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Walter H. Olson
Also filed as: OLSON WALTER H
48 granted patents·11 pending applications·8,198 citations·filing 1983–2024
99Inventor score
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59 records- 0199US5545186APrioritized rule based method and apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 13, 1996·1.4k cites·4 claims
- 0298US9492677B2Systems and methods for leadless pacing and shock therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 15, 2016·88 cites·22 claims
- 0398US8744572B1Systems and methods for leadless pacing and shock therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 3, 2014·310 cites·9 claims
- 0497US6487443B2Prioritized rule based method and apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·296 cites·13 claims
- 0596US9072914B2Systems and methods for leadless pacing and shock therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 7, 2015·58 cites·20 claims
- 0696US5855593APrioritized rule based method and apparatus for diagnosis and treatment for arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 5, 1999·706 cites·5 claims
- 0795US10265534B2Systems and methods for leadless pacing and shock therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 23, 2019·18 cites·18 claims
- 0895US5755736APrioritized rule based method and apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 26, 1998·667 cites·12 claims
- 0995US5193535AMethod and apparatus for discrimination of ventricular tachycardia from ventricular fibrillation and for treatment thereofMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 16, 1993·513 cites·31 claims
- 1094US7622303B2Methods for identifying patients at risk for life threatening arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 24, 2009·47 cites·24 claims
- 1194US7608458B2Identifying patients at risk for life threatening arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 27, 2009·41 cites·25 claims
- 1294US6731978B2Prioritized rule based method and apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 4, 2004·168 cites·17 claims
- 1392US5144949ADual chamber rate responsive pacemaker with automatic mode switchingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 8, 1992·386 cites·22 claims
- 1490US7684864B2Subcutaneous cardioverter-defibrillatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·98 cites·15 claims
- 1590US5409009AMethods for measurement of arterial blood flowMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 25, 1995·295 cites·6 claims
- 1689US6892094B2Combined anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) and high voltage therapy for treating ventricular arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 10, 2005·188 cites·50 claims
- 1788US9096685B2Genetic modification of targeted regions of the cardiac conduction systemSHARMA VINOD·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 4, 2015·4 cites·18 claims
- 1888US4535774AStroke volume controlled pacerMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1983·Granted Aug 20, 1985·178 cites·6 claims
- 1988US2025082940A1Systems and methods for leadless pacing and shock therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2087US12151110B2Systems and methods for leadless pacing and shock therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 26, 2024·0 cites·23 claims
- 2187US6259947B1Prioritized rule based method and apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·303 cites·10 claims
- 2287US6178350B1Prioritized rule based method and apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 23, 2001·112 cites·19 claims
- 2386US7383085B2Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter/defibrillatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 3, 2008·36 cites·4 claims
- 2486US6141581APrioritized rule based method and apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 31, 2000·261 cites·9 claims
- 2584US8013133B2Genetic modification of targeted regions of the cardiac conduction systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 6, 2011·8 cites·9 claims
- 2684US6922585B2Method and apparatus for predicting recurring ventricular arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 26, 2005·109 cites·13 claims
- 2784US5991656APrioritized rule based apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 23, 1999·137 cites·7 claims
- 2882US7496408B2Electrodes array for a pacemakerMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 24, 2009·93 cites·5 claims
- 2982US5342402AMethod and apparatus for detection and treatment of tachycardia and fibrillationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 30, 1994·211 cites·14 claims
- 3081US5836976ACardioversion energy reduction systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 17, 1998·194 cites·24 claims
- 3180US8642747B2Genetic modification of targeted regions of the cardiac conduction systemSHARMA VINOD·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·4 cites·6 claims
- 3279US7027856B2Method for determining a metric of non-sustained arrhythmia occurrence for use in arrhythmia prediction and automatic adjustment of arrhythmia detection parametersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·84 cites·6 claims
- 3379US6052620APrioritized rule based method and apparatus for diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 18, 2000·197 cites·7 claims
- 3477US11033743B2Systems and methods for leadless pacing and shock therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 15, 2021·1 cites·14 claims
- 3575US7069075B2Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter/defibrillatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 27, 2006·56 cites·23 claims
- 3675US6879856B2Method and apparatus for detection and treatment of tachycardia and fibrillationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 12, 2005·64 cites·8 claims
- 3775US5312441AMethod and apparatus for discrimination of ventricular tachycardia from supraventricular tachycardia and for treatment thereofMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1992·Granted May 17, 1994·218 cites·10 claims
- 3874US9278226B2Shock therapy for monomorphic detected ventricular tachycardiaMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 8, 2016·7 cites·24 claims
- 3974US6508771B1Method and apparatus for monitoring heart rateMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 21, 2003·138 cites·8 claims
- 4074US2021299444A1Systems and methods for leadless pacing and shock therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4172US6662050B2Notification of programmed state of medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 9, 2003·49 cites·33 claims
- 4271US5205283AMethod and apparatus for tachyarrhythmia detection and treatmentMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 27, 1993·132 cites·18 claims
- 4368US5257621AApparatus for detection of and discrimination between tachycardia and fibrillation and for treatment of bothMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 2, 1993·118 cites·8 claims
- 4466US7415307B2Ischemia detection based on cardiac conduction timeMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 19, 2008·35 cites·33 claims
- 4561US7787947B2Method and apparatus for using an optical hemodynamic sensor to identify an unstable arrhythmiaMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 31, 2010·3 cites·20 claims
- 4658US2010047915A1Identifying patients at risk for life threatening arrhythmiasMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4754US7076298B2Method and apparatus for prevention of arrhythmia clusters using overdrive pacingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 11, 2006·12 cites·19 claims
- 4854US5458619AApparatus and method for treating a tachyarrhythmiaMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 17, 1995·67 cites·18 claims
- 4954US2007021375A1Genetic modification of targeted regions of the cardiac conduction systemSHARMA VINOD·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 5052US2006088503A1Cellular and genetic intervention to treat ventricular tachycardiaSHARMA VINOD·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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