| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE38680 |
Arrangement for determining a heart rate by automatically establishing the optimal refractory ti |
January 4, 2005 |
| An arrangement for determining the heart rate (f.sub.RR) or the refractory time of the cardiac tissue, particularly for detecting tachycardia or fibrillation, has an electrode (E) for sensing heart action signals (SIG), an input stage, connected to the electrode, for processing the heart |
| 7236827 |
Single-use medical device |
June 26, 2007 |
| An electrical therapy device has a blocking triggering unit and a re-use blocking unit. The re-use blocking unit prevents the functions of the electrical therapy device during implantation in dependence on the condition of the blocking triggering unit. The blocking triggering unit is |
| 7212858 |
Therapy system |
May 1, 2007 |
| A medical therapy system has logic and/or signal processing stages between sensors on the input side and therapy applicators on the output side. A signal parameter is determined from the input signals using the logic/processing stages, and/or an indicator signal is determined from th |
| 7191003 |
Stimulation arrangement with stimulation success monitoring |
March 13, 2007 |
| A stimulation arrangement having a stimulation unit for the delivery of electrical pulses for the stimulation of body tissue and an evaluation unit which receives electrical signals in conjunction with the delivery of a stimulation pulse and evaluates same for checking a stimulation |
| 7167759 |
Electrode line |
January 23, 2007 |
| An electrode line, in particular for an implantable electrostimulation device, which is adapted for insertion into body vessels such as heart chambers or blood vessels, comprising electrodes for the stimulation of body tissue, a longitudinal axis and a distal end, wherein there is pr |
| 6934582 |
Apparatus for treating fibrillation of at least one chamber of a heart |
August 23, 2005 |
| Apparatus for treating fibrillation of at least one chamber of a heart comprising a fibrillation detector for detecting a fibrillation, a defibrillator for defibrillating the chamber of the heart, wherein the defibrillator is connected to the fibrillation detector and is adapted to e |
| 6917832 |
Stimulation apparatus |
July 12, 2005 |
| A stimulation apparatus, in particular for a human heart, has a stimulation unit, a signal detector and a control unit. The stimulation unit is adapted to deliver a stimulation pulse having a pulse duration, a pulse strength and a stimulation intensity. The signal detector is adapted to |
| 6893395 |
Method and apparatus for data transmission between an electromedical implant and an external app |
May 17, 2005 |
| A method and apparatus for data transmission between an electromedical implant having a first transmitter/receiver unit, such as a cardiological implant, and an associated external apparatus having a second transmitter/receiver unit. Data transmission begins with a triggering signal |
| 6849089 |
Implant with proliferation-inhibiting substance |
February 1, 2005 |
| An implant for insertion in a portion of the human or animal blood circulation, in particular a stent, has a main body (2), at least a first material which is connected to the main body (2) and which includes at least one cell proliferation-inhibiting first substance, and a second ma |
| 6805709 |
Stent having discontinuous coating in the form of coating islands |
October 19, 2004 |
| A stent has a surface with an irregular coating formed on that surface. The irregular coating provides coating islands, especially coating islands that are substantially round. In some embodiments, the coating islands are arranged at a greater spacing in regions involving a greater degre |
| 6804559 |
Electromedical implant |
October 12, 2004 |
| An electromedical implant comprising a telemetry device for the exchange of data with an external apparatus is provided. The telemetry device comprising a transmitting device and a receiving device, wherein a separate energy storage means is provided for each of the transmitting devi |
| 6765059 |
Polymer material |
July 20, 2004 |
| A polymer material, in particular for a medical instrument such as a balloon catheter, is provided. The polymer material comprising a combination at least of a first constituent comprising a partly crystalline polymer and a second constituent for increasing the flexibility of the mat |
| 6726713 |
Method and device for crimping a stent |
April 27, 2004 |
