Patents by Inventor Archie A. Tyson, Jr.

Archie A. Tyson, Jr. 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).

  • Transvenous active fixation lead system
    Patent number: 9694175
    Abstract: A medical electrical lead system that includes a catheter extending from a proximal catheter end to a distal catheter end; a lead, insertable within the catheter, including a lead body extending from a proximal lead end to a distal lead end and an active fixation member positioned at the distal lead end; and an advancement tool for advancing the distal lead end outward from the distal catheter end. The advancement tool is adapted to be positioned around the lead body and further adapted to be removably fixedly engaged with the proximal catheter end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Archie A. Tyson, Jr.
  • TRANSVENOUS ACTIVE FIXATION LEAD SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120078266
    Abstract: A medical electrical lead system that includes a catheter extending from a proximal catheter end to a distal catheter end; a lead, insertable within the catheter, including a lead body extending from a proximal lead end to a distal lead end and an active fixation member positioned at the distal lead end; and an advancement tool for advancing the distal lead end outward from the distal catheter end. The advancement tool is adapted to be positioned around the lead body and further adapted to be removably fixedly engaged with the proximal catheter end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Archie A. Tyson, JR.
  • Transvenous active fixation lead system
    Patent number: 8090451
    Abstract: A medical electrical lead system that includes a catheter extending from a proximal catheter end to a distal catheter end; a lead, insertable within the catheter, including a lead body extending from a proximal lead end to a distal lead end and an active fixation member positioned at the distal lead end; and an advancement tool for advancing the distal lead end outward from the distal catheter end. The advancement tool is adapted to be positioned around the lead body and further adapted to be removably fixedly engaged with the proximal catheter end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic Inc.
    Inventor: Archie A. Tyson, Jr.