Patents by Inventor Isaac Kreft

Isaac Kreft 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).

  • Patent number: 11426594
    Abstract: An intracardiac pacemaker device, comprising a housing that is configured to be implanted entirely within a ventricle (V) of a heart (H), an electronic module for generating pacing pulses, a battery for supplying energy to the electronic module, an elongated lead extension protruding from the housing, at least a first electrode arranged on the elongated lead extension, and a pacing electrode and a return electrode for applying the pacing pulses to cardiac tissue, wherein the pacing electrode is arranged on the housing. The electronic module is electrically coupled to the pacing electrode via the housing, and wherein the electronic module is configured to carry out measurements of electrical activity via the at least one first electrode of the elongated lead extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. von Arx, Wantjinarjo Suwito, Brian M. Taff, Eric Austin, Hannes Kraetschmer, Min Qu, Isaac Kreft, Dirk Muessig, Larry Stotts
  • Publication number: 20210008377
    Abstract: An implantable medical device has a housing and a header attached to the housing. At least one electrode is electrically conductively connected or connectable to the header. The at least one electrode has at least one electrode contact for contacting tissue of a patient and for applying electrical stimulation pulses to the tissue and/or for detecting electrical pulses from the tissue. The header includes a dielectric material that is configured to capacitively couple RF energy acting on the device to a conductor of the implantable medical device or to the tissue of the patient when the tissue touches the header of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: ISAAC KREFT, JAMES E. BROWN
  • Publication number: 20190240496
    Abstract: An intracardiac pacemaker device, comprising a housing that is configured to be implanted entirely within a ventricle (V) of a heart (H), an electronic module for generating pacing pulses, a battery for supplying energy to the electronic module, an elongated lead extension protruding from the housing, at least a first electrode arranged on the elongated lead extension, and a pacing electrode and a return electrode for applying said pacing pulses to cardiac tissue, wherein the pacing electrode is arranged on the housing. The electronic module is electrically coupled to the pacing electrode via the housing, and wherein the electronic module is configured to carry out measurements of electrical activity via the at least one first electrode of the elongated lead extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. von Arx, Wantjinarjo Suwito, Brian M. Taff, Eric Austin, Hannes Kraetschmer, Min Qu, Isaac Kreft, Dirk Muessig, Larry Stotts
  • Patent number: 10350405
    Abstract: System, method, and tool for implanting an electrode cuff. The system can include a cuff and a slider implement, where the cuff is temporarily retained within and/or onto the slider implement by a retainer mechanism during implantation. The cuff can be structured to exhibit a natural rolled shape, but can be resiliently bendable so as to flex from the rolled shape while having a tendency to move back to the rolled shape. The cuff can be releasably secured to a portion of the slider implement, which may include holding the cuff in an unrolled shape. The cuff can then be positioned adjacent the nerve. The retainer mechanism can then be actuated to allow the cuff to advance towards its naturally rolled shape, thereby wrapping around the nerve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wantjinarjo Suwito, Isaac Kreft, Andrew B. Kibler, Jeffrey A. von Arx
  • Publication number: 20170266436
    Abstract: System, method, and tool for implanting an electrode cuff. The system can include a cuff and a slider implement, where the cuff is temporarily retained within and/or onto the slider implement by a retainer mechanism during implantation. The cuff can be structured to exhibit a natural rolled shape, but can be resiliently bendable so as to flex from the rolled shape while having a tendency to move back to the rolled shape. The cuff can be releasably secured to a portion of the slider implement, which may include holding the cuff in an unrolled shape. The cuff can then be positioned adjacent the nerve. The retainer mechanism can then be actuated to allow the cuff to advance towards its naturally rolled shape, thereby wrapping around the nerve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Wantjinarjo Suwito, Isaac Kreft, Andrew B. Kibler, Jeffrey A. von Arx