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公开(公告)号:US11219760B2
公开(公告)日:2022-01-11
申请号:US16171607
申请日:2018-10-26
Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
Inventor: Ronald A. Drake , Kenneth C. Gardeski , Carla Pfeiffer , Kevin R. Seifert , Lester O. Stener , Matthew D. Bonner
Abstract: Methods and systems for positioning a leadless pacing device (LPD) in cardiac tissue are disclosed. A delivery device is employed that comprises a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen therebetween sized to receive the LPD. The LPD has a leadlet extending therefrom that includes a means to fixate the leadlet to tissue. The delivery device comprises an introducer to introduce the LPD into the lumen of the delivery device. The LPD is loaded in the distal end of the lumen of the delivery device. The leadlet extends proximally from the LPD while the fixation means extends distally toward the LPD. A LPD mover is configured to advance the LPD out of the delivery device. A leadlet mover is configured to advance the leadlet out of the lumen delivery device and cause the leadlet to engage with cardiac tissue.
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公开(公告)号:US20180200488A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-19
申请号:US15873153
申请日:2018-01-17
Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
Inventor: Ronald A. Drake , Matthew D. Bonner , Trent M. Fischer , Carla Pfeiffer , Brian P. Colin , Lester O. Stener
CPC classification number: A61M25/09041 , A61B17/00234 , A61B2017/00247 , A61B2017/00867 , A61B2017/22044 , A61M25/01 , A61M25/0105 , A61M2025/0177 , A61M2025/09125
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a shuttle apparatus for detachably joining a catheter to a guidewire so that the joined catheter, extending alongside the guidewire, is in sliding engagement with the guidewire without extending around the guidewire. The apparatus comprises a collar member sized for mounting in sliding engagement around a length of the guidewire, the collar member having a longitudinal axis that approximately aligns along the length, when mounted thereabout, the length being defined between a proximal-most point of the guidewire and a distal point of the guidewire, the distal point being offset proximally from a distal-most point of the guidewire. The apparatus further comprises a plug member coupled to the collar member, the plug member having a longitudinal axis, and the plug member being sized to fit within an opening of the catheter for detachable engagement therewith.
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公开(公告)号:US20160228715A9
公开(公告)日:2016-08-11
申请号:US13959808
申请日:2013-08-06
Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
Inventor: Matthew D. Bonner , Thomas A. Anderson , William A. Berthiaume , Noelle C. Hurtig
CPC classification number: A61N1/3756 , A61N1/0573 , A61N1/362 , A61N1/37205 , A61N1/37518
Abstract: Various fixation techniques for implantable medical device (IMDs) are described. In one example, an assembly comprises an IMD; and a set of active fixation tines attached to the IMD. The active fixation tines in the set are deployable from a spring-loaded position in which distal ends of the active fixation tines point away from the IMD to a hooked position in which the active fixation tines bend back towards the IMD. The active fixation tines are configured to secure the IMD to a patient tissue when deployed while the distal ends of the active fixation tines are positioned adjacent to the patient tissue.
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公开(公告)号:US20160015322A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-21
申请号:US14694910
申请日:2015-04-23
Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas A. Anderson , Todd J. Sheldon , Matthew D. Bonner , Noelle C. Neafus
IPC: A61B5/00 , A61B5/042 , A61B5/0452
Abstract: A leadless pacing system includes a leadless pacing device and a sensing extension extending from a housing of the leadless pacing device. The sensing extension includes one or more electrodes with which the leadless pacing device may sense electrical cardiac activity. The one or more electrodes of the sensing extension may be carried by a self-supporting body that is configured to passively position the one or more electrodes proximate or within a chamber of the heart other than the chamber in which the LPD is implanted.
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公开(公告)号:US20140121720A1
公开(公告)日:2014-05-01
申请号:US13665601
申请日:2012-10-31
Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Inventor: Matthew D. Bonner , Saul E. Greenhut , Todd J. Sheldon , Wade M. Demmer
IPC: A61N1/365
CPC classification number: H01M2/021 , A61N1/0587 , A61N1/36507 , A61N1/36578 , A61N1/368 , A61N1/375 , A61N1/3756 , H01M2/026 , H01M2/0277 , H01M2/0285 , H01M2/0287 , H01M2/06
Abstract: A device includes a signal generator module, a processing module, and a housing. The signal generator module is configured to deliver pacing pulses to an atrium. The processing module is configured to detect a ventricular activation event and determine a length of an interval between the ventricular activation event and a previous atrial event that preceded the ventricular activation event. The processing module is further configured to schedule a time at which to deliver a pacing pulse to the atrium based on the length of the interval and control the signal generator module to deliver the pacing pulse at the scheduled time. The housing is configured for implantation within the atrium. The housing encloses the stimulation generator and the processing module.
