Lead construction including alignable marker elements

US12357812B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jay Rassat · Buffalo, US
• Varun Bhatia · Minneapolis, US
• Kendall Emfield · Excelsior, US
• Ryan P. Lahm · Lino Lakes, US
• Alan Cheng · Minneapolis, US
• Douglas S. Hine · Forest Lake, US
• Kristin M. Johnson · Circle Pines, US
• Gregory N. Nesseth · Forest Lake, US
• Jonathan E. Baxter · Fridley, US
• Daniel W. Celotta · Circle Pines, US
• Stephen A. Howard · Forest Lake, US
• Nathan A. Grenz · North Oaks, US
• Brian P. Colin · Anoka, US
• Ronald A. Drake · St. Louis Park, US
• Juan Meng · Shanghai, CN
• Hongyang Lu · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 19, 2022
• Grant date: Jul 15, 2025
• Expiry date: Aug 22, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M25/0108
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Implantable apparatus includes two or more alignable marker elements, and systems and methods for manufacturing such implantable apparatus, and methods to utilize such implantable apparatus. For example, the implantable apparatus may include a first alignable marker element and a second alignable marker element that may be used to ensure proper alignment with a target site.