Patents by Inventor Tara L. Bratten

Tara L. Bratten 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).

  • Selectively enabling a passive recharge cycle for an implantable cardiac stimulation device
    Patent number: 9339657
    Abstract: Techniques are described for selectively enabling and disabling a pre-stimulation passive recharge pacing mode for an implantable medical device (IMD) depending on whether the IMD is operating in an electromagnetic interference (EMI)-safe mode. In some examples, the IMD may enable the pre-stimulation passive recharge pacing mode when the IMD is operating in the EMI-safe mode, and disable the pre-stimulation passive recharge pacing mode when the IMD is not operating in the EMI-safe mode. The EMI-safe mode may be, in some examples, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-safe mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Stancer, James J. St. Martin, Tara L. Bratten, Michael Hudziak
  • SELECTIVELY ENABLING A PASSIVE RECHARGE CYCLE FOR AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC STIMULATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120283795
    Abstract: Techniques are described for selectively enabling and disabling a pre-stimulation passive recharge pacing mode for an implantable medical device (IMD) depending on whether the IMD is operating in an electromagnetic interference (EMI)-safe mode. In some examples, the IMD may enable the pre-stimulation passive recharge pacing mode when the IMD is operating in the EMI-safe mode, and disable the pre-stimulation passive recharge pacing mode when the IMD is not operating in the EMI-safe mode. The EMI-safe mode may be, in some examples, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-safe mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Stancer, James J. St. Martin, Tara L. Bratten, Michael Hudziak