Inventor
HEINKS MICHAEL W
US27 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
25 patentsUS9278229B1Mar 8, 2016
Anti-tachyarrhythmia shock detection
MEDTRONIC INC158 citations98
US7714757B2May 11, 2010
Chopper-stabilized analog-to-digital converter
MEDTRONIC INC106 citations98
US7479910B1Jan 20, 2009
Capacitive digital-to-analog converter reset in an implantable medical device analog-to-digital converter
MEDTRONIC INC56 citations97
US7474247B1Jan 6, 2009
Detecting overloading of an analog-to-digital converter of an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC74 citations97
US7623053B2Nov 24, 2009
Implantable medical device with low power delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter
MEDTRONIC INC76 citations96
US10252071B2Apr 9, 2019
Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an extracardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC33 citations93
US7123963B2Oct 17, 2006
Method of automatic evoked response sensing vector selection using evoked response waveform analysis
MEDTRONIC INC45 citations90
US10799710B2Oct 13, 2020
Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC7 citations84
US10583306B2Mar 10, 2020
Detection of electromagnetic interference in a cardiac electrical signal by an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC7 citations84
US10493291B2Dec 3, 2019
Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an extracardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations83
US9643024B2May 9, 2017
Anti-tachyarrhythmia shock detection
MEDTRONIC INC6 citations83
US7345607B1Mar 18, 2008
Implantable medical device with adjustable sigma-delta analog-to-digital conversion clock rate
MEDTRONIC INC18 citations79
US11547864B2Jan 10, 2023
Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations73
US11524169B2Dec 13, 2022
Charge balanced cardiac pacing from high voltage circuitry of an extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator system
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations68
US12311189B2May 27, 2025
Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an extracardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US12186571B2Jan 7, 2025
Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US11413469B2Aug 16, 2022
Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an extracardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US12527961B2Jan 20, 2026
Ventricular sensing control in a cardiac pacing system
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations60
US12005263B2Jun 11, 2024
Charge balanced cardiac pacing from high voltage circuitry of an extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator system
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations60
US11786739B2Oct 17, 2023
Ventricular sensing control in a cardiac pacing system
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations60
US12476538B2Nov 18, 2025
Device with switched capacitor charge pump sensing circuitry
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations59
US12447348B2Oct 21, 2025
Secondary verification of MRI exposure at an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations51
US12543993B2Feb 10, 2026
Medical device and method for detecting tachy arrhythmia
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations49
US12491368B2Dec 9, 2025
Medical device and method for cardiac pacing and sensing
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations49
US12569688B2Mar 10, 2026
Medical device and method for detecting arrhythmia
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations48