Patents by Inventor Becky L. Dolan
Becky L. Dolan 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).
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Publication number: 20240139512Abstract: An example system includes a first lead configured to be positioned in or beside a left internal jugular vein (IJV) of a patient to deliver a first stimulation signal to a first vagus nerve, the first lead including one or more first segmented electrodes positioned on a distal portion of the first lead and a first anchoring mechanism; a second lead configured to be positioned in or beside a right IJV of the patient to deliver a second stimulation signal to a second vagus nerve, the second lead including one or more second segmented electrodes positioned on a distal portion of the second lead and a second anchoring mechanism; and circuitry configured to deliver electrical energy to the first lead to deliver the first stimulation signal and the second lead to deliver the second stimulation signal to provide bilateral stimulation to the first vagus nerve and the second vagus nerve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Randal C. Schulhauser, Richard J. O'Brien, Scott R. Stanslaski, Mark P. Ashby, Avram Scheiner, Becky L. Dolan, William Valls, JR., David J. Miller, Varun Umesh Kashyap, Peter N. Braido, Lilian Kornet
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Publication number: 20240123238Abstract: A system comprising processing circuitry configured to receive a wirelessly-transmitted message from a medical device, the message indicating that the medical device detected an acute health event of the patient. In response to the message, the processing circuitry is configured to determine a location of the patient, determine an alert area based on the location of the patient, and control transmission of an alert of the acute heath event of the patient to any one or more computing devices of one or more potential responders within the alert area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Robert W. Stadler, Becky L. Dolan, Yong K. Cho, Paul G. Krause, Shantanu Sarkar, Robert C. Kowal
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Publication number: 20240123218Abstract: An implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) system includes an ICD implanted subcutaneously in a patient, a defibrillation lead having a proximal portion coupled to the ICD and a distal portion having a defibrillation electrode configured to deliver a defibrillation or cardioversion shock to a heart of the patient, and a pacing lead that includes a distal portion having one or more electrodes and a proximal portion coupled to the ICD. The distal portion of the pacing lead is implanted at least partially along a posterior side of a sternum of the patient within the anterior mediastinum. The ICD is configured to provide pacing pulses to the heart of the patient via the pacing lead and provide defibrillation shocks to the patient via the defibrillation lead. As such, the implantable cardiac system provides pacing from the substernal space for an extravascular ICD system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Amy E. Thompson-Nauman, Melissa G.T. Christie, Paul J. DeGroot, Rick D. McVenes, Becky L. Dolan
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Patent number: 11857779Abstract: An implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) system includes an ICD implanted subcutaneously in a patient, a defibrillation lead having a proximal portion coupled to the ICD and a distal portion having a defibrillation electrode configured to deliver a defibrillation or cardioversion shock to a heart of the patient, and a pacing lead that includes a distal portion having one or more electrodes and a proximal portion coupled to the ICD. The distal portion of the pacing lead is implanted at least partially along a posterior side of a sternum of the patient within the anterior mediastinum. The ICD is configured to provide pacing pulses to the heart of the patient via the pacing lead and provide defibrillation shocks to the patient via the defibrillation lead. As such, the implantable cardiac system provides pacing from the substernal space for an extravascular ICD system.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Amy E. Thompson-Nauman, Melissa G. T. Christie, Paul J. DeGroot, Rick D. McVenes, Becky L Dolan
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Publication number: 20230241391Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) includes therapy delivery circuitry, sensing circuitry, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine one or more sleep apnea therapy parameters, control the therapy delivery circuitry to deliver sleep apnea therapy via a first set of electrodes implantable within the patient in accordance with the one or more sleep apnea therapy parameters, and at least one of: (1) monitor a cardiac signal sensed with the sensing circuitry, or (2) determine one or more cardiac therapy parameters, and control the therapy delivery circuitry to deliver cardiac therapy via a second set of electrodes implantable within the patient in accordance with the one or more cardiac therapy parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Avram Scheiner, Randal C. Schulhauser, Becky L. Dolan
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Publication number: 20230181916Abstract: A medical system includes an implantable cardiac monitoring device (ICMD) configured to monitor one or more physiological signals of a patient and in response to detecting a current or imminent arrhythmia in the patient, transmit first data to an external user device. The external user device is configured to: in response to receiving the first data from the ICMD, outputting a notification of the current or imminent arrythmia; confirm the presence of the current or imminent arrhythmia in the patient; and in response to confirming the current or imminent arrhythmia in the patient, cause an external defibrillator device to deliver a shock to the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Xusheng Zhang, Becky L. Dolan, Richard J. O'Brien, Daniel R. Lexcen, Vladimir P. Nikolski, Michael D. Eggen
