Inventor · North Oaks, MN, US

Todd J. Sheldon

170Patents
36h-index
105Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 30, 1995 → Jul 28, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5593431A Medical service employing multiple DC accelerometers for patient activity and posture sensing and method Human Necessities 533 Expired
US6044297A Posture and device orientation and calibration for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 514 Expired
US6115628A Method and apparatus for filtering electrocardiogram (ECG) signals to remove bad cycle information and for use of physiologic signals determined from said filtered ECG signals Human Necessities 470 Expired
US6128526A Method for ischemia detection and apparatus for using same Human Necessities 398 Expired
US7160252B2 Method and apparatus for detecting respiratory disturbances Human Necessities 225 Expired
US6964641B2 Implantable medical device with sleep disordered breathing monitoring Human Necessities 214 Expired
US7092759B2 Method of optimizing cardiac resynchronization therapy using sensor signals of septal wall motion Human Necessities 206 Expired
US8923963B2 Leadless pacemaker system Human Necessities 193 Active
US7991467B2 Remotely enabled pacemaker and implantable subcutaneous cardioverter/defibrillator system Human Necessities 188 Expired
US6937899B2 Ischemia detection Human Necessities 151 Expired
US5957957A Rate responsive cardiac pacemaker with tilt sensor Human Necessities 146 Expired
US6449508B1 Accelerometer count calculation for activity signal for an implantable medical device Human Necessities 139 Expired
US9492669B2 Mode switching by a ventricular leadless pacing device Human Necessities 133 Active
US9399140B2 Atrial contraction detection by a ventricular leadless pacing device for atrio-synchronous ventricular pacing Human Necessities 129 Active
US9289612B1 Coordination of ventricular pacing in a leadless pacing system Human Necessities 117 Active
US8626294B2 Methods for setting cardiac pacing parameters in relatively high efficiency pacing systems Human Necessities 113 Active
US7684863B2 LV threshold measurement and capture management Human Necessities 107 Active
US9375580B2 Leadless pacemaker system Human Necessities 101 Active
US8942806B2 Methods for setting cardiac pacing parameters in relatively high efficiency pacing systems Human Necessities 97 Active
US9399139B2 System and method for dual-chamber pacing Human Necessities 97 Active
US9393424B2 System and method for dual-chamber pacing Human Necessities 96 Active
US7438686B2 Apparatus and method for monitoring for disordered breathing Human Necessities 90 Expired
US9492668B2 Mode switching by a ventricular leadless pacing device Human Necessities 88 Active
US9808633B2 Leadless pacemaker system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Active
US9101281B2 IMD stability monitor Human Necessities 68 Active

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