Patents by Inventor Dana Sachs
Dana Sachs 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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Patent number: 10842993Abstract: Implantable leadless pacing devices and medical device systems including an implantable leadless pacing device are disclosed. An example implantable leadless pacing device may include a pacing capsule. The pacing capsule may include a housing. The housing may have a proximal region and a distal region. A first electrode may be disposed along the distal region. An anchoring member may be coupled to the distal region. One or more anti-rotation members may be fixedly attached to the distal region.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Benjamin J. Haasl, Dana Sachs, Arthur J. Foster
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Publication number: 20200306547Abstract: A leadless pacing device may include a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, and one or more electrodes supported by the housing. The housing may include a body portion and a header. A distal extension may extend distally from the header of the housing, the distal extension including one or more electrodes. The header may include a guide wire port and a guide wire lumen may extend from the guide wire port through the header of the housing and through the distal extension. A fixation member may extend from the header of the housing. The header may be formed from an over mold process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: LILI LIU, BENJAMIN J. HAASL, BRENDAN EARLY KOOP, ARTHUR J. FOSTER, JUSTIN ROBERT ALT, DANA SACHS
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Publication number: 20200306530Abstract: A leadless pacing device may include a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, and one or more electrodes supported by the housing. The housing may include a body portion and a header. A distal extension may extend distally from the header of the housing, the distal extension including one or more electrodes. The header may include a guide wire port and a guide wire lumen may extend from the guide wire port through the header of the housing and through the distal extension. A fixation member may extend from the header of the housing. The header may be formed from an over mold process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: BRENDAN EARLY KOOP, ARTHUR J. FOSTER, BENJAMIN J. HAASL, DANA SACHS, LILI LIU, JUSTIN ROBERT ALT
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Patent number: 10737102Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) may include a fixation module, and a device module that is configured to be releasably connected to the fixation module. The device module may have a proximal end and a distal end, and may include a power source and a controller that is operably coupled to the power source. The controller may be configured to sense cardiac electrical activity via two or more electrodes and/or deliver pacing pulses via two or more electrodes. The device module may include a first part of a releasable connector while the fixation module may include a second part of the releasable connector, wherein the first part of the releasable connector and the second part of the releasable connector cooperate to releasably connect the device module with the fixation module.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: Erin Kristen Webb, Bryan J. Swackhamer, Dana Sachs
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Publication number: 20200238094Abstract: An implantable leadless cardiac pacing device and associated delivery and retrieval devices. The implantable device includes a docking member extending from the proximal end of the housing of the implantable device configured to engage with the delivery and/or retrieval device to facilitate delivery and/or retrieval of the implantable leadless cardiac pacing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: BRIAN L. SCHMIDT, BENJAMIN J. HAASL, KEITH R. MAILE, DANA SACHS
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Patent number: 10625085Abstract: An implantable leadless cardiac pacing device and associated delivery and retrieval devices. The implantable device includes a docking member extending from the proximal end of the housing of the implantable device configured to engage with the delivery and/or retrieval device to facilitate delivery and/or retrieval of the implantable leadless cardiac pacing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Benjamin J. Haasl, Keith R. Maile, Dana Sachs
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Publication number: 20190366082Abstract: An implantable leadless cardiac pacing device and associated retrieval features. The implantable device includes a docking member extending from the proximal end of the housing of the implantable device including a covering surrounding at least a portion of the docking member configured to facilitate retrieval of the implantable leadless cardiac pacing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: BRIAN L. SCHMIDT, BENJAMIN J. HAASL, JOHN M. EDGELL, DANA SACHS
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Patent number: 10420932Abstract: An implantable leadless cardiac pacing device and associated retrieval features. The implantable device includes a docking member extending from the proximal end of the housing of the implantable device including a covering surrounding at least a portion of the docking member configured to facilitate retrieval of the implantable leadless cardiac pacing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Benjamin J. Haasl, John M. Edgell, Dana Sachs
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Publication number: 20190224485Abstract: An implantable leadless cardiac pacing device and associated delivery and retrieval devices. The implantable device includes a docking member extending from the proximal end of the housing of the implantable device configured to engage with the delivery and/or retrieval device to facilitate delivery and/or retrieval of the implantable leadless cardiac pacing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: BRIAN L. SCHMIDT, BENJAMIN J. HAASL, KEITH R. MAILE, DANA SACHS
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Publication number: 20190192816Abstract: Delivery devices, systems, and methods for delivering implantable leadless pacing devices are disclosed. An example delivery device may include a proximal section including a deflection mechanism for deflecting the proximal section, and a distal holding section extending distally of a distal end of the proximal section and defining a cavity therein for receiving an implantable leadless pacing device. The delivery device may include more than one deflection mechanism for deflecting the proximal section at multiple deflection regions. The delivery device may include more than one tubular member that are translatable relative to one another, and the one or more tubular members may include fixed curve portions. The delivery device may include an atraumatic or bumper tip at the distal end of the holding section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Benjamin J. Haasl, Keith R. Maile, Eric Bielefeld, Dana Sachs, Adwait Kumar, Indaka Gunasekara
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Patent number: 10286220Abstract: An implantable leadless cardiac pacing device and associated delivery and retrieval devices. The implantable device includes a docking member extending from the proximal end of the housing of the implantable device configured to engage with the delivery and/or retrieval device to facilitate delivery and/or retrieval of the implantable leadless cardiac pacing device.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Benjamin J. Haasl, Keith R. Maile, Dana Sachs
