Subcutaneous dissection tool incorporating pharmacological agent delivery

J Shiroff, C Lindstrom, A Cates - US Patent App. 10/625,833, 2004 - Google Patents
Tissue dissection instruments and methods provide for fluid delivery and aspiration during
subcutaneous dissection. A dissection tool includes a handle and a dissecting member. The …

Patient monitoring, diagnosis, and/or therapy systems and methods

JE Stahmann, K Lee, JW Hartley, Q Ni… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods involve an implantable device configured to perform at least
one cardiac-related function, a patient-external respiratory therapy device, and a …

Leadless tissue stimulation systems and methods

MW Cowan, DS Echt, RE Riley, AF Brisken - US Patent 7,610,092, 2009 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems including an implantable receiver-stimulator and an implantable controller-
transmitter are used for leadless electrical stimulation of body tissues. Cardiac pacing and …

Optimizing energy transmission in a leadless tissue stimulation system

NP Willis, AF Brisken, MW Cowan, M Pare… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
Method and systems for optimizing acoustic energy transmission in implantable devices are
disclosed. Transducer elements transmit acoustic locator signals towards a receiver …

Leadless cardiac pacemaker with conducted communication

PM Jacobson, A Ostroff, TE Ciciarelli - US Patent 9,168,383, 2015 - Google Patents
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2005, provisional application No. 60/761,531, 4,607,639 A 8/1986 Tanagho et al. filed on …

Pacemaker retrieval systems and methods

A Khairkhahan, A Klenk, TB Eby - US Patent 9,126,032, 2015 - Google Patents
A catheter system for retrieving a leadless cardiac pacemaker from a patient is provided. The
cardiac pacemaker can include a docking or retrieval feature configured to be grasped by …

Ultrasonic subcutaneous dissection tool incorporating fluid delivery

PA Haefner - US Patent 7,566,318, 2009 - Google Patents
Ultrasonic dissection instruments and methods provide for fluid delivery during
subcutaneous dissection. An ultrasonic dissection tool includes a handle, a transducer and …

Rate responsive leadless cardiac pacemaker

PM Jacobson - US Patent 9,072,913, 2015 - Google Patents
A leadless cardiac pacemaker comprises a housing, a plurality of electrodes coupled to an
outer surface of the housing, and a pulse delivery system hermetically contained within the …

Leadless cardiac pacemaker with anti-unscrewing feature

A Khairkhahan, E Varady, KJ Carroll… - US Patent 9,020,611, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A leadless cardiac pacemaker comprises a housing, a plural ity of
electrodes coupled to an outer Surface of the housing, and a pulse delivery system …

Implantable device employing movement sensing for detecting sleep-related disorders

JE Stahmann, JW Hartley, K Lee, Q Ni - US Patent 7,887,493, 2011 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for evaluating a pathological condition include acquiring movement
information, such as electromyogram (EMG) information, and sleep disordered breathing …