Patents by Inventor Ivan M. P. G. Bourgeois

Ivan M. P. G. Bourgeois 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).

  • Medical electrical lead having stable fixation system
    Patent number: 5545207
    Abstract: An epicardial lead having an electrode extending from the bottom thereof in combination with an anchoring system adapted to secure the lead to the heart without the use of complex procedures or tools. In particular the lead achieves stable fixation through the provision of a flexible member moveable between a first position and a second position and a pair of fixation members connected to said flexible member, each fixation member having a distal end and a root, each flexible member connected to the electrode mounting at a point beyond the tip portion of the fixation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Karel F. A. A. Smits, Ivan M. P. G. Bourgeois