Patents by Inventor Kateri A. Garcia

Kateri A. Garcia 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).

  • Simulation of magnetic field induced vibrations in implantable medical devices
    Patent number: 7383734
    Abstract: A mechanical response of an implantable medical device (IMD) to a first static magnetic field and a first gradient magnetic field slew rate is simulated by exposing the IMD to a second static magnetic field having a magnitude greater than the first static magnetic field and generating a second gradient magnetic field at the IMD such that a product of the second static magnetic field and a second gradient magnetic field slew rate is substantially equal to a product of the first static magnetic field and the first gradient magnetic field slew rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kateri A. Garcia, Robert Hiller, Troy A. Jenison, Bijoyendra Nath, James D. Neville, Craig L. Wiklund
  • Simulation of magnetic field induced vibrations in implantable medical devices
    Publication number: 20070176596
    Abstract: A mechanical response of an implantable medical device (IMD) to a first static magnetic field and a first gradient magnetic field slew rate is simulated by exposing the IMD to a second static magnetic field having a magnitude greater than the first static magnetic field and generating a second gradient magnetic field at the IMD such that a product of the second static magnetic field and a second gradient magnetic field slew rate is substantially equal to a product of the first static magnetic field and the first gradient magnetic field slew rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Kateri Garcia, Robert Hiller, Troy Jenison, Bijoyendra Nath, James Neville, Craig Wiklund