Patents by Inventor JOEL BECKLUND

JOEL BECKLUND 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 WITH RELATIVE MOTION CONTROL
    Publication number: 20220047876
    Abstract: An implantable medical device may include a plurality of electrical components connected to form operational circuitry, a canister shaped for housing the operational circuitry, and a dampening layer configured to reduce internal motion between the operational circuitry and at least one of a plurality of additional component within the canister, the dampening layer selectively disposed over the operational circuitry but not over the at least one additional component, the dampening layer providing electrical isolation to the operational circuitry, the dampening layer comprising a moldable material in direct contact with an inner surface of the canister. Methods of manufacturing such a medical device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: JOEL BECKLUND, JAMES MICHAEL ENGLISH, BENJAMIN J. HAASL, MOIRA B. SWEENEY
  • Fixation methods for leadless cardiac devices
    Patent number: 10485981
    Abstract: An implantable leadless pacing device may comprise a power source and circuitry operatively coupled to the power source. The circuitry configured to pace a patient's heart and/or sense electrical activity of the patient's heart. A housing may at least partially enclose the circuitry. The pacing device may further include a first electrode secured relative to the housing and a fixation mechanism secured relative to the housing. The fixation mechanism may comprise a plurality of tines configured to move between an elongated delivery configuration and a curved deployed configuration. Each tine of the plurality of tines may include a radiopaque material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Becklund, Bryan J. Swackhamer, Robert A. Jones, Danielle Frankson, Matthew P. Jones, Brian L. Schmidt
  • FIXATION METHODS FOR LEADLESS CARDIAC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180178023
    Abstract: An implantable leadless pacing device may comprise a power source and circuitry operatively coupled to the power source. The circuitry configured to pace a patient's heart and/or sense electrical activity of the patient's heart. A housing may at least partially enclose the circuitry. The pacing device may further include a first electrode secured relative to the housing and a fixation mechanism secured relative to the housing. The fixation mechanism may comprise a plurality of tines configured to move between an elongated delivery configuration and a curved deployed configuration. Each tine of the plurality of tines may include a radiopaque material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: JOEL BECKLUND, BRYAN J. SWACKHAMER, ROBERT A. JONES, DANIELLE FRANKSON, MATTHEW P. JONES, BRIAN L. SCHMIDT