Patents by Inventor Steve Norling

Steve Norling 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).

  • Reduced-diameter body-implantable leads and methods of assembly
    Patent number: 7787961
    Abstract: A body-implantable lead suitable for use in conjunction with implantable cardiac devices and method for assembling a body-implantable lead suitable for use in conjunction with implantable cardiac devices. The body-implantable lead includes a lead body having at least one inner lumen and at least one elongated conductor cable residing within the inner lumen. An end portion of the conductor cable is joined by an aligned weld joint directly to an end portion of a lead component. Exemplary lead components include, but are not limited to, an electrode member, an elongated conductive connector pin of a proximal connector, a conductor extending from a proximal end of a distal tip of the lead, and a second elongated conductor cable residing within a second inner lumen of the lead body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey Safarevich, Benedict L. Gomperz, Steve Norling, Serdar Unal, Mark W. Kroll