Patents by Inventor Vernon B. Iverson

Vernon B. Iverson 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).

  • Medical electrical lead having controlled texture surface and method of making same
    Patent number: 6549811
    Abstract: An elongate elastomeric structure having controlled surface texture. Plasma deposition is used to create controlled features, such as ridges, on the external surface of an elongate elastomeric surface, such as the external surface of silicone tubing. The invention has particular applicability in the medical device field, such as the fabrication of implantable leads, catheters, and medical devices incorporating them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc
    Inventors: Mark T. Stewart, Vernon B. Iverson, Kenneth W. Keeney, Catherine E. Taylor
  • Medical electrical lead having controlled texture surface and method of making same
    Publication number: 20010029395
    Abstract: An elongate elastomeric structure having controlled surface texture. Plasma deposition is used to create controlled features, such as ridges, on the external surface of an elongate elastomeric surface, such as the external surface of silicone tubing. The invention has particular applicability in the medical device field, such as the fabrication of implantable leads, catheters, and medical devices incorporating them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Stewart, Vernon B. Iverson, Kenneth W. Keeney, Catherine E. Taylor
  • Medical electrical lead having controlled texture surface and method of making same
    Patent number: 6263249
    Abstract: An elongate elastomeric structure having controlled surface texture. Plasma deposition is used to create controlled features, such as ridges, on the external surface of an elongate elastomeric surface, such as the external surface of silicone tubing. The invention has particular applicability in the medical device field, such as the fabrication of implantable leads, catheters, and medical devices incorporating them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Stewart, Vernon B. Iverson, Kenneth W. Keeney, Catherine E. Taylor