Patents by Inventor Richard W. Swenson, III

Richard W. Swenson, III 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 fixation
    Patent number: 10112045
    Abstract: An assembly includes an implantable medical device (IMD) including a conductive housing, and a fixation element assembly attached to the IMD. The fixation element assembly includes a set of active fixation tines and an insulator to electrically isolate the set of active fixation tines from the conductive housing of the implantable medical device. The active fixation tines in the set are deployable from a spring-loaded position in which distal ends of the active fixation tines point away from the implantable medical device to a hooked position in which the active fixation tines bend back towards the implantable medical device. The active fixation tines are configured to secure the implantable medical device to a patient tissue when deployed while the distal ends of the active fixation tines are positioned adjacent to the patient tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Anderson, Douglas D. Nippoldt, Richard W. Swenson, III, Vladimir Grubac, Matthew D. Bonner, Raymond W. Usher, Arshad A. Alfoqaha
  • IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FIXATION
    Publication number: 20120172690
    Abstract: An assembly includes an implantable medical device (IMD) including a conductive housing, and a fixation element assembly attached to the IMD. The fixation element assembly includes a set of active fixation tines and an insulator to electrically isolate the set of active fixation tines from the conductive housing of the implantable medical device. The active fixation tines in the set are deployable from a spring-loaded position in which distal ends of the active fixation tines point away from the implantable medical device to a hooked position in which the active fixation tines bend back towards the implantable medical device. The active fixation tines are configured to secure the implantable medical device to a patient tissue when deployed while the distal ends of the active fixation tines are positioned adjacent to the patient tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Anderson, Douglas D. Nippoldt, Richard W. Swenson, III, Vladimir Grubac, Matthew D. Bonner, Raymond W. Usher, Arshad A. Alfoqaha