Patents by Inventor Jamie S. Collier

Jamie S. Collier 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).

  • Implant assist apparatus for acoustically enabled implantable medical device
    Patent number: 8934987
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for delivering and positioning an implantable medical device and for evaluating an acoustic communication link are disclosed. An illustrative system includes a catheter adapted to contain an implantable device with a biosensor and an acoustic transducer configured to transmit an acoustic signal, and an implant assist device in acoustic communication with the implantable device via an acoustic communication link. The implant assist device includes an acoustic transducer adapted to receive the acoustic signal transmitted by the implantable medical device, and control/processing circuitry configured to evaluate a performance of the acoustic link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Paul J. Huelskamp, Binh C. Tran, Krishna Sridharan, Jamie S. Collier, Marshall S. Comisar, Keith R. Maile
  • IMPLANT ASSIST APPARATUS FOR ACOUSTICALLY ENABLED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100016840
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for delivering and positioning an implantable medical device and for evaluating an acoustic communication link are disclosed. An illustrative system includes a catheter adapted to contain an implantable device with a biosensor and an acoustic transducer configured to transmit an acoustic signal, and an implant assist device in acoustic communication with the implantable device via an acoustic communication link. The implant assist device includes an acoustic transducer adapted to receive the acoustic signal transmitted by the implantable medical device, and control/processing circuitry configured to evaluate a performance of the acoustic link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Paul J. Huelskamp, Binh C. Tran, Krishna Sridharan, Jamie S. Collier, Marshall S. Comisar, Keith R. Maile