| The invention concerns a method and a device for crimping a stent onto a balloon of a balloon catheter. The stent is arranged on the balloon so that an outside surface of the balloon and an inside surface of the stent contact each other to form a combination of balloon and stent. The |
| 6704596 |
Electrically active medical implant |
March 9, 2004 |
| An electrically active medical implant has a circuit (5), at least one first battery (1) to supply low current, and a second battery (2) to supply high current into the circuit (5), and a control device (4) designed to disconnect the at least one first battery (1) from circuit (5), a |
| 6690971 |
Device for regulating heart rate and heart pumping force |
February 10, 2004 |
| A device for the therapy of supraventricular and ventricular bradycardial and tachycardial disrhythmias and/or for influencing the heart pumping force, including: electrodes for electrical and/or magnetic stimulation of parasympathetic nerves which innervate the sinus node, the atria, |
| 6622043 |
Method of data interrogation in implant after-care |
September 16, 2003 |
| A method of after-care in relation to patients with at least one electromedical implant. Data is transmitted from the implant to an external apparatus providing information for an examining clinician on the occasion of an after-care examination of the patient in an after-care arrange |
| 6613080 |
Stent with closed structure |
September 2, 2003 |
| The invention concerns a stent, in particular a coronary stent, comprising a tubular portion, wherein openings are provided in the tubular portion. The invention is distinguished in that the openings provided in the tubular portion of the stent are of a substantially T-shaped configu |
| 6611721 |
Break-away extractable lead |
August 26, 2003 |
| An electrode arrangement is provided having an electrode line which has a closed casing for sealing off its interior relative to the surrounding area. At its distal end, electrically conducting surface regions serve as electrodes. A fixing mechanism anchors the distal end in a body tissu |
| 6596021 |
Stent |
July 22, 2003 |
| A stent, in particular a coronary stent, has at least one first tubular portion, and at least one second tubular portion. The first and second tubular portions are connected together by at least one first connecting means. The stent is distinguished in that the at least one first con |
| 6594520 |
Apparatus for processing physiological signals |
July 15, 2003 |
| An apparatus for processing physiological signals, which includes a signal pick-up unit for picking up physiological measurement signals, in particular for picking up electrical signals of a heart, and first detection means which are connected to the signal pick-up unit and include s |
| 6571129 |
Medical therapy apparatus and sensor for acquiring molecular-genetic information for the apparat |
May 27, 2003 |
| The invention concerns a sensor for obtaining information about the state of an organism for a medical therapy apparatus, preferably for a therapy apparatus for the electrostimulation or other treatment of the heart. The invention is distinguished by at least one sensor element for detec |
| 6571120 |
Apparatus for identifying the circulatory effects of extrasystoles |
May 27, 2003 |
| A cardiological device having a sensor, adapted to pick up at least one cardiac signal, and a signal processor including a first detector connected to the sensor, adapted to detect an individual signal or a feature parameter of the cardiac signal, wherein the signal processor further |
| 6565598 |
Stent with a closed structure |
May 20, 2003 |
| A stent has a tubular portion which has openings that are of a substantially V-shaped configuration. |
| 6556874 |
Electrode arrangement |
April 29, 2003 |
| An electrode arrangement provides an electrode line (10) carrying at least a first fixing element (16) which is designed to fix the electrode line to body tissue, especially the myocardium of a heart, and which is arranged at a spacing relative to the distal end (12) of the electrode lin |
| 6553261 |
Signaling method for an implantable cardiac stimulation device and a cardiac stimulation device |
April 22, 2003 |
| The invention concerns a method of signaling an internal status of an implantable cardiac stimulation device, which status is defined by a value of a status parameter, including the steps: a) Recording a measurement value (S12) representing the status parameter, b) Ascertaining the e |
| 6549813 |
Two-chamber single-pass electrode arrangement |
April 15, 2003 |
