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Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

4,084Patents
2,805Active
4,084Granted
62Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 28, 1975 → Oct 24, 2023 · 1,105 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7260431B2 Combined remodeling control therapy and anti-remodeling therapy by implantable cardiac device Human Necessities 1,628 Expired
US6558378B2 RF ablation system and method having automatic temperature control Human Necessities 1,548 Expired
US6171305A RF ablation apparatus and method having high output impedance drivers Human Necessities 1,415 Expired
US7650185B2 System and method for walking an implantable medical device from a sleep state Human Necessities 1,210 Active
US4529401A Ambulatory infusion pump having programmable parameters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 829 Expired
US6272377A Cardiac rhythm management system with arrhythmia prediction and prevention Physics 664 Expired
US6391024B1 RF ablation apparatus and method having electrode/tissue contact assessment scheme and electrocardiogram filtering Human Necessities 653 Expired
US4679562A Glucose sensor Chemistry; Metallurgy 577 Expired
US4587975A Dimension sensitive angioplasty catheter Human Necessities 572 Expired
US7009511B2 Repeater device for communications with an implantable medical device Physics 547 Expired
US6026320A Heart rate variability as an indicator of exercise capacity Human Necessities 502 Expired
US5540727A Method and apparatus to automatically optimize the pacing mode and pacing cycle parameters of a dual chamber pacemaker Human Necessities 475 Expired
US5836987A Apparatus and method for optimizing cardiac performance by determining the optimal timing interval from an accelerometer signal Human Necessities 460 Expired
US5531779A Stent-type defibrillation electrode structures Human Necessities 447 Expired
US6076015A Rate adaptive cardiac rhythm management device using transthoracic impedance Human Necessities 441 Expired
US6400982B2 Cardiac rhythm management system with arrhythmia prediction and prevention Physics 439 Expired
US4559951A Catheter assembly Human Necessities 433 Expired
US6415183B1 Method and apparatus for diaphragmatic pacing Human Necessities 418 Expired
US6285907A System providing ventricular pacing and biventricular coordination Human Necessities 412 Expired
US6044298A Optimization of pacing parameters based on measurement of integrated acoustic noise Human Necessities 410 Expired
US5334222A Cardiac stimulating apparatus and method for heart failure therapy Human Necessities 397 Expired
US6438410B1 System and method for a classifying cardiac complexes Physics 395 Expired
US5133353A Implantable intravenous cardiac stimulation system with pulse generator housing serving as optional additional electrode Human Necessities 393 Expired
US5284136A Dual indifferent electrode pacemaker Human Necessities 393 Expired
US6459929B1 Implantable cardiac rhythm management device for assessing status of CHF patients Human Necessities 391 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.