Inventor
HESS DOUGLAS N
US23 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
18 patentsUS7027876B2Apr 11, 2006
Lead system for providing electrical stimulation to the Bundle of His
MEDTRONIC INC153 citations99
US7107105B2Sep 12, 2006
Deployable medical lead fixation system and method
MEDTRONIC INC168 citations98
US5007435AApr 16, 1991
Connector for multiconductor pacing leads
MEDTRONIC INC135 citations97
US4572605AFeb 25, 1986
Injection molded in-line connector assembly for bipolar leads
MEDTRONIC INC80 citations96
US7860580B2Dec 28, 2010
Active fixation medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC131 citations95
US6161029ADec 12, 2000
Apparatus and method for fixing electrodes in a blood vessel
MEDTRONIC INC473 citations95
US5968087AOct 19, 1999
Multi-component lead body for medical electrical leads
MEDTRONIC INC137 citations95
US6968235B2Nov 22, 2005
Enhanced method and apparatus to identify and connect a small diameter lead with a low profile lead connector
MEDTRONIC INC62 citations94
US7251532B2Jul 31, 2007
Medical lead fixation
MEDTRONIC INC34 citations92
US6489562B1Dec 3, 2002
Medical electrical lead having variable stiffness tip-ring spacer
MEDTRONIC INC31 citations92
US6551269B2Apr 22, 2003
Introducer catheter lead delivery device with collapsible stylet lumen
MEDTRONIC INC32 citations91
US5948015ASep 7, 1999
Medical electrical lead
MEDTRONIC INC39 citations89
US6510348B2Jan 21, 2003
Perfusion lead and method of use
MEDTRONIC INC18 citations88
US7736198B2Jun 15, 2010
Method of deployable medical lead fixation
MEDTRONIC INC11 citations83
US7184839B2Feb 27, 2007
Catheter-delivered cardiac lead
MEDTRONIC INC12 citations81
US8043126B2Oct 25, 2011
Deployable medical lead fixation system and method
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations73
US9008797B2Apr 14, 2015
In-line connector terminals for implantable medical electrical leads
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations47
US8041434B2Oct 18, 2011
Implantable medical electrical lead bodies providing improved electrode contact
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations42
SOMMER JOHN L
4 patentsUS8233994B2Jul 31, 2012
Active fixation medical lead
SOMMER JOHN L31 citations92
US8219213B2Jul 10, 2012
Active fixation cardiac vein medical lead
SOMMER JOHN L38 citations92
US8639340B2Jan 28, 2014
Implantable medical lead connector sleeves
SOMMER JOHN L17 citations84
US8478430B2Jul 2, 2013
Active fixation medical lead
SOMMER JOHN L7 citations84