Patents by Inventor Vu D. Tran

Vu D. Tran 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).

  • Method of assembling an in-line connector terminal
    Patent number: 8567055
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Yaling Fan, Douglas N. Hess, Megan M. Kruse, Nathan Lee Olson, Kathryn R. Parsons, Vu D. Tran, Gareth Morgan
  • IN-LINE CONNECTOR TERMINALS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEADS
    Publication number: 20120239124
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Yaling Fan, Douglas N. Hess, Megan M. Kruse, Nathan Lee Olson, Kathryn R. Parsons, Vu D. Tran, Gareth Morgan