for prosthetic fitting
Inventor: Sanders, et al. | Patent Number: 8142369
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Method and apparatus for renal neuromodulation
Inventor: Rezai, et al. | Patent Number: 8140170
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External power source for an implantable medical device having an adjustable carrier frequency and system and method related therefore
Inventor: Olson, et al. | Patent Number: 8140168
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Implantable therapy system with external component having multiple operating modes
Inventor: Donders, et al. | Patent Number: 8140167
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Low temperature degradation resistant yttria stabilized zirconia
Inventor: Jiang, et al. | Patent Number: 8140162
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Heart monitoring device and a system to detect vibrations concerning the status of the heart
Inventor: Nilsson | Patent Number: 8140158
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Intermittent pacing therapy delivery statistics
Inventor: Zielinski, et al. | Patent Number: 8140155
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Cardiac tachyarrhythmia therapy selection based on patient response information
Inventor: Cazares | Patent Number: 8140153
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Drowsiness detector
Inventor: Hatakeyama, et al. | Patent Number: 8140149
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Monitoring electrode for monitoring dorsal cochlear nucleus action potentials and monitoring device for monitoring dorsal cochlear nucleus action potentials
Inventor: Nakatomi, et al. | Patent Number: 8137286
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Peltier unidirectional and selective nerve stimulation
Inventor: Gross | Patent Number: 8135478
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Cochlear implant for an implantable cochlear stimulation system and method of assembly
Inventor: Xie | Patent Number: 8135474
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Systems and methods for treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related dysfunctions
Inventor: Fowler, et al. | Patent Number: 8135472
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Method and apparatus for inspiratory muscle stimulation using implantable device
Inventor: Zhang, et al. | Patent Number: 8135471
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Energy balance therapy for obesity management
Inventor: Keimel, et al. | Patent Number: 8135470
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Energy harvester for an implant device
Inventor: Roberts, et al. | Patent Number: 8135469
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Painless ventricular rate control during supraventricular tachycardia
Inventor: Farazi, et al. | Patent Number: 8135464
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System and method for monitoring synchrony between chambers of a heart by volume measurements and analysis
Inventor: Holmstrom | Patent Number: 8135455
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Remediation of functional cardiac mitral valve regurgitation
Inventor: Monnet, et al. | Patent Number: 8133168
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Telemetry listening window management for an implantable medical device
Inventor: Shi, et al. | Patent Number: 8131377
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Methods of manufacturing a hermetic lead connector
Inventor: Janzig, et al. | Patent Number: 8131370
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Implantable medical device with material for reducing MRI image distortion
Inventor: Kast, et al. | Patent Number: 8131368
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Methods and apparatuses for navigating the subarachnoid space
Inventor: Purdy | Patent Number: 8131353
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Device and method for removing lumenless leads
Inventor: Lui, et al. | Patent Number: 8128636
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Methods and apparatus for locating the fossa ovalis and performing transseptal puncture
Inventor: Krishnan | Patent Number: 8128573
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Cochlear implant electrode with adjustable subdivision for middle ear functions
Inventor: Jolly, et al. | Patent Number: 8126572
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Therapy adjustment
Inventor: Gerber, et al. | Patent Number: 8126567
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Hybrid cochlear implant
Inventor: Gantz | Patent Number: 8126564
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Implantable medical device with chemical sensor and related methods
Inventor: Kane, et al. | Patent Number: 8126554
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Sensing integrity determination based on cardiovascular pressure
Inventor: Mayotte | Patent Number: 8126553
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Measurement of cardiac information for CRT optimziation in the presence of conduction dysfunction or atrial arrhythmia
Inventor: Min | Patent Number: 8126552
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Methods and devices involving automatic atrial blanking
Inventor: Eisinger, et al. | Patent Number: 8126550
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Active implantable medical device with at least two diagnostic and/or therapeutic functions
Inventor: Flach, et al. | Patent Number: 8126545
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Method and apparatus for monitoring T-wave alternans
Inventor: Zhou, et al. | Patent Number: 8126539
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Method for controlling a blood pump
Inventor: Siess, et al. | Patent Number: 8123669
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Signal transmitting and lesion excluding heart implants for pacing defibrillating and/or sensing of heart beat
Inventor: Annest, et al. | Patent Number: 8123668
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Impedance-based stimulation adjustment
Inventor: King | Patent Number: 8121702
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Outer hair cell stimulation model for the use by an intra-cochlear implant
Inventor: Fridman, et al. | Patent Number: 8121698
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Topical analgesia using electrical and vibration stimuli
Inventor: Vallero | Patent Number: 8121696
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Therapy control based on a patient movement state
Inventor: Molnar, et al. | Patent Number: 8121694
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Baroreflex stimulation to treat acute myocardial infarction
Inventor: Libbus | Patent Number: 8121693
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Voiding event identification based on patient input
Inventor: Gerber, et al. | Patent Number: 8121691
