Patents by Inventor Nathan Lee Olson
Nathan Lee Olson 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).
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Patent number: 9833616Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) can include implantable pulse generator (IPG) devices, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices, neurostimulators or combinations thereof. In one example, the IMD can include a body assembly, which can provide at least one electrical signal corresponding to a therapy. The IMD can also include a cardiac lead assembly, which can have a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion of the cardiac lead assembly can be in communication with the body assembly to receive the therapy and the distal portion can be adapted to be coupled to an anatomical structure to transmit the at least one electrical signal to the anatomical structure. The proximal portion of the cardiac lead assembly can have a first stiffness and the distal portion can have a second stiffness. The first stiffness can be greater than the second stiffness.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventor: Nathan Lee Olson
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Patent number: 9008797Abstract: An implantable medical electrical lead includes a plurality of conductors that extend continuously, without any intermediary junctions, between a plurality of electrodes and a corresponding plurality of contact members of an in-line connector terminal. A junction between each conductor and the corresponding contact member is preferably formed by first fitting a conductive sleeve, which is coupled to a proximal portion of the conductor, into an eyelet feature of the contact member, which is mounted on a strut member, and then welding the sleeve to the contact member at a pre-formed slot of the contact member, which extends along an external recessed surface thereof. The assembly of the connector terminal preferably completes the construction of the lead, wherein the proximal portion of each conductor is positioned in a helical path, which extends between an elongate body of the lead and the connector terminal, and along which a grip zone is formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Yaling Fan, Douglas N Hess, Megan M Kruse, Nathan Lee Olson, Kathryn R Parsons, Vu D Tran, Gareth Morgan
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Publication number: 20140052228Abstract: An implantable medical electrical lead includes a plurality of conductors that extend continuously, without any intermediary junctions, between a plurality of electrodes and a corresponding plurality of contact members of an in-line connector terminal. A junction between each conductor and the corresponding contact member is preferably formed by first fitting a conductive sleeve, which is coupled to a proximal portion of the conductor, into an eyelet feature of the contact member, which is mounted on a strut member, and then welding the sleeve to the contact member at a pre-formed slot of the contact member, which extends along an external recessed surface thereof. The assembly of the connector terminal preferably completes the construction of the lead, wherein the proximal portion of each conductor is positioned in a helical path, which extends between an elongate body of the lead and the connector terminal, and along which a grip zone is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Inventors: Yaling Fan, Douglas N Hess, Megan M Kruse, Nathan Lee Olson, Kathryn R Parsons, Vu D Tran, Gareth Morgan
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Patent number: 8567055Abstract: An implantable medical electrical lead includes a plurality of conductors that extend continuously, without any intermediary junctions, between a plurality of electrodes and a corresponding plurality of contact members of an in-line connector terminal. A junction between each conductor and the corresponding contact member is preferably formed by first fitting a conductive sleeve, which is coupled to a proximal portion of the conductor, into an eyelet feature of the contact member, which is mounted on a strut member, and then welding the sleeve to the contact member at a pre-formed slot of the contact member, which extends along an external recessed surface thereof. The assembly of the connector terminal preferably completes the construction of the lead, wherein the proximal portion of each conductor is positioned in a helical path, which extends between an elongate body of the lead and the connector terminal, and along which a grip zone is formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Yaling Fan, Douglas N. Hess, Megan M. Kruse, Nathan Lee Olson, Kathryn R. Parsons, Vu D. Tran, Gareth Morgan
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Publication number: 20120239124Abstract: An implantable medical electrical lead includes a plurality of conductors that extend continuously, without any intermediary junctions, between a plurality of electrodes and a corresponding plurality of contact members of an in-line connector terminal. A junction between each conductor and the corresponding contact member is preferably formed by first fitting a conductive sleeve, which is coupled to a proximal portion of the conductor, into an eyelet feature of the contact member, which is mounted on a strut member, and then welding the sleeve to the contact member at a pre-formed slot of the contact member, which extends along an external recessed surface thereof. The assembly of the connector terminal preferably completes the construction of the lead, wherein the proximal portion of each conductor is positioned in a helical path, which extends between an elongate body of the lead and the connector terminal, and along which a grip zone is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Yaling Fan, Douglas N. Hess, Megan M. Kruse, Nathan Lee Olson, Kathryn R. Parsons, Vu D. Tran, Gareth Morgan
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Publication number: 20110004285Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) can include implantable pulse generator (IPG) devices, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices, neurostimulators or combinations thereof. In one example, the IMD can include a body assembly, which can provide at least one electrical signal corresponding to a therapy. The IMD can also include a cardiac lead assembly, which can have a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion of the cardiac lead assembly can be in communication with the body assembly to receive the therapy and the distal portion can be adapted to be coupled to an anatomical structure to transmit the at least one electrical signal to the anatomical structure. The proximal portion of the cardiac lead assembly can have a first stiffness and the distal portion can have a second stiffness. The first stiffness can be greater than the second stiffness.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventor: Nathan Lee Olson
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Publication number: 20110004286Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) can include implantable pulse generator (IPG) devices, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices, neurostimulators or combinations thereof. The IMD can also include a cardiac lead assembly in communication with the body assembly to transmit the at least one electrical signal to an anatomical structure. The cardiac lead assembly can include a first sleeve, which can have a distal end, a proximal end, and a surface therebetween. The surface can define a plurality of annular ribs along the distal end and can have a channel defined between each pair of adjacent ribs. An electrode can be coupled to the surface of the first sleeve adjacent to the distal end such that at least one channel is fillable with an adhesive to couple a second sleeve to the first sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventor: Nathan Lee Olson