Patents by Inventor Craig Wiklund

Craig Wiklund has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Simulation of magnetic field induced vibrations in implantable medical devices
    Publication number: 20070176596
    Abstract: A mechanical response of an implantable medical device (IMD) to a first static magnetic field and a first gradient magnetic field slew rate is simulated by exposing the IMD to a second static magnetic field having a magnitude greater than the first static magnetic field and generating a second gradient magnetic field at the IMD such that a product of the second static magnetic field and a second gradient magnetic field slew rate is substantially equal to a product of the first static magnetic field and the first gradient magnetic field slew rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Kateri Garcia, Robert Hiller, Troy Jenison, Bijoyendra Nath, James Neville, Craig Wiklund
  • Implantable medical device and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 6115634
    Abstract: An implantable medical device having a hermetic canister a battery positioned within the hermetic canister; a pulse generator system positioned within the hermetic canister and electrically coupled to the battery; a receiver positioned within the hermetic canister and electrically coupled to the battery and the pulse generator system; a transmitter positioned within the hermetic canister and electrically coupled to the battery and the pulse generator system; and an antenna positioned outside the hermetic canister and coupled to the pulse generator by a feedthrough. The antenna is constructed of a series of planar windings enclosed by an enclosure; each winding is between 1-100 microns wide, wherein each winding is between 1-1000 microns thick and wherein each winding is spaced apart from each of the other windings between 1-100 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrianus P. Donders, Terence G. Ryan, Keon J. Weijand, Craig Wiklund
  • Implantable medical device
    Patent number: D945622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ries, Kamal Deep Mothilal, Craig Wiklund, Kris A. Peterson
  • Plunger
    Patent number: D1010108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ries, Kamal Deep Mothilal, Craig Wiklund, Kris A. Peterson, Hui Jin, Kathryn J. Moore
  • Handle for a medical tool
    Patent number: D1028227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ries, Kamal Deep Mothilal, Craig Wiklund, Kris A Peterson, Hui Jin, Kathryn J. Moore