Inventor
PIGNATO PAUL A
US27 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
23 patentsUS6837848B2Jan 4, 2005
Methods and apparatus for accessing and stabilizing an area of the heart
MEDTRONIC INC218 citations99
US6402793B1Jun 11, 2002
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with cathode/case electrical connections
MEDTRONIC INC139 citations99
US6388866B1May 14, 2002
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with tailored anode layers
MEDTRONIC INC132 citations99
US6006133ADec 21, 1999
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with consolidated electrode assembly
MEDTRONIC INC194 citations99
US7507235B2Mar 24, 2009
Method and system for organ positioning and stabilization
MEDTRONIC INC234 citations98
US6493212B1Dec 10, 2002
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with porous gas vent within electrolyte fill tube
MEDTRONIC INC123 citations98
US6447443B1Sep 10, 2002
Method for organ positioning and stabilization
MEDTRONIC INC442 citations98
US7110240B2Sep 19, 2006
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with differing sized anode and cathode layers
MEDTRONIC INC91 citations97
US6676597B2Jan 13, 2004
Method and device for organ positioning
MEDTRONIC INC110 citations97
US6212063B1Apr 3, 2001
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with connector block and sealed feedthroughs
MEDTRONIC INC117 citations97
US6184160B1Feb 6, 2001
Method of making an hermetically sealed implantable medical device having a vacuum-treated liquid electrolyte-filled flat electrolytic capacitor
MEDTRONIC INC91 citations97
US6157531ADec 5, 2000
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with liquid electrolyte fill tube
MEDTRONIC INC172 citations97
US6099600AAug 8, 2000
Method of making a vacuum-treated liquid electrolyte-filled flat electrolytic capacitor
MEDTRONIC INC102 citations97
US6032075AFeb 29, 2000
Implantable medical device with flat aluminum electolytic capacitor
MEDTRONIC INC127 citations97
US6560089B2May 6, 2003
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with cathode/case electrical connections
MEDTRONIC INC59 citations96
US7242572B2Jul 10, 2007
Methods of applying separator members to an electrode of a capacitor
MEDTRONIC INC40 citations93
US6603654B2Aug 5, 2003
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with tailored anode layers
MEDTRONIC INC33 citations93
US7177140B2Feb 13, 2007
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with porous gas vent within electrolyte fill tube
MEDTRONIC INC23 citations92
US6963482B2Nov 8, 2005
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with differing sized anode and cathode layers
MEDTRONIC INC36 citations92
US6795729B1Sep 21, 2004
Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with differing sized anode and cathode layers
MEDTRONIC INC33 citations92
US7326173B2Feb 5, 2008
Device for organ positioning
MEDTRONIC INC18 citations91
US7438680B2Oct 21, 2008
Method and device for organ positioning
MEDTRONIC INC13 citations83
US7589956B2Sep 15, 2009
Methods of applying separator members to an electrode of a capacitor
MEDTRONIC INC7 citations74