|
| US3971388 | 29 Nov 1974 | 27 Jul 1976 | Telectronics Pty. Limited | Titanium covered cardiac pacemaker with elastomer coating and method of applying same |
| US4010759 | 29 Aug 1975 | 8 Mar 1977 | Vitatron Medical B.V. | Insulated, corrosion resistant medical electronic devices and method for producing same |
| US4014346 | 26 Jun 1975 | 29 Mar 1977 | Research Corporation | Hermetically sealed cardiac pacer system and recharging system therefor |
| US4041956 | 17 Feb 1976 | 16 Aug 1977 | Coratomic, Inc. | Pacemakers of low weight and method of making such pacemakers |
| US4057068 | 20 Feb 1976 | 8 Nov 1977 | Medtronic, Inc. | Enclosure for and method of enclosing a body implantable pulse generator |
| US4124029 | 18 Oct 1977 | 7 Nov 1978 | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | Heart pacemakers |
| US4124031 | 9 Jun 1977 | 7 Nov 1978 | Vitatron Medical B.V. | Programmable pacer |
| US4164220 | 22 Jul 1976 | 14 Aug 1979 | Fisher & Paykel Limited | Electronic temperature sensors |
| US4243042 | 29 Jan 1979 | 6 Jan 1981 | Medtronic, Inc. | Enclosure system for body implantable electrical systems |
| US4270549 | 30 Apr 1979 | 2 Jun 1981 | Mieczyslaw Mirowski | Method for implanting cardiac electrodes |
| US4461194 | 28 Apr 1982 | 24 Jul 1984 | Cardio-Pace Medical, Inc. | Tool for sealing and attaching a lead to a body implantable device |
| US4865037 | 13 Nov 1987 | 12 Sep 1989 | Thomas J. Fogarty | Method for implanting automatic implantable defibrillator |
| US4995389 | 16 Dec 1985 | 26 Feb 1991 | Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. | Multielectrode quick connect cardiac pacing lead connector assembly |
| US5133353 | 25 Apr 1990 | 28 Jul 1992 | Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. | Implantable intravenous cardiac stimulation system with pulse generator housing serving as optional additional electrode |
| US5282841 | 14 Oct 1992 | 1 Feb 1994 | Siemens Pacesetter, Inc. | Implantable stimulation device and method of making same |
| US5385574 | 24 Jul 1992 | 31 Jan 1995 | Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. | Implantable intravenous cardiac stimulation system with pulse generator housing serving as optional additional electrode |
| US5562715 | 1 Dec 1994 | 8 Oct 1996 | | Cardiac pulse generator |
| US5741313 | 9 Sep 1996 | 21 Apr 1998 | Pacesetter, Inc. | Implantable medical device with a reduced volumetric configuration and improved shock stabilization |
| US6445956 | 18 Oct 1999 | 3 Sep 2002 | Abiomed, Inc. | Implantable medical device |
| US6778857 | 7 Mar 2002 | 17 Aug 2004 | Pacesetter, Inc. | Alpha particle suppression of electronic packaging |
| US6999814 | 19 Jun 2001 | 14 Feb 2006 | Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. | Implantable intravenous cardiac stimulation system with pulse generator housing serving as optional additional electrode |
| US7043299 | 5 Nov 2001 | 9 May 2006 | Cameron Health, Inc. | Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator employing a telescoping lead |
| US7406350 | 29 Sep 2005 | 29 Jul 2008 | Cameron Health, Inc. | Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator employing a telescoping lead |
| US7522959 | 30 Dec 2004 | 21 Apr 2009 | Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. | Subcutaneous cardiac rhythm management |
| US7684860 | 23 Mar 2007 | 23 Mar 2010 | Medtronic, Inc. | Components for reducing image distortion |
| US7742817 | 4 Mar 2005 | 22 Jun 2010 | Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation | Hermetic implantable stimulator |
| US7890165 | 16 Feb 2010 | 15 Feb 2011 | Medtronic, Inc. | Implantable medical device with reduced MRI image distortion |
| US7927737 | 23 Mar 2007 | 19 Apr 2011 | Medtronic, Inc. | Implantable medical device and lithium battery |
| US8131368 | 23 Mar 2007 | 6 Mar 2012 | Medtronic, Inc. | Implantable medical device with material for reducing MRI image distortion |
