Inventor · Lino Lakes, MN, US

Robert M. Ecker

26Patents
10h-index
42Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 28, 1996 → Dec 5, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5702427A Verification of capture using pressure waves transmitted through a pacing lead Human Necessities 195 Expired
US7013178B2 Implantable medical device communication system Human Necessities 175 Expired
US6208900A Method and apparatus for rate-responsive cardiac pacing using header mounted pressure wave transducer Human Necessities 134 Expired
US7139613B2 Implantable medical device communication system with pulsed power biasing Human Necessities 131 Expired
US5899927A Detection of pressure waves transmitted through catheter/lead body Human Necessities 128 Expired
US6788973B2 Apparatus and method to discriminate between telemetry downlink signals and noise in an implanted device Human Necessities 37 Expired
US7233825B2 Impedance measurement in implanted device Human Necessities 31 Expired
US7493174B2 Implantable medical lead Human Necessities 17 Active
US8275432B2 Implantable optical sensor and method for manufacture Human Necessities 11 Active
US8452402B2 Optical sensing device for use in a medical device Human Necessities 10 Active
US8798205B2 Telemetry polling circuit with noise discrimination and selectable tuning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8855780B2 Pacemaker event queue to control device processor operating power Human Necessities 8 Active
US9968788B2 Timing coordination of implantable medical sensor modules Human Necessities 6 Active
US8396563B2 Clock synchronization in an implantable medical device system Physics 6 Active
US8275435B2 Co-location of emitters and detectors and method of operation Human Necessities 3 Active
US11522919B2 Establishing a secure communication link Electricity 2 Active
US8005551B2 Implantable medical lead Human Necessities 1 Active
US11918819B2 Facilitating acceleration of advertising rates for medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11617877B2 Detecting pump suction, pump thrombus, and other adverse VAD motor events Human Necessities 1 Active
US11464985B2 Implantable medical device using internal sensors to determine when to switch operational modes Human Necessities 1 Active
US8170650B2 Implantable tissue perfusion sensing system and method Human Necessities 1 Active
US12194304B2 Implantable medical device using internal sensors to determine when to switch operational modes Human Necessities 0 Active
US9693716B2 Optical sensor system and measurement method Physics 0 Active
US12088634B2 Establishing a secure communication link Electricity 0 Active
US8634914B2 Pacemaker event queue to control device processor operating power Human Necessities 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.