Inventor
WAHLSTRAND JOHN D
US45 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
40 patentsUS6512949B1Jan 28, 2003
Implantable medical device for measuring time varying physiologic conditions especially edema and for responding thereto
MEDTRONIC INC632 citations99
US5824029AOct 20, 1998
Implantable medical system for performing transthoracic impedance measurements associated with cardiac function
MEDTRONIC INC188 citations99
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
US6208900B1Mar 27, 2001
Method and apparatus for rate-responsive cardiac pacing using header mounted pressure wave transducer
MEDTRONIC INC213 citations98
US5899927AMay 4, 1999
Detection of pressure waves transmitted through catheter/lead body
MEDTRONIC INC191 citations98
US5713933AFeb 3, 1998
Method and apparatus for automatic pacing threshold determination
MEDTRONIC INC209 citations98
US5702427ADec 30, 1997
Verification of capture using pressure waves transmitted through a pacing lead
MEDTRONIC INC234 citations98
US5562711AOct 8, 1996
Method and apparatus for rate-responsive cardiac pacing
MEDTRONIC INC302 citations98
US5438990AAug 8, 1995
Magnetic field sensor
MEDTRONIC INC109 citations98
US5271395ADec 21, 1993
Method and apparatus for rate-responsive cardiac pacing
MEDTRONIC INC213 citations98
US5534018AJul 9, 1996
Automatic lead recognition for implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC463 citations97
US7729770B2Jun 1, 2010
Isolation circuitry and method for gradient field safety in an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC56 citations96
US7031772B2Apr 18, 2006
Method and apparatus for rate responsive adjustments in an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC160 citations96
US6681135B1Jan 20, 2004
System and method for employing temperature measurements to control the operation of an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC134 citations96
US6154675ANov 28, 2000
Resetting ERI/POR/PIR/indicators in implantable medical devices
MEDTRONIC INC225 citations96
US5902325AMay 11, 1999
Method and apparatus for detecting cardiac capture
MEDTRONIC INC58 citations96
US5843137ADec 1, 1998
Capture detection method
MEDTRONIC INC62 citations96
US5402794AApr 4, 1995
Method and apparatus for heart transplant monitoring and analog telemetry calibration
MEDTRONIC INC98 citations96
US10080905B2Sep 25, 2018
Extra-cardiovascular pacing by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC30 citations94
US9802055B2Oct 31, 2017
Ultrasound powered pulse delivery device
MEDTRONIC INC21 citations94
US9731138B1Aug 15, 2017
System and method for cardiac pacing
MEDTRONIC INC22 citations94
US6788973B2Sep 7, 2004
Apparatus and method to discriminate between telemetry downlink signals and noise in an implanted device
MEDTRONIC INC44 citations93
US5782890AJul 21, 1998
Method for heart transplant monitoring and analog telemetry calibration
MEDTRONIC INC49 citations93
US10556118B2Feb 11, 2020
Extra-cardiovascular pacing by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC8 citations84
US10449362B2Oct 22, 2019
Extra-cardiovascular cardiac pacing system for delivering composite pacing pulses
MEDTRONIC INC4 citations84
US10350425B2Jul 16, 2019
Tachyarrhythmia induction by an extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC7 citations84
US10155119B2Dec 18, 2018
Extra-cardiovascular pacing using high-voltage therapy circuitry of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations84
US10046168B2Aug 14, 2018
Tachyarrhythmia induction by an extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC11 citations84
US11524166B2Dec 13, 2022
Extra-cardiovascular pacing by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations73
US7797047B2Sep 14, 2010
Implantable lead functional status monitor and method
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations73
US11628306B2Apr 18, 2023
Power management for an implantable device
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations72
US11013929B2May 25, 2021
Power management for an implantable device
MEDTRONIC INC4 citations72
US12280266B2Apr 22, 2025
Extra-cardiovascular cardiac pacing system for delivering composite pacing pulses
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US12157009B2Dec 3, 2024
Extra-cardiovascular pacing by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US11883677B2Jan 30, 2024
Extra-cardiovascular cardiac pacing system for delivering composite pacing pulses
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US11406838B2Aug 9, 2022
Extra-cardiovascular cardiac pacing system for delivering composite pacing pulses
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US8050763B2Nov 1, 2011
Isolation circuitry and method for gradient field safety in an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations51
US8965506B2Feb 24, 2015
Fault tolerant pacing
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations47
US10780261B2Sep 22, 2020
Pacing output K-factor improvements
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations39