Patents by Inventor Jean Borgerding, legal representative

Jean Borgerding, legal representative 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for reducing spurious signals in implantable medical devices caused by x-ray radiation
    Patent number: 7697988
    Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) includes a detector for detecting the presence of x-ray radiation, where the presence of x-ray radiation is detected in response to the strength of the x-ray radiation exceeding a first threshold. In one embodiment, the IMD includes a processor for adjusting a cardiac stimulation rate IMD in response to determining that the strength of the detected x-ray radiation exceeds a second threshold. The second pre-selected x-ray radiation threshold is greater than the first pre-selected x-ray radiation threshold. In another embodiment, the implantable device includes a detector for detecting the presence of any amount x-ray radiation and a processor for adjusting a stimulation rate provided by the IMD in response to detected x-ray radiation to reduce the chance of over-sampling artifacts or inappropriate therapy delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley J. Clement, Hiroshi Fujimoto, Jeffrey D. Wilkinson, John R. Buysman, Girard B. Borgerding, Jean Borgerding, legal representative