Patents by Inventor Meredith Lee Anderson

Meredith Lee Anderson 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 device with polymer-polymer interfaces and methods of manufacture and use
    Patent number: 7433737
    Abstract: An implantable stimulator that includes a housing, a first plastic component, and a second plastic component, where the first and second plastic components form a polymer-polymer interface. A light absorbing metal layer is disposed over at least a portion of the interface and an electronic subassembly is disposed within the housing. The first and second plastic components can be welded together by irradiating the light absorbing metal layer which converts the light to heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Xiaohai He, Matthew Isaac Haller, Meredith Lee Anderson