| An electrode arrangement (10) comprising a first electrode cable (12) which is to be inserted into the coronary sinus and which has an electrode conductor (32) and at least one electrode (38, 40) for outputting and/or receiving electrical signals in the coronary sinus. Longitudinally |
| 6533783 |
Catheter |
March 18, 2003 |
| In order to ensure a simple structure and precise handling in the case of a catheter, in particular a bi- or unidirectionally deflectable ablation catheter, comprising a flexible guide tube (3) which extends from a gripping element (1) and which terminates in a catheter tip (6) for t |
| 6524256 |
Implantable measuring device, particularly a pressure measuring device for determining the intra |
February 25, 2003 |
| An implantable measuring device includes a catheter-like main body that can be positioned in a body cavity. The main body has a pressure-sensitive sensor thereon and a signal line is coupled to the sensor. The signal line transmits measuring signals generated by the sensor and correspond |
| 6522924 |
Pacemaker capable of sensing impedance changes in myocardial tissue |
February 18, 2003 |
| A capture-detection cardiac pacemaker wherein a stimulation success can be reliably detected immediately after stimulation pulse output. The cardiac pacemaker according to this invention generally includes at least one stimulation electrode arranged in the region of the heart designed to |
| 6519494 |
Rate-adaptive cardiac pacemaker |
February 11, 2003 |
| A rate-adaptive cardiac pacemaker (1) comprising sensor means (1a through 4) for detecting a measurement parameter (RR) in the body of a patient, which is related to the circulation function, stimulation means (8, 2) for producing and outputting stimulation pulses to the heart (H) of the |
| 6501986 |
Implantable defibrillator |
December 31, 2002 |
| The invention concerns an implantable defibrillator (1) comprising a chargeable voltage source (2) and a pulse generator (3) which is formed from a voltage multiplier (5) and a capacitor (4) chargeable to the defibrillation voltage. Provided between the capacitor (4) and the voltage |
| 6470215 |
Method of data transmission in implant monitoring |
October 22, 2002 |
| A method of monitoring patients with at least one electromedical implant, in which at least one first data transmission is effected between the implant provided with a first transmitting/receiving device and at least one external apparatus provided with a second transmitting/receiving |
| 6434429 |
Implant with close and long-range telemetry |
August 13, 2002 |
| An electromedical implant (1), in particular a cardiac pacemaker, having a close-range telemetry device for data exchange with an external apparatus (2), which includes at least a close-range antenna (47) and a close-range transmitter/receiver unit with a close-range transmitter (44), a |
| 6421567 |
Implantable lead with mechanical and electrical selectively operable electrodes |
July 16, 2002 |
| An implantable electrode arrangement which includes an electrode line (10, 10') with a plurality of electrically conductive surface regions (14, 16) in the region of the distal end of the electrode line for outputting electrical signals to a heart and/or for receiving signals from a hear |
| 6418348 |
Implantable lead with selectively operable electrodes |
July 9, 2002 |
| An implantable electrode arrangement which includes an electrode line (10) with a plurality of electrically conductive surface regions in the region of the distal end of the electrode line (10) for outputting electrical signals to a heart and/or for receiving signals from a heart, which |
| 6325779 |
Balloon catheter |
December 4, 2001 |
| The invention concerns a balloon catheter (1) for dilating vascular constrictions and for simultaneously introducing a permanently deformable stent (9) into the vessel to be dilated in order to stabilize it in the dilated condition, wherein the distal region of the catheter which is |
| 6319249 |
Ablation system |
November 20, 2001 |
| The invention relates to an ablation system, including an ablation catheter with a plurality of ablation electrodes (34) and a neutral electrode (36), at least one energy source (22), switching elements (26, 28) for connecting the electrodes to the energy source (22) and control elements |
| 6287332 |
Implantable, bioresorbable vessel wall support, in particular coronary stent |
September 11, 2001 |
