Patents by Inventor Katherine J. Bach

Katherine J. Bach 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).

  • RADIOPAQUE MARKERS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120065503
    Abstract: A radiopaque marker for inclusion within an implantable medical device (IMD) may comprise one or more radiopaque articles selected from a predetermined set of radiopaque articles. The one or more radiopaque articles may be carried by an object formed of or including, a desiccant. The predetermined set of radiopaque articles may undergo a single qualification process that approves the use of any combination of one or more of the articles as a radiopaque marker within an IMD. This allows a potentially-limitless number of markers to be made available based on a single qualification process. The radiopaque marker may serve to provide information such as the make, model, and feature set of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Charles R. Rogers, David D. Differding, John M. Gray, Michael J. Baade, Katherine J. Bach, Steven D. Byland, Steven T. Deininger