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Publication number: 20230001215Abstract: A pacemaker has a housing and a therapy delivery circuit enclosed by the housing for generating pacing pulses for delivery to a patient's heart. An electrically insulative distal member is coupled directly to the housing and at least one non-tissue piercing cathode electrode is coupled directly to the insulative distal member. A tissue piercing electrode extends away from the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Zhongping C. Yang, Becky L. Dolan, Xin Chen, Thomas A. Anderson, Berthold Stegemann, Maurice Verbeek, Michael D. Eggen
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Patent number: 11478653Abstract: A pacemaker has a housing and a therapy delivery circuit enclosed by the housing for generating pacing pulses for delivery to a patient's heart. An electrically insulative distal member is coupled directly to the housing and at least one non-tissue piercing cathode electrode is coupled directly to the insulative distal member. A tissue piercing electrode extends away from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Zhongping Yang, Becky L. Dolan, Xin Chen, Thomas A. Anderson, Berthold Stegemann, Maurice Verbeek, Michael D. Eggen
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Patent number: 11426578Abstract: A pacemaker has a housing and a therapy delivery circuit enclosed by the housing for generating pacing pulses for delivery to a patient's heart. An electrically insulative distal member is coupled directly to the housing and at least one non-tissue piercing cathode electrode is coupled directly to the insulative distal member. A tissue piercing electrode extends away from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Zhongping Yang, Becky L. Dolan, Xin Chen, Thomas A. Anderson, Berthold Stegemann, Maurice Verbeek
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Publication number: 20220249855Abstract: Substernal implantable cardioveter-defibrillator (ICD) systems and methods for providing substernal electrical stimulation therapy to treat malignant tachyarrhythmia, e.g., ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) are described. In one example, an implantable cardioveter-defibrillator (ICD) system includes an ICD implanted in a patient and an implantable medical electrical lead. The lead includes an elongated lead body having a proximal end and a distal portion, a connector at the proximal end of the lead body configured to couple to the ICD, and one or more electrodes along the distal portion of the elongated lead body. The distal portion of the elongated lead body of the lead is implanted substantially within an anterior mediastinum of the patient and the ICD is configured to deliver electrical stimulation to a heart of the patient using the one or more electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Amy E. Thompson-Nauman, Melissa G.T. Christie, Paul J. DeGroot, Rick D. McVenes, Becky L. Dolan
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Patent number: 11344737Abstract: Substernal implantable cardioveter-defibrillator (ICD) systems and methods for providing substernal electrical stimulation therapy to treat malignant tachyarrhythmia, e.g., ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) are described. In one example, an implantable cardioveter-defibrillator (ICD) system includes an ICD implanted in a patient and an implantable medical electrical lead. The lead includes an elongated lead body having a proximal end and a distal portion, a connector at the proximal end of the lead body configured to couple to the ICD, and one or more electrodes along the distal portion of the elongated lead body. The distal portion of the elongated lead body of the lead is implanted substantially within an anterior mediastinum of the patient and the ICD is configured to deliver electrical stimulation to a heart of the patient using the one or more electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Amy E. Thompson-Nauman, Melissa G. T. Christie, Paul J. DeGroot, Rick D. McVenes, Becky L. Dolan
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Publication number: 20220062630Abstract: A pacemaker has a housing and a therapy delivery circuit enclosed by the housing for generating pacing pulses for delivery to a patient's heart. An electrically insulative distal member is coupled directly to the housing and at least one non-tissue piercing cathode electrode is coupled directly to the insulative distal member. A tissue piercing electrode extends away from the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Zhongping Yang, Becky L. Dolan, Xin Chen, Thomas A. Anderson, Berthold Stegemann, Maurice Verbeek
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Patent number: 10758733Abstract: An implantable medical device has a housing having a proximal end, a distal end and an outer sidewall extending from the proximal end to the distal end. A fixation sheath includes a housing sheath portion extending along the outer sidewall of the housing, and a fixation member portion extending from the housing sheath portion. The housing sheath portion is advanceable from a first position along the outer sidewall of the housing in which the fixation member portion is retracted toward the proximal end of the housing to a second position along the outer sidewall of the housing in which the fixation member portion is deployed to extend away from the housing distal end for anchoring the implantable medical device at an implant site.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Zhongping Yang, Thomas A. Anderson, Yong K. Cho, Becky L. Dolan, Rick D. Mcvenes
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Publication number: 20200147402Abstract: An implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) system includes an ICD implanted subcutaneously in a patient, a defibrillation lead having a proximal portion coupled to the ICD and a distal portion having a defibrillation electrode configured to deliver a defibrillation or cardioversion shock to a heart of the patient, and a pacing lead that includes a distal portion having one or more electrodes and a proximal portion coupled to the ICD. The distal portion of the pacing lead is implanted at least partially along a posterior side of a sternum of the patient within the anterior mediastinum. The ICD is configured to provide pacing pulses to the heart of the patient via the pacing lead and provide defibrillation shocks to the patient via the defibrillation lead. As such, the implantable cardiac system provides pacing from the substernal space for an extravascular ICD system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Amy E. Thompson-Nauman, Melissa G.T. Christie, Paul J. DeGroot, Rick D. McVenes, Becky L. Dolan
