Medtronic to Boston Scientific
The patent portfolio presents innovative technologies for monitoring and managing cardiac health, particularly through advanced thrombosis detection using mechanical support devices, cardiac signal processing, and heart rate estimation methods. It incorporates systems for efficient energy transfer and power management for implantable medical devices, enhancing their operational efficiency and safety. Additionally, the integration of pacing electrodes with a ventricular assist system demonstrates potential for improved patient outcomes through simultaneous cardiac support and monitoring.
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Patents
| Patent Number | Summary | Breadth | Complexity | Enforceability | Infringement |
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| 12138441 | Patent 12138441 protects a transcutaneous energy transfer system that utilizes an external controller with power source and processing circuitry to manage operational conditions based on the temperature of a transmission coil and power transfer efficiency to an implantable blood pump, generating notifications linked to the urgency of user intervention. |
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| 12138440 | The patent protects a method and control circuit for managing the speed of an implantable blood pump, which utilizes an internal battery and a transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS) to dynamically adjust the pump speed based on available power levels, ensuring optimal operation even under low power conditions. |
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D
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| 12036399 | This patent protects an implantable internal controller and an external power transmitter for medical devices, where the internal controller is designed to detect and shunt overvoltage conditions by inductively receiving power, while the external transmitter communicates with the internal controller to adjust power transmission based on detected shunting conditions. |
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| 12023480 | This patent protects an implantable internal controller designed to manage power supply to a motor in a medical device, employing processing circuitry to optimally select power sources and regulate motor voltage and speed by utilizing advanced tracking techniques with differing latencies to ensure efficiency and reliability during transient voltage signals. |
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| 12005249 | This patent protects an external power transmitter for an implanted medical device system, comprising processing circuitry that efficiently determines and controls the power delivered to an external coil by measuring current, adjusting PWM duty cycles, and accounting for resistive losses and varying supply voltages. |
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| 11998731 | This patent protects a method and external power transmitter for an implanted medical device system that dynamically adjusts the transmission rate of search pulses based on the detection of various operational conditions, such as handling duration, power transfer timing, and environmental factors, to optimize power delivery and ensure safety. |
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| 11931561 | This patent protects a controller for an implantable blood pump that uses a sensor to measure position and movement, allowing processing circuitry to adjust the pump's speed based on threshold deviations and movement duration to maintain optimal blood flow. |
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| 11883675 | This patent protects a transcutaneous energy transfer system that includes an internal and external component with coils and circuitry for power transfer and signal communication, featuring an external controller that monitors electromagnetic connection status and outputs charging alarms based on a computed reconnection time threshold derived from various operational parameters. |
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| 11863923 | The patent protects a speaker design with a sealed cavity formed by a mounted cone and a frame featuring an adhesive layer that occludes openings, enhancing acoustic performance by creating positive pressure, facilitating sound pressure level increases, and allowing for various adhesive types, including UV curable, pressure-sensitive, and thermoplastic adhesives. |
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| 11813468 | The patent protects a medical device apparatus featuring a bore plug with an elongate body that has a dual-diameter configuration enabling interference fit within a bore, a flexible gripping element for retention, and a lubricating ring that wipes the inner bore surface with lubricant during insertion and withdrawal, enhancing functionality and maintenance. |
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| 11786721 | This patent protects a controller for an implantable blood pump that intelligently manages the impeller's operating speed and sleep mode based on real-time suction levels, while also enabling clinician recommendations and alert notifications for various medical conditions. |
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| 11724028 | The patent protects an implantable medical device equipped with communication and processing circuitry that utilizes a transducer to analyze mechanical waves from a separate circulatory support device to detect and indicate pump thrombosis, allowing for real-time alerts to be communicated to an external user interface. |
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| 11642512 | The patent protects an external power transmitter for implanted medical devices that intelligently transitions current limits to manage power during separation from an internal coil, incorporating features like search pulse rates and safety measures to prevent power spikes and enhance system reliability. |
