Patents by Inventor Michael E. Eggen

Michael E. Eggen 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).

  • Multi-electrode implantable medical device (IMD)
    Patent number: 11975206
    Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) comprises a plurality of deep tines configured to be advanced into a septum of a heart of a patient in different directions that are not parallel to a longitudinal axis of the implantable medical device, wherein each deep tine of the plurality of deep tines is configured to deliver cardiac pacing to cardiac tissue distal to a chamber of the heart in which the IMD is implanted, and one or more shallow electrodes engageable with the septum, wherein the one or more shallow electrodes are configured to deliver cardiac pacing to the chamber of the heart in which the IMD is implanted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaileigh E. Rock, Michael D. Eggen, Jean M. Carver, Duane N. Mateychuk, Zhongping C. Yang, Douglas S. Hine, Scott J. Brabec, Vania Lee
  • FIXATION COMPONENTS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20240108885
    Abstract: An example fixation component for an implantable medical device (IMD) includes a base and a plurality of tines configured be deployed with a target deployment stiffness to engage tissue a target implant site while maintaining a target deflection stiffness after deployment. The base defines a longitudinal axis of the fixation component and is fixedly attached near the distal end of the IMD. Each tine is spaced apart from one another around a perimeter of the distal end of the IMD and extend from the base. A shape of each tine is selected to control each of the target deployment stiffness and target deflection stiffness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Vladimir Grubac, Brian P. Colin, Kathryn E. Hilpisch, Michael D. Eggen
  • Body position and activity based flow control for ventricular assist device (VAD) with fully implantable controller
    Patent number: 11931561
    Abstract: A controller for an implantable blood pump, includes an accelerometer configured to measure at least one from the group consisting of position and movement of the controller. Processing circuitry is configured to control operation of the implantable blood pump, the processing circuitry being in communication with the accelerometer, the processing circuitry being configured to adjust a speed of the implantable blood pump if the measured at least one from the group consisting of position and movement deviates from a respective predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong K. Cho, Michael F. Hess, Michael E. Eggen, Michael C. Brown, Michael Reinert
  • BODY POSITION AND ACTIVITY BASED FLOW CONTROL FOR VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (VAD) WITH FULLY IMPLANTABLE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20210370044
    Abstract: A controller for an implantable blood pump, includes an accelerometer configured to measure at least one from the group consisting of position and movement of the controller. Processing circuitry is configured to control operation of the implantable blood pump, the processing circuitry being in communication with the accelerometer, the processing circuitry being configured to adjust a speed of the implantable blood pump if the measured at least one from the group consisting of position and movement deviates from a respective predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Yong K. Cho, Michael F. Hess, Michael E. Eggen, Michael C. Brown, Michael Reinert