Patents by Inventor Mark A. Christophersom

Mark A. Christophersom 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).

  • Externally worn transceiver for use with an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 6738671
    Abstract: An implantable medical device system that includes an implantable medical device, along with a transceiver device that exchanges data with the patient, between the patient and the implantable medical device, and between a remote location and the implantable medical device. A communication device coupled to the transceiver device exchanges data with the transceiver device, the implantable medical device through the receiver device, and between the transceiver device and the remote location to enable bi-directional data transfer between the patient, the implantable medical device, the transceiver device, and the remote location. A converter unit converts transmission of the data from a first telemetry format to a second telemetry format, and a user interface enables information to be exchanged between the transceiver device and the patient, between the implantable medical device and the patient through the transceiver device, and between the patient and the remote location through the transceiver device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Christophersom, Adrianus P. Donders, Keith A. Miesel, Len D. Twetan
  • Externally worn transceiver for use with an implantable medical device
    Publication number: 20020123672
    Abstract: An implantable medical device system that includes an implantable medical device, along with a transceiver device that exchanges data with the patient, between the patient and the implantable medical device, and between a remote location and the implantable medical device. A communication device coupled to the transceiver device exchanges data with the transceiver device, the implantable medical device through the receiver device, and between the transceiver device and the remote location to enable bi-directional data transfer between the patient, the implantable medical device, the transceiver device, and the remote location. A converter unit converts transmission of the data from a first telemetry format to a second telemetry format, and a user interface enables information to be exchanged between the transceiver device and the patient, between the implantable medical device and the patient through the transceiver device, and between the patient and the remote location through the transceiver device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Mark A. Christophersom, Adrianus P. Donders, Keith A. Miesel, Len D. Twetan