Inventor
SMITS KAREL F A A
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MEDTRONIC INC
27 patentsUS5111811AMay 12, 1992
Cardioversion and defibrillation lead system with electrode extension into the coronary sinus and great vein
MEDTRONIC INC127 citations98
US4641656AFeb 10, 1987
Cardioversion and defibrillation lead method
MEDTRONIC INC146 citations98
US7890191B2Feb 15, 2011
Implantable medical device system with fixation member
MEDTRONIC INC63 citations97
US6907298B2Jun 14, 2005
Method and apparatus for imparting curves in implantable elongated medical instruments
MEDTRONIC INC138 citations97
US6823217B2Nov 23, 2004
Method and apparatus for imparting curves in elongated implantable medical instruments
MEDTRONIC INC76 citations97
US7908015B2Mar 15, 2011
Subcutaneously implantable lead including distal fixation mechanism
MEDTRONIC INC87 citations96
US5354327AOct 11, 1994
Conductor coil with specific ratio of torque to bending stiffness
MEDTRONIC INC91 citations96
US5344429ASep 6, 1994
Pulse routing apparatus for cardioversion and defibrillation
MEDTRONIC INC75 citations96
US4774952AOct 4, 1988
Cardioversion and defibrillation lead
MEDTRONIC INC64 citations96
US4479500AOct 30, 1984
Pacing lead with A-V distance adapter
MEDTRONIC INC74 citations96
US4311153AJan 19, 1982
Screw-in lead having lead tip with membrane
MEDTRONIC INC138 citations96
US5849033ADec 15, 1998
Temporary medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC51 citations94
US5527358AJun 18, 1996
Temporary medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC82 citations94
US7904179B2Mar 8, 2011
Implantable medical device system with fixation member
MEDTRONIC INC26 citations92
US7421300B2Sep 2, 2008
Implantation of medical device with measurement of body surface potential
MEDTRONIC INC49 citations92
US7181272B2Feb 20, 2007
Cardiac restraint with electrode attachment sites
MEDTRONIC INC31 citations92
US5397343AMar 14, 1995
Medical electrical lead having counter fixation anchoring system
MEDTRONIC INC36 citations92
US5374279ADec 20, 1994
Switchable connector block for implantable defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC109 citations92
US5095916AMar 17, 1992
Cardioversion and defibrillation lead system
MEDTRONIC INC36 citations92
US5007436AApr 16, 1991
Cardioversion and defibrillation lead system
MEDTRONIC INC34 citations92
US4974588ADec 4, 1990
Cardioversion and defibrillation lead system
MEDTRONIC INC24 citations92
US5545207AAug 13, 1996
Medical electrical lead having stable fixation system
MEDTRONIC INC63 citations91
US8010207B2Aug 30, 2011
Implantable medical lead designs
MEDTRONIC INC39 citations90
US5741322AApr 21, 1998
Temporary medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC9 citations71
US7831312B2Nov 9, 2010
Floating adapter for use with auxiliary lead assembly
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations63
US9402607B2Aug 2, 2016
Impedance guided tunneling tool
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations42
US7650188B2Jan 19, 2010
Means for augmenting medical electrical systems
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations42