Patents by Inventor James L. DeWitt

James L. DeWitt 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).

  • Robotic implantable medical device and/or component restoration system
    Patent number: 4771772
    Abstract: In combination with a device adapted for at least partial implantation in a living body to perform a function with respect to that body such as introducing a material into the body, relieving the body of a material, monitoring a condition within the body, or introducing electrical stimulus into the body, servicing apparatus is provided in association with the device for maintaining the device in effective operating condition. The device and servicing apparatus may be arranged in a single housing such that a portion of the device extends from the housing into operable position in the body, in separate but operably connected housings, or the servicing apparatus may be split between the device and a separate housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: James L. DeWitt