Patents Assigned to CRM
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Publication number: 20210236813Abstract: The disclosure relates to a multipolar, detection/stimulation endovascular lead intended to be implanted in the coronary venous network. The lead comprises a lead body with in proximal portion a connector to a cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator generator, and in a distal portion a first branch and a second branch extending beyond a bifurcation. The distal ends of the branches are free ends carrying an array of electrodes connected to the connector. Each of the branches comprises at its free end an outlet in the distal direction, able to receive an implantation guide wire inserted therein and to guide the implantation guide wire in an axial direction parallel to the main axis of the lead body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: SORIN CRM SASInventor: Jean-François Ollivier
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Patent number: 11077303Abstract: This disclosure relates to an implantable probe for electrical stimulation of an organ and/or for detection of electrical potentials on this organ. The probe comprises a distal end able to come into contact with the tissues of the organ, this end comprising an insulating substrate, and at least one conductive interface carried by the substrate. The probe further comprises a probe body having at least one bonding conductor connected to a respective conductive interface. The conductive interface comprises at least one deformable conductive wire, at least partially exposed, with a woven, embroidered, braided or knitted configuration for anchoring the deformable wire to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventors: Maxime Rault, Patrick Le Gousse
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Patent number: 11076886Abstract: An explantation accessory includes a catheter with a steerable head carrying a tubular receptacle adapted to accommodate the proximal portion of the capsule. The explantation accessory further includes a lasso having a flexible wire extending along the catheter to and forming at its distal end a deformable loop. One end of the deformable loop is mobile so as to allow tightening of the loop under the effect of a traction exerted on the flexible wire along the catheter. The free end edge of the tubular receptacle comprises a protruding anterior portion, an axially recessed posterior portion with respect to the anterior portion and located diametrically opposite to the protruding anterior portion, and two beveled edges connecting the protruding anterior portion to the recessed posterior portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventors: Jean-François Ollivier, Nicolas Shan, Philippe D'hiver
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Patent number: 11058881Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device including a plurality of electrodes for stimulation of both ventricles with application of an atrioventricular delay and of an interventricular delay, a processor configured to multidimensionally measure an interventricular conduction delay, and monitor the evolution of a patient's condition. For the multidimensional measurement of the interventricular conduction delay, the device produces stimulation of one of the ventricles and collects, in the other ventricle, two endocardial electrogram signals on separate respective channels, giving two respective temporal components. Both temporal components are combined in one single parametric 2D characteristic representative of the cardiac cycle, and a comparison is made with reference descriptors for deriving an index representative of the evolution of the patient's condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventors: Marie-Anne Euzen, Paola Milpied
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Publication number: 20210205589Abstract: In one embodiment, the present application discloses, in part, a balloon catheter assembly comprising: a) a balloon catheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end; and b) a connecting line comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end comprises a first terminal magnetic connector for forming a water tight connection with the magnetic click connector on the port panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: CRM Medical Devices, Inc.Inventors: Meilin Dong, Christopher Stephen Elliott, Rustin Massoudi
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Patent number: 11045645Abstract: This disclosure relates to an implantable lead for electrical stimulation of an organ and/or for collecting electrical potentials on this organ. The lead comprises a distal termination able to come into contact with the tissues of an organ, the termination comprising an insulating substrate and at least one conductive interface carried by the substrate. The lead further comprises a lead body having at least one bonding conductor connected to a respective conductive interface. The conductive interface comprises at least one deformable conductive wire with a woven, embroidered, braided or knitted configuration for anchoring the deformable wire to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventors: Maxime Rault, Patrick Le Gousse
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Patent number: 11027134Abstract: This disclosure relates to an active implantable medical device of the cardiac resynchronizer type. The device includes a pulse generator to produce pacing pulses, at least one detection electrode for detecting atrial and ventricular events, at least one stimulation electrode, a memory storing executable instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to apply an atrioventricular delay (AVD) between a sensed or stimulated atrial event and the delivery of a ventricular pacing pulse, quantify a degree of fusion between the delivery of a pacing pulse to a cavity and a spontaneous contraction of another cavity, calculate a fusion rate, and modify the value of the AVD applied to the delivery of said ventricular pacing pulse, as a function of a comparison.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventors: Paola Milpied, Delphine Feuerstein
