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David L. Thompson
Also filed as: THOMPSON DAVID · THOMPSON DAVID L · THOMPSON DAVID M
165 granted patents·16 pending applications·26,893 citations·filing 1974–2018
99Inventor score
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181 records- 0199US6023641APower consumption reduction in medical devices employing multiple digital signal processorsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 8, 2000·1.2k cites·16 claims
- 0299US5752976AWorld wide patient location and data telemetry system for implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 19, 1998·1.2k cites·34 claims
- 0399US5683432AAdaptive, performance-optimizing communication system for communicating with an implanted medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 4, 1997·1.1k cites·12 claims
- 0498US6580947B1Magnetic field sensor for an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 17, 2003·107 cites·18 claims
- 0598US6567703B1Implantable medical device incorporating miniaturized circuit moduleMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 20, 2003·258 cites·14 claims
- 0698US6200265B1Peripheral memory patch and access method for use with an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 13, 2001·1.3k cites·55 claims
- 0798US5354319ATelemetry system for an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 11, 1994·373 cites·10 claims
- 0898US5233984AImplantable multi-axis position and activity sensorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 10, 1993·255 cites·10 claims
- 0998US5127404ATelemetry format for implanted medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 7, 1992·709 cites·11 claims
- 1098US4556063ATelemetry system for a medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 3, 1985·790 cites·1 claims
- 1197US7991467B2Remotely enabled pacemaker and implantable subcutaneous cardioverter/defibrillator systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 2, 2011·202 cites·8 claims
- 1297US7801601B2Controlling neuromodulation using stimulus modalitiesCYBERONICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 21, 2010·196 cites·15 claims
- 1397US7209790B2Multi-mode programmer for medical device communicationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 24, 2007·336 cites·16 claims
- 1497US6539253B2Implantable medical device incorporating integrated circuit notch filtersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 25, 2003·501 cites·38 claims
- 1597US5662689AMethod and apparatus for alleviating cardioversion shock painMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 2, 1997·471 cites·56 claims
- 1696US6571125B2Drug delivery deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·356 cites·20 claims
- 1796US6091987APower consumption reduction in medical devices by employing different supply voltagesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 18, 2000·276 cites·26 claims
- 1896US6083248AWorld wide patient location and data telemetry system for implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 4, 2000·992 cites·26 claims
- 1996US5438990AMagnetic field sensorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 8, 1995·109 cites·11 claims
- 2096US5292343AHand shake for implanted medical device telemetryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 8, 1994·270 cites·3 claims
- 2196US4476868ABody stimulator output circuitMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1980·Granted Oct 16, 1984·393 cites·5 claims
- 2295US6735479B2Lifestyle management systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·333 cites·11 claims
- 2395US6690959B2Skin-mounted electrodes with nano spikesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2004·478 cites·18 claims
- 2495US6535766B1Implanted medical device telemetry using integrated microelectromechanical filteringMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 18, 2003·349 cites·18 claims
- 2595US6067473AImplantable medical device using audible sound communication to provide warningsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 23, 2000·393 cites·12 claims
- 2695US5800465ASystem and method for multisite steering of cardiac stimuliMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·486 cites·42 claims
- 2795US4301804APacemaker with Hall effect externally controlled switchMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1979·Granted Nov 24, 1981·46 cites·8 claims
- 2894US9259582B2Slot antenna for an implantable deviceJOSHI HIMANSHU·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 16, 2016·46 cites·14 claims
- 2994US6922592B2Implantable medical device controlled by a non-invasive physiological data measurement deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 26, 2005·289 cites·8 claims
- 3094US6292698B1World wide patient location and data telemetry system for implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 18, 2001·353 cites·25 claims
- 3194US6223080B1Power consumption reduction in medical devices employing multiple digital signal processors and different supply voltagesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 24, 2001·235 cites·42 claims
- 3294US5344431AMethod and apparatus for determination of end-of-service for implantable devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 6, 1994·95 cites·10 claims
- 3393US6868288B2Implanted medical device telemetry using integrated thin film bulk acoustic resonator filteringMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 15, 2005·244 cites·18 claims
- 3493US5891180AInterrogation of an implantable medical device using audible sound communicationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 6, 1999·325 cites·35 claims
- 3593US5843139AAdaptive, performance-optimizing communication system for communicating with an implanted medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·347 cites·4 claims
- 3692US9492656B2Implantable nerve wrap for nerve stimulation configured for far field radiative poweringCYBERONICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 15, 2016·13 cites·28 claims
- 3792US6512949B1Implantable medical device for measuring time varying physiologic conditions especially edema and for responding theretoMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 28, 2003·632 cites·18 claims
- 3892US6496729B2Power consumption reduction in medical devices employing multiple supply voltages and clock frequency controlMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 17, 2002·296 cites·13 claims
- 3992US6477424B1Medical management system integrated programming apparatus for communication with an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 5, 2002·552 cites·16 claims
- 4092US5314450ADual channel telemetry for implanted medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·265 cites·2 claims
- 4191US9537344B2Phase change material as a dynamic heat sink for trancutaneous energy transmission systemsCYBERONICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 3, 2017·29 cites·7 claims
- 4291US8989867B2Implantable nerve wrap for nerve stimulation configured for far field radiative poweringCHOW ERIC Y·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·33 cites·27 claims
- 4391US7429255B2Closed loop medicament pumpMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 30, 2008·185 cites·30 claims
- 4490US9974949B2MRI-safe implantable lead assemblyCYBERONICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 22, 2018·25 cites·29 claims
- 4590USRE42934EWorld wide patient location and data telemetry system for implantable medical devicesTHOMPSON DAVID L·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 15, 2011·32 cites·70 claims
- 4690US7069444B2Portable wireless access to computer-based systemsLOWENSOHN BRENT A·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 27, 2006·193 cites·27 claims
- 4790US6961448B2User authentication in medical device systemsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 1, 2005·284 cites·15 claims
- 4890US6909920B2System and method for positioning an implantable medical device within a bodyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 21, 2005·184 cites·33 claims
- 4990US6622050B2Variable encryption scheme for data transfer between medical devices and related data management systemsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 16, 2003·160 cites·11 claims
- 5090US6453195B1Closed loop drug delivery system and remote management thereofMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 17, 2002·170 cites·46 claims
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