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公开(公告)号:US12157003B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-03
申请号:US17099401
申请日:2020-11-16
Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
Inventor: Vladimir Grubac , Matthew D. Bonner , Raymond W. Usher , Thomas A Anderson , Arshad A. Alfoqaha
Abstract: Various fixation techniques for implantable medical device (IMDs) are described. In one example, an assembly comprises an IMD; and a set of active fixation tines attached to the IMD. The active fixation tines in the set are deployable from a spring-loaded position in which distal ends of the active fixation tines point away from the IMD to a hooked position in which the active fixation tines bend back towards the IMD. The active fixation tines are configured to secure the IMD to a patient tissue when deployed while the distal ends of the active fixation tines are positioned adjacent to the patient tissue.
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公开(公告)号:US11684775B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-27
申请号:US16686617
申请日:2019-11-18
Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
Inventor: Michael D. Eggen , James K. Carney , Matthew D. Bonner , Vladimir Grubac , Douglas S. Hine , Thomas D. Brostrom , John L. Sommer
CPC classification number: A61N1/057 , A61N1/3756 , A61N1/37518
Abstract: A relatively compact implantable medical device includes a fixation member formed by a plurality of fingers mounted around a perimeter of a distal end of a housing of the device; each finger is elastically deformable from a relaxed condition to an extended condition, to accommodate delivery of the device to a target implant site, and from the relaxed condition to a compressed condition, to accommodate wedging of the fingers between opposing tissue surfaces at the target implant site, wherein the compressed fingers hold a cardiac pacing electrode of the device in intimate tissue contact for the delivery of pacing stimulation to the site. Each fixation finger is preferably configured to prevent penetration thereof within the tissue when the fingers are compressed and wedged between the opposing tissue surfaces. The pacing electrode may be mounted on a pacing extension, which extends distally from the distal end of the device housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20230033358A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-02
申请号:US17816605
申请日:2022-08-01
Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
Inventor: Kaileigh E. Rock , Matthew D. Bonner , Thomas A. Anderson
Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) including a fixation mechanism and a leadlet supporting an electrode. The leadlet includes a shape memory material configured to urge a leadlet body of the leadlet toward a preset orientation relative to a device body of the IMD. The leadlet is configured to establish a radial displacement between the device body and a distal end of the leadlet when the shape memory material urges the leadlet toward the preset orientation. The leadlet may be configured to cause the electrode to contact tissues of the heart when the fixation mechanism attaches to tissue of the heart and the shape memory material urges the leadlet toward the preset orientation.
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公开(公告)号:US20220314001A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-06
申请号:US17653959
申请日:2022-03-08
Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
Inventor: Matthew D. Bonner , Kathryn Hilpisch , Kaileigh E. Rock , Jean M. Carver
Abstract: A medical system includes an implantable medical device that carries a first electrode on a distal end of the implantable medical device and a return electrode. The implantable medical device is configured to be positioned within a heart. The implantable medical device further includes a leadlet including a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is attached to the implantable medical device, and the distal end is configured to penetrate tissue of the heart. The leadlet carries a second electrode, and a body of the leadlet between the proximal end and the distal end is configured to flex when the distal end is implanted in the tissue of the heart. The implantable medical device further includes a fixation device attached to the implantable medical device. The fixation device is configured to affix the distal end of the implantable medical device to the heart.
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公开(公告)号:US20200078585A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-12
申请号:US16686617
申请日:2019-11-18
Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
Inventor: Michael D. Eggen , James K. Carney , Matthew D. Bonner , Vladimir Grubac , Douglas S. Hine , Thomas D. Brostrom , John L. Sommer
Abstract: A relatively compact implantable medical device includes a fixation member formed by a plurality of fingers mounted around a perimeter of a distal end of a housing of the device; each finger is elastically deformable from a relaxed condition to an extended condition, to accommodate delivery of the device to a target implant site, and from the relaxed condition to a compressed condition, to accommodate wedging of the fingers between opposing tissue surfaces at the target implant site, wherein the compressed fingers hold a cardiac pacing electrode of the device in intimate tissue contact for the delivery of pacing stimulation to the site. Each fixation finger is preferably configured to prevent penetration thereof within the tissue when the fingers are compressed and wedged between the opposing tissue surfaces. The pacing electrode may be mounted on a pacing extension, which extends distally from the distal end of the device housing.
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