SECONDARY VERIFICATION OF MRI EXPOSURE AT AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230181912A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US17989599

    申请日:2022-11-17

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/37 A61N1/372 A61N1/365

    摘要: Implantable medical devices include a first sensor for detecting a magnetic field that indicates an exposure mode of operation is appropriate. The implantable medical devices include a second sensor for detecting whether an MRI characteristic is present that indicates whether MRI or non-MRI post exposure diagnostics and other actions should be implemented and may also indicate whether the exposure mode should be MRI or non-MRI specific. An MRI post exposure diagnostic may perform pacing capture threshold tests and the post exposure pacing amplitude output may be kept at a higher than normal level. The second sensor may be an overvoltage clamp circuit of a telemetry coil that indicates whether an overvoltage condition on the telemetry coil is occurring to indicate whether an MRI characteristic is present. The second sensor may be a second threshold magnetic sensor, an accelerometer, or a microphone to indicate whether an MRI characteristic is present.

    Implantable electrical leads and associated delivery systems

    公开(公告)号:US11672975B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-13

    申请号:US16888462

    申请日:2020-05-29

    摘要: Systems, methods, and devices to facilitate insertion of certain leads with electrode(s) into patients are described. Leads can be implanted to work in conjunction with a cardiac pacemaker or cardiac defibrillator. A lead for cardiac therapy may be inserted into an intercostal space associated with the cardiac notch of a patient. Devices for delivery may include, for example, a delivery system coupled with an electrical lead and having a handle, a component advancer and insertion tips. The handle is configured to be actuated by an operator and the component advancer is configured to advance an electrical lead into the patient. The insertion tips can be configured to close around the electrical lead within the component advancer, to push through biological tissue, and to open to enable the lead to advance into the patient. The electrical lead can also be maintained in a particular orientation during the advancement into the patient.

    IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES FOR COMBINATION TREATMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20230149725A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-18

    申请号:US17987691

    申请日:2022-11-15

    摘要: An implantable medical device configured to be planted within a subject. The medical device comprises: a first unit configured to detect pulses and output a first pulse to perform a first treatment; a second unit configured to output a second pulse to perform a second treatment; and_a control unit electrically connected to the first unit and the second unit. The control unit is configured to monitor activities of the first unit and the second unit. The control unit is also configured to prevent the first unit from mistakenly outputting the first pulses or failing to output the first pulses when a first body part of the subject needs the first pulses for the first treatment.