Patents by Inventor Roger M. L. Foote

Roger M. L. Foote 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).

  • Electrical connector between electrode leads and pacemaker terminal
    Patent number: 4966564
    Abstract: Electrical connection is established between the lead electrodes and the pacemaker terminals whereby a straight length of coil spring is placed within a hole transverse to the lead hole. A portion of the transverse hole intersects the lead hole so that a portion of coil spring extends transversely into the lead hole. The ends of the coil spring section are welded on opposite sides of the terminal. Electrical connection is made as the spring contacts the ring electrode on the lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Telectronics, N.V.
    Inventor: Roger M. L. Foote
  • Self-supporting terminal for implantable pulse generator and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 4774953
    Abstract: A terminal for an implantable pulse generator for connecting an electrode lead to the generator includes a base section formed of partially stabilized zirconia (PSZ) mounted on the exterior of the pulse generator housing and a conductive terminal member coupled to the base section. The base section, terminal member and pulse generator housing are joined by a biocompatible brazing alloy which is composed, by weight, of about 13% to about 17% copper, about 13% to about 17% nickel, and the balance being titanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Assignee: Telectronics, N.V.
    Inventor: Roger M. L. Foote