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Patent number: 10265503Abstract: Delivery devices, systems, and methods for delivering implantable leadless pacing devices are disclosed. An example delivery device may include a proximal section including a deflection mechanism for deflecting the proximal section, and a distal holding section extending distally of a distal end of the proximal section and defining a cavity therein for receiving an implantable leadless pacing device. The delivery device may include more than one deflection mechanism for deflecting the proximal section at multiple deflection regions. The delivery device may include more than one tubular member that are translatable relative to one another, and the one or more tubular members may include fixed curve portions. The delivery device may include an atraumatic or bumper tip at the distal end of the holding section.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Benjamin J. Haasl, Keith R. Maile, Eric Bielefeld, Dana Sachs, Adwait Kumar, Indaka Gunasekara
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Publication number: 20190105492Abstract: Implantable leadless pacing devices and medical device systems including an implantable leadless pacing device are disclosed. An example implantable leadless pacing device may include a pacing capsule. The pacing capsule may include a housing. The housing may have a proximal region and a distal region. A first electrode may be disposed along the distal region. One or more anchoring members may be coupled to the distal region. The anchoring members may each include a region with a compound curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: BENJAMIN J. HAASL, DANA SACHS, KEITH R. MAILE
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Patent number: 10179236Abstract: Implantable leadless pacing devices and medical device systems including an implantable leadless pacing device are disclosed. An example implantable leadless pacing device may include a pacing capsule. The pacing capsule may include a housing. The housing may have a proximal region and a distal region. A first electrode may be disposed along the distal region. One or more anchoring members may be coupled to the distal region. The anchoring members may each include a region with a compound curve.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin J. Haasl, Dana Sachs, Keith R. Maile
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Publication number: 20190001119Abstract: An implantable leadless cardiac pacing device including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, an electrode positioned proximate the distal end of the housing configured to be positioned adjacent cardiac tissue, and a tissue anchoring member extending from the distal end of the housing configured to secure the housing to cardiac tissue. The device further includes a tissue engagement verification feature configured to provide feedback upon engagement of the tissue anchoring member in cardiac tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Benjamin J. Haasl, John M. Edgell, Dana Sachs
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Patent number: 10080887Abstract: An implantable leadless cardiac pacing device including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, an electrode positioned proximate the distal end of the housing configured to be positioned adjacent cardiac tissue, and a tissue anchoring member extending from the distal end of the housing configured to secure the housing to cardiac tissue. The device further includes a tissue engagement verification feature configured to provide feedback upon engagement of the tissue anchoring member in cardiac tissue.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Brian L. Schmidt, Benjamin J. Haasl, John M. Edgell, Dana Sachs
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Publication number: 20180264274Abstract: A leadless pacing device may include a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, and a set of one or more electrodes supported by the housing. The housing may include a first portion and a second portion, with a guide wire port extending through the second portion. A guide wire lumen may extend through the second portion of the housing and the guide wire port may be located at a proximal end of the guide wire lumen. An exposed electrode may be located on a side of the housing that is opposite a side on which the guide wire port is located. The leadless pacing device may include a fixing member on the housing and extending radially from the housing. The leadless pacing device may further include a proximal member extending proximally from a proximal end of the housing. The proximal member may be elongated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: BENJAMIN J. HAASL, DANA SACHS, ALLAN CHARLES SHUROS
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Publication number: 20180207427Abstract: An electronics module for use in an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) may include a plurality of electrical components connected to form a circuit that includes a terminal and a potting material that supports the plurality of electrical components. The plurality of electrical components and the potting material together form a circuit sub-module in which the terminal is accessible from outside of the circuit sub-module. A metallic layer that conforms to an outer surface of the circuit sub-module is provided thereon such that the terminal is accessible from outside of the metallic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: Erin Kristen Webb, Thomas Lee Williams, Dana Sachs, Danielle Frankson
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Publication number: 20180207434Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) may include a fixation module, and a device module that is configured to be releasably connected to the fixation module. The device module may have a proximal end and a distal end, and may include a power source and a controller that is operably coupled to the power source. The controller may be configured to sense cardiac electrical activity via two or more electrodes and/or deliver pacing pulses via two or more electrodes. The device module may include a first part of a releasable connector while the fixation module may include a second part of the releasable connector, wherein the first part of the releasable connector and the second part of the releasable connector cooperate to releasably connect the device module with the fixation module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: Erin Kristen Webb, Bryan J. Swackhamer, Dana Sachs
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Patent number: 10029107Abstract: An electronics module for use in an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) may include a plurality of electrical components connected to form a circuit that includes a terminal and a potting material that supports the plurality of electrical components. The plurality of electrical components and the potting material together form a circuit sub-module in which the terminal is accessible from outside of the circuit sub-module. A metallic layer that conforms to an outer surface of the circuit sub-module is provided thereon such that the terminal is accessible from outside of the metallic layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: Erin Kristen Webb, Thomas Lee Williams, Dana Sachs, Danielle Frankson