Patents by Inventor Gary R. Noel

Gary R. Noel 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).

  • Cover having self-anchoring protrusions for use with an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 8888847
    Abstract: A cover for receiving an implantable medical device includes self-anchoring protrusions that engage tissue of a pocket where the device is implanted to resist movement including rotation and flipping. The implantable medical device is placed into the cover prior to being placed into the pocket so that once in the pocket, the device may reduce rotating, flipping, or otherwise moving. The self-anchoring protrusions may include barbs of various shapes to frictionally engage the tissue of the pocket. The cover may include features such as a strap and elastic construction to assist in holding the implantable medical device within the cover. Apertures may be included to enable the device. The cover may include additional features like suture tabs to allow additional fixation via suturing the cover to the surrounding tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hexiang Zhu Drew, Gary R. Noel
  • COVER HAVING SELF-ANCHORING PROTRUSIONS FOR USE WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120059467
    Abstract: A cover for receiving an implantable medical device includes self-anchoring protrusions that engage tissue of a pocket where the device is implanted to resist movement including rotation and flipping. The implantable medical device is placed into the cover prior to being placed into the pocket so that once in the pocket, the device may reduce rotating, flipping, or otherwise moving. The self-anchoring protrusions may include barbs of various shapes to frictionally engage the tissue of the pocket. The cover may include features such as a strap and elastic construction to assist in holding the implantable medical device within the cover. Apertures may be included to enable the device. The cover may include additional features like suture tabs to allow additional fixation via suturing the cover to the surrounding tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Hexiang Zhu Drew, Gary R. Noel