| An implantable, bioresorbable vessel wall support, in particular a coronary stent, comprises a combination of metal materials which dissolves in the human body without any harmful effects on the person that wears the implant. The combination of metal materials can be an alloy or a local |
| 6263243 |
Rate adaptive pacemaker |
July 17, 2001 |
| A rate-adaptive pacemaker includes an impedance measuring device for measuring a waveform over time of the intracardial impedance over at least a predetermined portion of one cardiac cycle. An impedance processing device obtains an impedance value from the waveform. A rate determining |
| 6219581 |
Pacing lead system |
April 17, 2001 |
| A pacing electrode arrangement for stimulating the heart by means of an implantable pacemaker, comprising a first pacing electrode arranged in the vena cava superior and a second pacing electrode arranged in either the atrium, or a blood vessel near the heart other than the vena cava |
| 6208901 |
Apparatus for determining the AV transmission time |
March 27, 2001 |
| In an apparatus for determining the AV transmission time or AV delay in the heart, the apparatus having a signal-sensor arrangement that is disposed in the heart and detects a natural cardiac action, further having at least one signal output and a processing unit that has at least one si |
| 6154674 |
Self-calibrating adaptive-rate cardiac pacemaker |
November 28, 2000 |
| A self-calibrating adaptive-rate cardiac pacemaker having a measuring and processing device for measuring the course over time of a physiological variable over a predetermined portion of a heart cycle and for obtaining a course parameter from the course over time, a stimulation parameter |
| 6115633 |
Implantable stimulator |
September 5, 2000 |
| An implantable stimulator for treating arrhythmic function disturbances of a heart, comprising; a stimulation electrode for transmitting stimulation pulses to the heart, a pulse generator that is connected to the stimulation electrode for generating the stimulation pulses, a control |
| 6064907 |
Arrangement for determining a heart rate automatically establishing the optimal refractory time |
May 16, 2000 |
| An arrangement for determining the heart rate (f.sub.RR) or the refractory ime of the cardiac tissue, particularly for detecting tachycardia or fibrillation, has an electrode (E) for sensing heart action signals (SIG), an input stage, connected to the electrode, for processing the heart |
| 6061592 |
Device for detecting tachycardia using a counter |
May 9, 2000 |
| A device for detecting pathological tachycardia, in particular for use with an implantable device for terminating tachycardias, having a classifican device, responding to at least one electrical signal derived from the heart, which if the classification criterion is met outputs an |
| 5968082 |
Pacemaker lead locking mechanism |
October 19, 1999 |
| An implantable electrostimulation device and an electrode lead is devised ere for the electrical connection of the electrode lead, the top portion of the electrostimulation device has a securely installed connecting socket with radially inward pointing contact and holding devices on its |
| 5964794 |
Implantable stimulation electrode |
October 12, 1999 |
| An implantable stimulation electrode for use with an implantable tissue stimulator, in particular a pacemaker, defibrillator, bone or neurostimulator, having a metal substrate body and a coating, applied to the substrate body, for reducing the electrode impedance and/or increasing th |
| 5922015 |
Implantable device which permits removal without traumatizing the surrounding tissue |
July 13, 1999 |
| An implantable device for at least temporary electrical contact with body tissue includes a stimulation electrode, a lead having a proximal end connected to a medical device and a distal end securely attached to the stimulation electrode and blocking means for holding the stimulation |
| 5891048 |
Signal detector |
April 6, 1999 |
| A signal detector for detecting a biosignal with approximately known morpogy in a complex input signal (ECG), in particular for the detection of QRS complexes in an electrocardiogram. The detector has circuitry for detecting the maximum amplitude (PEAK) of the detected signal complex |
| 5876423 |
Implantable stimulator with terminal voltage control of a depletable voltage source |
March 2, 1999 |
| An implantable stimulator includes a depletable voltage source for supplying electrical energy. The voltage source has a terminal voltage which varies as a function of depletion of the voltage source. An output stage receives electrical energy from the voltage source and includes an |