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Patent number: 11013926Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device including a circuit for adjusting the energy of the stimulation pulses, independently controlling the pulse width and the voltage of each stimulation pulse. An iterative search algorithm for determining the optimum energy includes changing both the pulse width and voltage at each new pulse delivered, by setting a high energy value and a low energy value, and delivering a stimulation pulse with the low energy value. A capture test is then carried out. In the presence of a capture, a current iteration is complete and a new iteration is done with the current low energy as a new high energy value. In the absence of capture, the algorithm is terminated with selection of the last energy value that produced the capture as the value of optimum energy.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventor: Alaa Makdissi
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Publication number: 20210121689Abstract: An implantation accessory includes a steerable catheter comprising, on a distal end, a tubular protection tip having an internal lumen configured to house an implantable medical device. The tubular protection tip includes a fastening mechanism comprising an elastic deformable component that engages a rigid component disposed within a cavity of the implantable medical device to secure the implantable medical device within the tubular protection tip. The elastic deformable component can provide radial compression about the rigid component, and application of a torsion torque to the tubular element during implantation of the implantable medical device causes the elastic deformable component to release the rigid component.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2021Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: SORIN CRM SASInventor: Jean-François Ollivier
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Publication number: 20210113843Abstract: A torque limiter for a delivery system of a leadless active implantable medical device includes a first interface for coupling to a docking feature of the delivery system, the docking feature secured in rotation with respect to the leadless active implantable medical device and a second interface for coupling to a distal end of a torque shaft of the delivery system, the torque limiter limiting the torque transmission from the torque shaft to the docking feature when radial torque is applied to the torque shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: SORIN CRM SASInventor: Jean-François Ollivier
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Publication number: 20210077818Abstract: An implantation accessory for an intracardiac capsule includes a catheter with a catheter body and a tubular protection tip disposed at a distal end of the catheter body. The tubular protection tip includes a flexible portion disposed between a base portion structured to couple the tubular protection tip to the catheter body and a cylindrical portion structured to house the intracardiac capsule.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: SORIN CRM SASInventors: Jean-François Ollivier, Willy Régnier
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Patent number: 10933235Abstract: An assembly includes a medical device provided with an anchoring member adapted to penetrate tissue of a cavity of the heart. The assembly further includes an implantation accessory including an elongated tubular element provided with a fastening mechanism for handling and guiding the medical device to an implantation site. The fastening mechanism includes an elastic deformable component cooperating with a rigid component, that is able to disconnect the medical device from the tubular element under the effect of a rotation exerted to the tubular element. The elastic deformable component cooperates with the rigid component such that the elastic deformable component exerts on the latter a radial constriction effect, and the elastic component and the rigid component being disconnected under the combined effect of a torsion torque and a traction exerted to the elastic deformable component, to thereby reduce the radial constriction until release of the rigid component.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventor: Jean-François Ollivier
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Patent number: 10918876Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices and methods that produce at least two distinct temporal components from two distinct endocardial electrogram (EGM) signals collected concurrently, determines a non-temporal 2D characteristic representative of the cardiac cycle to be analyzed, from the variations of one of the temporal components as a function of another of the temporal components and comparing the characteristic of the current cycle to two reference characteristics previously obtained and stored, one in a situation of complete capture and the other in a situation of spontaneous rhythm. Respective values of similarity descriptors are derived of these two comparisons, which are used to calculate a metric quantifying a fusion rate.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventors: Paola Milpied, Delphine Feuerstein
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Patent number: 10912938Abstract: The disclosure relates to a multipolar, detection/stimulation endovascular lead intended to be implanted in the coronary venous network. The lead comprises a lead body with in proximal portion a connector to a cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator generator, and in a distal portion a first branch and a second branch extending beyond a bifurcation. The distal ends of the branches are free ends carrying an array of electrodes connected to the connector. Each of the branches comprises at its free end an outlet in the distal direction, able to receive an implantation guide wire inserted therein and to guide the implantation guide wire in an axial direction parallel to the main axis of the lead body.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventor: Jean-François Ollivier
