Inventor
MCVENES RICK D
US42 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
37 patentsUS9717923B2Aug 1, 2017
Implantable medical device system having implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system and substernal leadless pacing device
MEDTRONIC INC47 citations98
US7313445B2Dec 25, 2007
Medical lead with flexible distal guidewire extension
MEDTRONIC INC95 citations98
US6721600B2Apr 13, 2004
Implantable lead functional status monitor and method
MEDTRONIC INC171 citations98
US6317633B1Nov 13, 2001
Implantable lead functional status monitor and method
MEDTRONIC INC245 citations98
US5964795AOct 12, 1999
Medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC122 citations98
US5489294AFeb 6, 1996
Steroid eluting stitch-in chronic cardiac lead
MEDTRONIC INC367 citations98
US5443492AAug 22, 1995
Medical electrical lead and introducer system for implantable pulse generator
MEDTRONIC INC225 citations98
US5300107AApr 5, 1994
Universal tined myocardial pacing lead
MEDTRONIC INC349 citations98
US8948883B2Feb 3, 2015
Electrode assemblies and associated fixation members for implantable medical devices
MEDTRONIC INC57 citations97
US7515961B2Apr 7, 2009
Method and apparatus for dynamically monitoring, detecting and diagnosing lead conditions
MEDTRONIC INC310 citations96
US6144882ANov 7, 2000
Medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC45 citations95
US5999858ADec 7, 1999
Medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC63 citations95
US10668270B2Jun 2, 2020
Substernal leadless electrical stimulation system
MEDTRONIC INC19 citations94
US10556117B2Feb 11, 2020
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system including substernal pacing lead
MEDTRONIC INC25 citations94
US10532203B2Jan 14, 2020
Substernal electrical stimulation system
MEDTRONIC INC24 citations94
US10471267B2Nov 12, 2019
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system including substernal lead
MEDTRONIC INC37 citations94
US9517336B2Dec 13, 2016
Electrode assemblies and associated fixation members for implantable medical devices
MEDTRONIC INC44 citations93
US7386351B2Jun 10, 2008
Method and apparatus for placing a coronary sinus/cardiac vein pacing and defibriliation lead with adjustable electrode spacing
MEDTRONIC INC28 citations91
US10525272B2Jan 7, 2020
Implantable medical device system having implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system and substernal leadless pacing device
MEDTRONIC INC7 citations84
US9220913B2Dec 29, 2015
Multi-mode implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC18 citations84
US6966322B2Nov 22, 2005
Enhanced chronic lead removal
MEDTRONIC INC12 citations84
US11344737B2May 31, 2022
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system including substernal lead
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations73
US7797047B2Sep 14, 2010
Implantable lead functional status monitor and method
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations73
US10933230B2Mar 2, 2021
Systems and methods for implanting a medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations72
US11524157B2Dec 13, 2022
Substernal leadless electrical stimulation system
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations63
US10729456B2Aug 4, 2020
Systems and methods for deploying an implantable medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations63
US7801623B2Sep 21, 2010
Implantable medical device having a conformal coating
MEDTRONIC INC4 citations63
US12472370B2Nov 18, 2025
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system including substernal lead
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US11857779B2Jan 2, 2024
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system including substernal pacing lead
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US11832848B2Dec 5, 2023
Systems and methods for implanting a medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US11766273B2Sep 26, 2023
Systems and methods for deploying an implantable medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US11344720B2May 31, 2022
Substernal electrical stimulation system
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US9138157B2Sep 22, 2015
Method and apparatus for cardiac function monitoring
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations62
US9131865B2Sep 15, 2015
Method and apparatus for cardiac function monitoring
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations62
US9421382B2Aug 23, 2016
Method and apparatus for monitoring of patient medication compliance
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations58
US11083889B2Aug 10, 2021
Helical fixation member assembly having bi-directional controlled drug release
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations48
US10758733B2Sep 1, 2020
Implantable medical device with retractable fixation sheath
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations42