Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Intermedics Inc.

234Patents
2Active
234Granted
44Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 22, 1978 → Feb 17, 2011 · 2 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6024764A Apparatus for imparting physician-determined shapes to implantable tubular devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,193 Expired
US4830006A Implantable cardiac stimulator for detection and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias Human Necessities 629 Expired
US6141588A Cardiac simulation system having multiple stimulators for anti-arrhythmia therapy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 608 Expired
US5411537A Rechargeable biomedical battery powered devices with recharging and control system therefor Human Necessities 486 Expired
US4800883A Apparatus for generating multiphasic defibrillation pulse waveform Human Necessities 432 Expired
US4821723A Biphasic waveforms for defibrillation Human Necessities 422 Expired
US5697958A Electromagnetic noise detector for implantable medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 405 Expired
US5954761A Implantable endocardial lead assembly having a stent Human Necessities 343 Expired
US5472453A Medical interventional device with accelerometer for providing cardiac therapeutic functions Human Necessities 331 Expired
US4880005A Pacemaker for detecting and terminating a tachycardia Human Necessities 331 Expired
US5556421A Implantable medical device with enclosed physiological parameter sensors or telemetry link Human Necessities 320 Expired
US6141592A Data transmission using a varying electric field Human Necessities 293 Expired
US5431693A Method of verifying capture of the heart by a pacemaker Human Necessities 272 Expired
US5433730A Conductive pouch electrode for defibrillation Human Necessities 227 Expired
US4827932A Implantable defibrillation electrodes Human Necessities 224 Expired
US5725559A Programmably upgradable implantable medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 218 Expired
US5609645A Knee revision prosthesis with shims Human Necessities 218 Expired
US5464434A Medical interventional device responsive to sudden hemodynamic change Human Necessities 216 Expired
US5978713A Implantable device with digital waveform telemetry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 213 Expired
US4846195A Implantable position and motion sensor Human Necessities 208 Expired
US5354317A Apparatus and method for cardiac pacing responsive to patient position Human Necessities 206 Expired
US4858623A Active fixation mechanism for lead assembly of an implantable cardiac stimulator Human Necessities 201 Expired
US5792205A Cardiac pacemaker with bidirectional communication Human Necessities 188 Expired
US4662382A Pacemaker lead with enhanced sensitivity Human Necessities 188 Expired
US6507759B1 Implantable device with digital waveform telemetry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 187 Expired

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