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Patent number: 10898715Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable probe comprising a sleeve adapted to be wound around an elongated cylindrical organ, such as a vagus nerve. The sleeve comprises a sheet of elastically deformable material carrying a detection/stimulation electrode being prestressed so as to allow its self-winding from an initial position where the sheet is held under stress in the deployed state to a final position where the sheet is freely spirally wound forming a sleeve around the organ. The sheet is delimited by inner and outer lateral edges of the sleeve after winding, a first transverse edge joining the first homologous ends of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge, and a second opposite transversal edge joining homologous second ends of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge. In the final position of the sleeve, the sheet comprises at least one area having a constraint near the first and/or second transverse edge.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventors: Stéphane Befahy, Hervé Mevel, Vincent Callegari
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Patent number: 10898722Abstract: A hybrid system forming an active implantable medical device includes a subcutaneous autonomous capsule and at least one intracorporeal autonomous leadless capsule. The subcutaneous capsule is a hybrid capsule having a seal body of dimensions comparable to those of a leadless capsule, but extended by a detection/stimulation microlead, without any intermediate connector. The leadless capsule includes a seal body, anchoring means in a wall of an organ and a detection/stimulation electrode. The hybrid capsule and the leadless capsules each include transmitter/receiver means for intracorporeal mutual wireless communication so as to constitute a network wherein the hybrid capsule is the master and leadless capsules are the slaves. The hybrid capsule further includes means for centralizing data transmitted by the leadless capsules and for exchanging data with remote external equipment.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventor: Willy Régnier
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Patent number: 10881868Abstract: A torque limiting mechanism between a medical device and an implantation accessory is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a delivery system for a leadless active implantable medical device includes a delivery catheter and a torque shaft disposed within the delivery catheter. The delivery system also includes a docking cap having a distal end for engaging an attachment mechanism of the leadless active implantable medical device. The delivery system also includes a torque limiting component coupled to a distal end of the torque shaft and a proximal end of the docking cap.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventor: Jean-François Ollivier
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Patent number: 10874852Abstract: An autonomous capsule includes a tubular body provided at its distal end with an anchoring screw, and in its proximal region of a capture groove. An explantation accessory includes a reinforced catheter combined with a flexible wire which can slide in the catheter and has a deformable loop which can be clamped by gradual introduction of its ends in the catheter under the effect of a traction exerted on the wire. During tightening, the capture groove receives the wire loop, allowing, after complete tightening, to secure in tension and rotation an assembly formed by the catheter, the capsule, and the wire. The reinforced catheter is then used to transmit a tensile force and an axial torque from its proximal end to its distal end, allowing safe unscrewing of the capsule and its extraction through the patient venous network.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventors: Jean-François Ollivier, Philippe D'hiver, Willy Regnier
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Patent number: 10864369Abstract: The disclosure relates to implantable probes. An implantable probe includes a sleeve capable of being wound around an elongate organ of cylindrical shape, and includes a sheet of elastically deformable material that supports at least one electrode. The sheet is prestressed in such a way as to allow it to self-wind from an initial position, in which the sheet is kept stressed in the deployed state, to a final position, in which the sheet is wound freely in a spiral to form a sleeve around the organ, with the first face, which supports the electrodes, being directed towards the inside. The sheet is delimited by an outer lateral edge of the sleeve after winding, an inner lateral edge of the sleeve after winding, and a first transverse edge and a second, opposite transverse edge. The sheet includes perforations located in proximity to the first and/or second transverse edge.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Sorin CRM SASInventors: Hervé Mevel, Stéphane Befahy, Vincent Callegari
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Publication number: 20200384277Abstract: A system and method for extra cardiac defibrillation is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, an extra cardiac implantable cardioverter defibrillator system includes an implantable defibrillator having a metal case and a defibrillation lead. The defibrillation lead has a connector at its proximal end for coupling to the implantable defibrillator and a first defibrillation coil electrode at a distal portion of the lead. The first defibrillation electrode configured to be disposed in an inferior vena cava.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: SORIN CRM SASInventor: Jean-Francois Ollivier