Patents by Inventor Frank Skubitz

Frank Skubitz 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).

  • Lead connector
    Patent number: 4245642
    Abstract: Lead connector for use between an external pulse generator and a pacing lead. The lead connector includes elongated geometrical spaced connector pins which plug into connector terminals of the pulse generator and a hole accepting the connector end of the pacing lead. A case of the lead connector supports a pressure plate which is spring biased against a thumbscrew and engages a connector of the pacing lead against the connector pins of the lead connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1981
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Skubitz, Roger L. Funk