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Publication number: 20200069952Abstract: Substernal implantable cardioveter-defibrillator (ICD) systems and methods for providing substernal electrical stimulation therapy to treat malignant tachyarrhythmia, e.g., ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) are described. In one example, an implantable cardioveter-defibrillator (ICD) system includes an ICD implanted in a patient and an implantable medical electrical lead. The lead includes an elongated lead body having a proximal end and a distal portion, a connector at the proximal end of the lead body configured to couple to the ICD, and one or more electrodes along the distal portion of the elongated lead body. The distal portion of the elongated lead body of the lead is implanted substantially within an anterior mediastinum of the patient and the ICD is configured to deliver electrical stimulation to a heart of the patient using the one or more electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Amy E. Thompson-Nauman, Melissa G.T. Christie, Paul J. DeGroot, Rick D. McVenes, Becky L. Dolan
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Patent number: 10556117Abstract: An implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) system includes an ICD implanted subcutaneously in a patient, a defibrillation lead having a proximal portion coupled to the ICD and a distal portion having a defibrillation electrode configured to deliver a defibrillation or cardioversion shock to a heart of the patient, and a pacing lead that includes a distal portion having one or more electrodes and a proximal portion coupled to the ICD. The distal portion of the pacing lead is implanted at least partially along a posterior side of a sternum of the patient within the anterior mediastinum. The ICD is configured to provide pacing pulses to the heart of the patient via the pacing lead and provide defibrillation shocks to the patient via the defibrillation lead. As such, the implantable cardiac system provides pacing from the substernal space for an extravascular ICD system.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: Amy E. Thompson-Nauman, Melissa G. T. Christie, Paul J. DeGroot, Rick D. McVenes, Becky L. Dolan
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Patent number: 10471267Abstract: Substernal implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) systems and methods for providing substernal electrical stimulation therapy to treat malignant tachyarrhythmia, e.g., ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) are described. In one example, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system includes an ICD implanted in a patient and an implantable medical electrical lead. The lead includes an elongated lead body having a proximal end and a distal portion, a connector at the proximal end of the lead body configured to couple to the ICD, and one or more electrodes along the distal portion of the elongated lead body. The distal portion of the elongated lead body of the lead is implanted substantially within an anterior mediastinum of the patient and the ICD is configured to deliver electrical stimulation to a heart of the patient using the one or more electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Amy E. Thompson-Nauman, Melissa G. T. Christie, Paul J. DeGroot, Rick D. McVenes, Becky L. Dolan
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Patent number: 10349978Abstract: This disclosure provides various embodiments of implant tools and implant techniques utilizing those tools. In one embodiment, an implant tool comprises a handle and a shaft. The shaft includes a proximal end adjacent the handle, a distal end, an open channel that extends from near the proximal end to the distal end, and at least one lumen that extends from a proximal end of the shaft to a location near the distal end of the shaft. The implant tool may also include a coupler configured to connect to a fluid delivery device. In one example, the fluid delivery device may be a syringe. In some instances, the handle of the implant tool may include a compartment or a recess configured to receive the fluid delivery device.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Kevin R. Seifert, Nathan L. Olson, Becky L. Dolan
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Publication number: 20190083801Abstract: An implantable medical device has a housing having a proximal end, a distal end and an outer sidewall extending from the proximal end to the distal end. A fixation sheath includes a housing sheath portion extending along the outer sidewall of the housing, and a fixation member portion extending from the housing sheath portion. The housing sheath portion is advanceable from a first position along the outer sidewall of the housing in which the fixation member portion is retracted toward the proximal end of the housing to a second position along the outer sidewall of the housing in which the fixation member portion is deployed to extend away from the housing distal end for anchoring the implantable medical device at an implant site.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Zhongping YANG, Thomas A. ANDERSON, Yong K. CHO, Becky L. DOLAN, Rick D. MCVENES
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Publication number: 20190083779Abstract: A pacemaker has a housing and a therapy delivery circuit enclosed by the housing for generating pacing pulses for delivery to a patient's heart. An electrically insulative distal member is coupled directly to the housing and at least one non-tissue piercing cathode electrode is coupled directly to the insulative distal member. A tissue piercing electrode extends away from the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Zhongping YANG, Becky L. DOLAN, Xin CHEN, Thomas A. ANDERSON, Berthold STEGEMANN, Gerard Johannes Jozef BOINK, Maurice VERBEEK