Patents by Inventor Jeff Jelen

Jeff Jelen 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).

  • Implantable medical device including a hermetic connector block extension
    Patent number: 7254443
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a controlling device for transmitting a first series of command signals, the controlling device comprising a connector block, a first lead body including at least one electrical lead, and a hermetic encasement. The hermetic encasement includes a housing defining an interior space, an electronic network housed within the interior space and configured to receive the first set of command signals from the controlling device and output a second series of command signals based on the first set of command signals, a first set of one or more feedthrough terminals extending through the housing and directly coupling the electronic network to the connector block, and a second set of one or more feedthrough terminals extending through the housing and directly coupling the electronic network to the first lead body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Jelen, Gary W. King, Mark A. Christopherson, Eric H. Bonde
  • Electrical lead body including an in-line hermetic electronic package and implantable medical device using the same
    Patent number: 7236834
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for an implantable medical lead. The assembly includes a first lead body comprising one or more electrical leads, and a hermetic encasement. The encasement comprises a housing having first and second openings and interior walls, an interior space defined by the interior walls, an electronic network housed within the interior space, and a circuit board extending through the first and second openings. The circuit board comprises a plurality of layers into which the electronic network is at least partially integrated, a first set of one or more terminals electrically coupling the electronic network to the first lead body, and a second set of one or more terminals electrically coupled to the electronic network for external electrical engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Christopherson, Jeff Jelen, Beth Anne H. Guck
  • Electrical lead body including an in-line hermetic electronic package and implantable medical device using the same
    Publication number: 20050137670
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for an implantable medical lead. The assembly includes a first lead body comprising one or more electrical leads, and a hermetic encasement. The encasement comprises a housing having first and second openings and interior walls, an interior space defined by the interior walls, an electronic network housed within the interior space, and a circuit board extending through the first and second openings. The circuit board comprises a plurality of layers into which the electronic network is at least partially integrated, a first set of one or more terminals electrically coupling the electronic network to the first lead body, and a second set of one or more terminals electrically coupled to the electronic network for external electrical engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Christopherson, Jeff Jelen, Beth Anne Guck
  • Implantable medical device including a hermetic connector block extension
    Publication number: 20050033370
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a controlling device for transmitting a first series of command signals, the controlling device comprising a connector block, a first lead body including at least one electrical lead, and a hermetic encasement. The hermetic encasement includes a housing defining an interior space, an electronic network housed within the interior space and configured to receive the first set of command signals from the controlling device and output a second series of command signals based on the first set of command signals, a first set of one or more feedthrough terminals extending through the housing and directly coupling the electronic network to the connector block, and a second set of one or more feedthrough terminals extending through the housing and directly coupling the electronic network to the first lead body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Jeff Jelen, Gary King, Mark Christopherson, Eric Bonde