Inventor
COMBS WILLIAM J
US39 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
34 patentsUS7991467B2Aug 2, 2011
Remotely enabled pacemaker and implantable subcutaneous cardioverter/defibrillator system
MEDTRONIC INC202 citations99
US7831303B2Nov 9, 2010
Cardiac pacing apparatus and method for continuous capture management
MEDTRONIC INC210 citations99
US6904315B2Jun 7, 2005
Atrial aware VVI: a method for atrial synchronous ventricular (VDD/R) pacing using the subcutaneous electrode array and a standard pacing lead
MEDTRONIC INC263 citations99
US6795732B2Sep 21, 2004
Implantable medical device employing sonomicrometer output signals for detection and measurement of cardiac mechanical function
MEDTRONIC INC249 citations99
US6512949B1Jan 28, 2003
Implantable medical device for measuring time varying physiologic conditions especially edema and for responding thereto
MEDTRONIC INC632 citations99
US6236889B1May 22, 2001
Method and apparatus for accoustically coupling implantable medical device telemetry data to a telephonic connection
MEDTRONIC INC200 citations99
US6044297AMar 28, 2000
Posture and device orientation and calibration for implantable medical devices
MEDTRONIC INC823 citations99
US5782888AJul 21, 1998
Method of selecting an operating mode for an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC211 citations99
US5778881AJul 14, 1998
Method and apparatus for discriminating P and R waves
MEDTRONIC INC286 citations99
US5730142AMar 24, 1998
Method and apparatus for detecting tachycardia
MEDTRONIC INC184 citations99
US5331966AJul 26, 1994
Subcutaneous multi-electrode sensing system, method and pacer
MEDTRONIC INC1,774 citations99
US7082330B2Jul 25, 2006
Implantable medical device employing sonomicrometer output signals for detection and measurement of cardiac mechanical function
MEDTRONIC INC67 citations98
US6599242B1Jul 29, 2003
Method and apparatus for data compression of heart signals
MEDTRONIC INC84 citations98
US6584352B2Jun 24, 2003
Leadless fully automatic pacemaker follow-up
MEDTRONIC INC208 citations98
US5713933AFeb 3, 1998
Method and apparatus for automatic pacing threshold determination
MEDTRONIC INC209 citations98
US5674251AOct 7, 1997
Method and apparatus for treatment of atrial fibrillation
MEDTRONIC INC208 citations98
US5562711AOct 8, 1996
Method and apparatus for rate-responsive cardiac pacing
MEDTRONIC INC302 citations98
US5562708AOct 8, 1996
Method and apparatus for treatment of atrial fibrillation
MEDTRONIC INC155 citations98
US5312453AMay 17, 1994
Rate responsive cardiac pacemaker and method for work-modulating pacing rate deceleration
MEDTRONIC INC265 citations98
US5957861ASep 28, 1999
Impedance monitor for discerning edema through evaluation of respiratory rate
MEDTRONIC INC717 citations97
US5755739AMay 26, 1998
Adaptive and morphological system for discriminating P-waves and R-waves inside the human body
MEDTRONIC INC359 citations97
US5902325AMay 11, 1999
Method and apparatus for detecting cardiac capture
MEDTRONIC INC58 citations96
US5843137ADec 1, 1998
Capture detection method
MEDTRONIC INC62 citations96
US7130679B2Oct 31, 2006
Organ rejection monitoring
MEDTRONIC INC42 citations95
US4577633AMar 25, 1986
Rate scanning demand pacemaker and method for treatment of tachycardia
MEDTRONIC INC310 citations95
US7133718B2Nov 7, 2006
Method and apparatus for temporarily varying a parameter in an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC57 citations93
US7792580B2Sep 7, 2010
Implantable medical device with his-purkinje activity detection
MEDTRONIC INC33 citations87
US7996084B2Aug 9, 2011
Implantable medical device with automatic ischemia threshold determination
MEDTRONIC INC7 citations84
US7899533B2Mar 1, 2011
System and method of AV interval selection in an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC7 citations82
US7769449B2Aug 3, 2010
System and method of AV interval selection in an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC9 citations82
US7672721B2Mar 2, 2010
System and method of AV interval selection in an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC7 citations72
US7826895B2Nov 2, 2010
Organ rejection monitoring
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations61
US7848808B2Dec 7, 2010
System and method for delivery of cardiac pacing in a medical device in response to ischemia
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations52
US10213115B2Feb 26, 2019
Method and apparatus to detect ischemia with a pressure sensor
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations49
CHIRIFE RAUL
3 patentsUS8498705B2Jul 30, 2013
System and method of AV interval selection in an implantable medical device
CHIRIFE RAUL0 citations50
US8332031B2Dec 11, 2012
System and method of AV interval selection in an implantable medical device
CHIRIFE RAUL1 citations47
US8200333B2Jun 12, 2012
System and method of AV interval selection in an implantable medical device
CHIRIFE RAUL0 citations47