Patents by Inventor Eoin P. Enright

Eoin P. Enright 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).

  • Laser generated surface finishes for implantable medical devices and electrodes
    Patent number: 10112043
    Abstract: A method of preparing an electrode for use with an implantable medical device, the electrode including a titanium surface, the method including: maintaining a nitrogen gas environment proximate to the titanium surface, delivering energy to a portion of the titanium surface, modifying the portion of the titanium surface with the energy delivered to the titanium surface, and forming titanium nitride by reacting titanium at the portion of the titanium surface with nitrogen from the nitrogen gas environment. Modifying includes increasing a surface area of the portion of the titanium surface, and removing titanium from the portion of the titanium surface. The titanium nitride is formed at the portion of the titanium surface where titanium has been removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: John O'Rourke, Eoin P. Enright, Eric M. Petersen, Matthew P. Jones
  • LASER GENERATED SURFACE FINISHES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20170361087
    Abstract: A method of preparing an electrode for use with an implantable medical device, the electrode including a titanium surface, the method including: maintaining a nitrogen gas environment proximate to the titanium surface, delivering energy to a portion of the titanium surface, modifying the portion of the titanium surface with the energy delivered to the titanium surface, and forming titanium nitride by reacting titanium at the portion of the titanium surface with nitrogen from the nitrogen gas environment. Modifying includes increasing a surface area of the portion of the titanium surface, and removing titanium from the portion of the titanium surface. The titanium nitride is formed at the portion of the titanium surface where titanium has been removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: John O'Rourke, Eoin P. Enright, Eric M. Petersen, Matthew P. Jones
  • Laser generated surface finishes for implantable medical devices and electrodes
    Patent number: 9757556
    Abstract: An electrode for use with an implantable medical device includes a titanium surface, and a titanium nitride layer formed on at least a portion of the titanium surface. At least some titanium of the portion of the titanium surface is removed from the titanium surface prior to forming the titanium nitride layer. The textured titanium nitride layer is formed by reacting nitrogen proximate to the portion of the titanium surface with titanium at the portion of the titanium surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: John O'Rourke, Eoin P. Enright, Eric M. Petersen, Matthew P. Jones
  • LASER GENERATED SURFACE FINISHES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20160166826
    Abstract: An electrode for use with an implantable medical device includes a titanium surface, and a titanium nitride layer formed on at least a portion of the titanium surface. At least some titanium of the portion of the titanium surface is removed from the titanium surface prior to forming the titanium nitride layer. The textured titanium nitride layer is formed by reacting nitrogen proximate to the portion of the titanium surface with titanium at the portion of the titanium surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: John O'Rourke, Eoin P. Enright, Eric M. Petersen, Matthew P. Jones