Patents by Inventor John M. Link

John M. Link 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).

  • Lead fault detection for implantable medical device
    Patent number: 9014807
    Abstract: An implantable medical device can include a therapy circuit coupled to a therapy delivery terminal, the therapy circuit configured to generate a specified electrostimulation therapy for delivery to a tissue site via the therapy delivery terminal, and a measurement circuit for measuring at least two impedances of a first terminal combination including the therapy delivery terminal, the two impedances corresponding to at least two instances of excitation separated enough in time to capture an impedance artifact due at least in part to a motion of the heart, such as to determine an electrostimulation therapy lead status at least in part using the at least two impedances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Bocek, Harley G. White, James O. Gilkerson, John M. Link
  • LEAD FAULT DETECTION FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120158089
    Abstract: An implantable medical device can include a therapy circuit coupled to a therapy delivery terminal, the therapy circuit configured to generate a specified electrostimulation therapy for delivery to a tissue site via the therapy delivery terminal, and a measurement circuit for measuring at least two impedances of a first terminal combination including the therapy delivery terminal, the two impedances corresponding to at least two instances of excitation separated enough in time to capture an impedance artifact due at least in part to a motion of the heart, such as to determine an electrostimulation therapy lead status at least in part using the at least two impedances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph M. Bocek, Harley G. White, James O. Gilkerson, John M. Link