Patents by Inventor Mary Bengtson

Mary Bengtson 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 LEADS AND LEAD EXTENSIONS HAVING AN ENCAPSULATION BAND
    Publication number: 20220273955
    Abstract: Implantable medical leads and/or lead extensions include a band that encapsulates a portion of conductors of the lead and/or lead extension. The band may be reflowed in order to provide the encapsulation of the conductors. The band may further be used to create a seal together with the surrounding lead body and an additional object such as a stiffener rod, stylet tube, and/or molding stylet, to allow a proximal area of a lumen of the lead body to be injection molded while prevent the injection molding material from proceeding past the band. When a stiffener rod is present in a proximal area of the lead and/or lead extension, additional stiffness is provided to the lead body to resist buckling of the lead body during insertion of the proximal end. The band may be bonded to the stiffener rod to fix the position of the stiffener rod relative to the conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Adam J. Rivard, Mary Bengtson, Stephen L. Bolea, Justin M. Claus, Ryan R. Davis, Scott M. Hanson, Sean P. Skubitz
  • Implantable medical leads and lead extensions having an encapsulation band
    Patent number: 11331502
    Abstract: Implantable medical leads and/or lead extensions include a band that encapsulates a portion of conductors of the lead and/or lead extension. The band may be reflowed in order to provide the encapsulation of the conductors. The band may further be used to create a seal together with the surrounding lead body and an additional object such as a stiffener rod, stylet tube, and/or molding stylet, to allow a proximal area of a lumen of the lead body to be injection molded while prevent the injection molding material from proceeding past the band. When a stiffener rod is present in a proximal area of the lead and/or lead extension, additional stiffness is provided to the lead body to resist buckling of the lead body during insertion of the proximal end. The band may be bonded to the stiffener rod to fix the position of the stiffener rod relative to the conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Bolea, Adam J. Rivard, Mary Bengtson, Justin M. Claus, Ryan R. Davis, Scott M. Hanson, Sean P. Skubitz
  • IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEADS AND LEAD EXTENSIONS HAVING AN ENCAPSULATION BAND
    Publication number: 20200338354
    Abstract: Implantable medical leads and/or lead extensions include a band that encapsulates a portion of conductors of the lead and/or lead extension. The band may be reflowed in order to provide the encapsulation of the conductors. The band may further be used to create a seal together with the surrounding lead body and an additional object such as a stiffener rod, stylet tube, and/or molding stylet, to allow a proximal area of a lumen of the lead body to be injection molded while prevent the injection molding material from proceeding past the band. When a stiffener rod is present in a proximal area of the lead and/or lead extension, additional stiffness is provided to the lead body to resist buckling of the lead body during insertion of the proximal end. The band may be bonded to the stiffener rod to fix the position of the stiffener rod relative to the conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen L. Bolea, Adam J. Rivard, Mary Bengtson, Justin M. Claus, Ryan R. Davis, Scott M. Hanson, Sean P. Skubitz