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Proactive interactive limits override for implantable medical device user interface
Inventor: Kalgren, et al. | Patent Number: 8121689
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Method and system for automatically switching between modes of an implantable medical device
Inventor: Sloman, et al. | Patent Number: 8121688
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Cooperating defibrillators and external chest compression devices
Inventor: Hampton, et al. | Patent Number: 8121681
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Flow sensors for penile tumescence
Inventor: Gerber | Patent Number: 8118750
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Rotary blood pump
Inventor: Wampler, et al. | Patent Number: 8118724
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Pump-inflow-cannula, a pump-outflow-cannula and a blood managing system
Inventor: Richardson, et al. | Patent Number: 8118723
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Systems and methods for treating pain using brain stimulation
Inventor: Lozano | Patent Number: 8116877
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Implantable neurostimulation systems
Inventor: Osypka, et al. | Patent Number: 8116875
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Method and device for desynchronizing neural brain activity, controller and method for treating neural and/or psychiatric disorders
Inventor: Tass | Patent Number: 8116874
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Morphology-based optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy
Inventor: Yonce, et al. | Patent Number: 8116866
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Defibrillation shock output circuit
Inventor: Linder, et al. | Patent Number: 8116865
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Assessing medical electrode condition
Inventor: Covey, et al. | Patent Number: 8116864
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System and method for effectively indicating element failure or a preventive maintenance condition in an automatic external defibrillator (AED)
Inventor: Vaisnys, et al. | Patent Number: 8116863
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Implantable electrode with variable mechanical modulation wiring
Inventor: Jolly, et al. | Patent Number: 8112161
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Fixation helix and multipolar medical electrode
Inventor: Foster | Patent Number: 8112160
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Magnetic material-containing microfabricated devices for wireless data and power transfer
Inventor: Tai, et al. | Patent Number: 8112157
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Neuromuscular stimulation
Inventor: Einav, et al. | Patent Number: 8112155
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Housecall device for patients with implanted devices
Inventor: Cogan, et al. | Patent Number: 8112151
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Protocol implementation for telemetry communications involving implantable medical devices
Inventor: Masoud | Patent Number: 8108048
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Method and system for detecting and treating junctional rhythms
Inventor: Markowitz, et al. | Patent Number: 8108043
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Methods and systems for identifying a vector for monitoring ischemia
Inventor: Krishnaswamy, et al. | Patent Number: 8108037
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Techniques for data retention upon detection of an event in an implantable medical device
Inventor: Drew, et al. | Patent Number: 8108033
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Systems and methods for fixating transvenously implanted medical devices
Inventor: Reddy | Patent Number: 8103359
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Mimicking neural coding in retinal ganglion cells with short pulse electrical stimulation
Inventor: Fried, et al. | Patent Number: 8103352
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Therapy control using relative motion between sensors
Inventor: Gerber, et al. | Patent Number: 8103351
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Method of stimulation fastigium nucleus to treat neurological disorders
Inventor: Wallace, et al. | Patent Number: 8103350
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Neural electrode treatment
Inventor: Donders, et al. | Patent Number: 8103349
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Automatic modulation of pacing timing intervals using beat to beat measures
Inventor: Hopper, et al. | Patent Number: 8103343
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System for abating neural stimulation side effects
Inventor: Libbus, et al. | Patent Number: 8103341
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Automated defibrillator
Inventor: Jung, et al. | Patent Number: 8099163
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Adaptive sampling of heart sounds
Inventor: Stahmann, et al. | Patent Number: 8096954
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Apparatus and method for inserting a catheter
Inventor: Cleary, et al. | Patent Number: 8095223
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Terminal housing for an electromedical implant
Inventor: Ruschel, et al. | Patent Number: 8095217
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System for determination of an effective training heart rate zone and use of such a system
Inventor: Van Der Loo | Patent Number: 8095208
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Method and apparatus for detecting arrhythmias in a medical device
Inventor: Ghanem, et al. | Patent Number: 8095206
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Pulse detection method and apparatus using patient impedance
Inventor: Stickney, et al. | Patent Number: 8092392
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Methods, devices and systems for counterpulsation of blood flow to and from the circulatory system
Inventor: Spence | Patent Number: 8092364
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Percutaneous electrode array and system
Inventor: Swoyer, et al. | Patent Number: 8090450
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Visual restoration aiding device
Inventor: Tano, et al. | Patent Number: 8090447
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Defibrillators customized for anticipated patients
Inventor: Chapman, et al. | Patent Number: 8090441
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Defibrillators customized for anticipated patients
Inventor: Chapman, et al. | Patent Number: 8090440
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Defibrillators customized for anticipated patients
Inventor: Chapman, et al. | Patent Number: 8090439
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Implantable tissue perfusion sensing system and method
Inventor: Cinbis, et al. | Patent Number: 8090432