Patents by Inventor Ralph Leinders

Ralph Leinders 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).

  • Patent number: 11534612
    Abstract: Casings for retaining adapter connector modules and implantable electrical devices, and adapter assemblies for retaining implantable medical devices, include first and second opposing plates spaced apart by a gap configured to retain the devices such that sides of the devices are in confronting engagement with the first and second plates when placed the device is held in the gap. The first and second plates may be biased towards one another to assist in retaining the device in the gap. The device and adapter connector module may be arranged such that their thicknesses do not overlap. For example, the device and adapter connector module may be arranged such that a bottom perimeter edge of the adapter connector module abuts or is spaced apart from a top perimeter edge of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Maurice Verbeek, Ralph Leinders
  • Patent number: 11400282
    Abstract: In some examples, an implantable medical device (IMD) that includes a pulse generator comprising a housing, electrodes, and circuitry configured to deliver cardiac pacing via the electrodes. The IMD may further include a lead including at least one of the electrodes, an elongate body, a fixation helix, and a connector segment. A width of the helix transverse to a longitudinal axis of the lead is greatest at a distal end of the helix. A proximal end of the elongate body may be connected to a distal end of the pulse generator, and the helix may be attached to a distal end of the elongate body. The pulse generator may include a first connector tab. A distal end of the connector segment may be configured to receive the proximal end of the elongate body and a proximal end of the connector segment may include at least one second connector member configured to engage the first connector tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Marshall, Teresa A. Whitman, Carla Pfeiffer, Thomas A. Anderson, Jean Rutten, Paul Adams, Antoine Camps, Richard Cornelussen, Ralph Leinders
  • Publication number: 20200147365
    Abstract: In some examples, an implantable medical device (IMD) that includes a pulse generator comprising a housing, electrodes, and circuitry configured to deliver cardiac pacing via the electrodes. The IMD may further include a lead including at least one of the electrodes, an elongate body, a fixation helix, and a connector segment. A width of the helix transverse to a longitudinal axis of the lead is greatest at a distal end of the helix. A proximal end of the elongate body may be connected to a distal end of the pulse generator, and the helix may be attached to a distal end of the elongate body. The pulse generator may include a first connector tab. A distal end of the connector segment may be configured to receive the proximal end of the elongate body and a proximal end of the connector segment may include at least one second connector member configured to engage the first connector tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Mark T. Marshall, Teresa A. Whitman, Carla Pfeiffer, Thomas A. Anderson, Jean Rutten, Paul Adams, Antoine Camps, Richard Cornelussen, Ralph Leinders
  • Publication number: 20180264271
    Abstract: Casings for retaining adapter connector modules and implantable electrical devices, and adapter assemblies for retaining implantable medical devices, include first and second opposing plates spaced apart by a gap configured to retain the devices such that sides of the devices are in confronting engagement with the first and second plates when placed the device is held in the gap. The first and second plates may be biased towards one another to assist in retaining the device in the gap. The device and adapter connector module may be arranged such that their thicknesses do not overlap. For example, the device and adapter connector module may be arranged such that a bottom perimeter edge of the adapter connector module abuts or is spaced apart from a top perimeter edge of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Maurice Verbeek, Ralph Leinders