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Douglas N. Hess
Also filed as: HESS DOUGLAS N
23 granted patents·1 pending application·1,621 citations·filing 1984–2013
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24 records- 0194US4572605AInjection molded in-line connector assembly for bipolar leadsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1984·Granted Feb 25, 1986·80 cites·4 claims
- 0292US7860580B2Active fixation medical electrical leadMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 28, 2010·131 cites·37 claims
- 0391US7107105B2Deployable medical lead fixation system and methodMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 12, 2006·168 cites·20 claims
- 0491US6161029AApparatus and method for fixing electrodes in a blood vesselMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 12, 2000·473 cites·25 claims
- 0588US7027876B2Lead system for providing electrical stimulation to the Bundle of HisMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·153 cites·22 claims
- 0685US8233994B2Active fixation medical leadSOMMER JOHN L·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 31, 2012·31 cites·13 claims
- 0784US8219213B2Active fixation cardiac vein medical leadSOMMER JOHN L·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 10, 2012·38 cites·27 claims
- 0876US8478430B2Active fixation medical leadSOMMER JOHN L·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 2, 2013·7 cites·4 claims
- 0973US8567055B2Method of assembling an in-line connector terminalFAN YALING·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·6 cites·10 claims
- 1073US7736198B2Method of deployable medical lead fixationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 15, 2010·11 cites·14 claims
- 1173US6968235B2Enhanced method and apparatus to identify and connect a small diameter lead with a low profile lead connectorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 22, 2005·62 cites·16 claims
- 1271US8043126B2Deployable medical lead fixation system and methodMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 25, 2011·5 cites·20 claims
- 1371US5007435AConnector for multiconductor pacing leadsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 16, 1991·135 cites·7 claims
- 1470US5968087AMulti-component lead body for medical electrical leadsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 19, 1999·137 cites·9 claims
- 1566US7251532B2Medical lead fixationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 31, 2007·34 cites·22 claims
- 1663US6551269B2Introducer catheter lead delivery device with collapsible stylet lumenMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 22, 2003·32 cites·4 claims
- 1758US9008797B2In-line connector terminals for implantable medical electrical leadsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 14, 2015·1 cites·8 claims
- 1858US8639340B2Implantable medical lead connector sleevesSOMMER JOHN L·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 28, 2014·17 cites·16 claims
- 1955US6510348B2Perfusion lead and method of useMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 21, 2003·18 cites·16 claims
- 2052US7184839B2Catheter-delivered cardiac leadMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 27, 2007·12 cites·43 claims
- 2145US8041434B2Implantable medical electrical lead bodies providing improved electrode contactMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 18, 2011·0 cites·20 claims
- 2243US5948015AMedical electrical leadMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 7, 1999·39 cites·7 claims
- 2341US6489562B1Medical electrical lead having variable stiffness tip-ring spacerMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 3, 2002·31 cites·5 claims
- 2439US2005065588A1Medical electrical lead system including pre-formed J-shape styletMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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