Patents by Inventor Carolyn Wineland

Carolyn Wineland 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).

  • Drug-eluting electrode
    Patent number: 7953499
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an electrical lead comprising a lead body and an electrical conductor, and an electrode coupled to the electrical conductor, wherein the electrode includes a coating on at least a portion of a surface of the electrode, the coating including two or more layers, with a first layer adjacent the surface of the electrode comprising an insulative material and a second layer adjacent the first layer comprising at least one pharmacological agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Knapp, Steve Allex, Carolyn Wineland
  • Active fixation assembly for an implantable device
    Patent number: 7155292
    Abstract: An implantable device such as a lead is adapted for implantation on or about the heart and for connection to a system for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity. The implantable device includes an active fixation assembly for securing the device to tissue. The active fixation assembly includes one or more recessed portions therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Kawula, Christopher P. Knapp, Carolyn Wineland
  • Drug-eluting electrode
    Publication number: 20050070985
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an electrical lead comprising a lead body and an electrical conductor, and an electrode coupled to the electrical conductor, wherein the electrode includes a coating on at least a portion of a surface of the electrode, the coating including two or more layers, with a first layer adjacent the surface of the electrode comprising an insulative material and a second layer adjacent the first layer comprising at least one pharmacological agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Knapp, Steve Allex, Carolyn Wineland
  • Active fixation assembly for an implantable device
    Publication number: 20050070988
    Abstract: An implantable device such as a lead is adapted for implantation on or about the heart and for connection to a system for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity. The implantable device includes an active fixation assembly for securing the device to tissue. The active fixation assembly includes one or more recessed portions therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Kawula, Christopher Knapp, Carolyn Wineland