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| 11616397 | Patent 11616397 protects a transcutaneous energy transfer system that utilizes an external and internal coil configuration with permeable cores to allow user-defined strength settings for magnetic attraction through adjustable current flow. |
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| 11559690 | The patent protects an innovative ventricular assist system that includes a pump, an outflow cannula with integrated pacing electrodes and defibrillation electrodes, and a controller that manages electrical signals to support heart function and rhythm in patients. |
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| 11559669 | This patent protects a medical device comprising an elongate body with a lumen, a tip designed for insertion through tissue, and an expandable element, such as a balloon, that inflates within an orifice to facilitate the insertion of a cannula while maintaining a co-terminus configuration with the expandable element. |
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| 11452860 | This patent protects a method and control circuit for managing multiple power sources for an implantable blood pump that enables simultaneous operation using an internal battery and a transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS), with provisions for switching between power sources based on operational speeds and battery capacities. |
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| 11376418 | The patent protects a method and system for accurately estimating the heart rate of a patient with an implantable blood pump by continuously detecting, sorting, and filtering cardiac cycles to account for reliable and unreliable conditions, including pulsatility assessment and necessary modifications to the estimation when unreliable conditions are identified. |
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| 11239698 | This patent protects a sophisticated voltage rectification circuit for medical devices that utilizes actively driven low-side transistors and cross-coupled transistors to efficiently rectify a time-varying voltage from an internal coil while dynamically managing conduction through the transistors based on voltage thresholds and load conditions, thus optimizing power delivery and enabling enhanced performance of the medical device. |
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| 11159864 | The patent protects a speaker design that utilizes an adhesive layer occluding an opening in the frame, which, in combination with a scrim layer and optional sealing elements, enhances sound pressure levels and includes methods for its assembly, potentially applicable in medical devices. |
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| 10987517 | This patent protects a method and system for detecting noise in cardiac signals by calculating an area-under-the-curve value based on amplitude measurements within two time-detection windows, comparing it to a predefined noise threshold, and providing feedback to the user or controlling medical devices to adjust sensing channels or therapy parameters accordingly. |
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| 10905810 | This patent protects a method and device for charging a medical implant information reporting device using an integrated harvesting coil that couples energy from an electromagnetic field generated by a non-circumferentially positioned source coil on a patient's chest, enabling wireless charging at considerable distances while providing functional feedback through displays, speakers, or vibration alerts regarding the medical implant's status. |
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| 10773085 | The patent protects a system and method for monitoring cardiac electrical activity using a plurality of electrodes, generating a dispersion signal from cardiac signals, and determining QRS complex onset and offset times along with metrics of electrical heterogeneity to enhance cardiac assessment and therapy adjustment. |
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| 10765790 | This patent protects a pump thrombosis detection system that utilizes a transducer to monitor mechanical waves from a circulatory support device, employing processing circuitry to analyze signal harmonics for the identification of pump thrombosis, which can trigger alerts or initiate therapeutic interventions. |
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Patent Details
12138441
- TETS coil alignment conditions algorithm
Published: 2024-11-12
Patent 12138441 protects a transcutaneous energy transfer system that utilizes an external controller with power source and processing circuitry to manage operational conditions based on the temperature of a transmission coil and power transfer efficiency to an implantable blood pump, generating notifications linked to the urgency of user intervention.
C
Breadth
D
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
12138440
- Managing pump speed when power constrained in a fully implanted LVAD system
Published: 2024-11-12
The patent protects a method and control circuit for managing the speed of an implantable blood pump, which utilizes an internal battery and a transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS) to dynamically adjust the pump speed based on available power levels, ensuring optimal operation even under low power conditions.
C
Breadth
D
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
12036399
- Coil shunting for voltage limiting of inductively transferred power
Published: 2024-07-16
This patent protects an implantable internal controller and an external power transmitter for medical devices, where the internal controller is designed to detect and shunt overvoltage conditions by inductively receiving power, while the external transmitter communicates with the internal controller to adjust power transmission based on detected shunting conditions.
C
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
12023480
- Method for power monitoring and dynamically managing power in a fully implanted LVAD system
Published: 2024-07-02
This patent protects an implantable internal controller designed to manage power supply to a motor in a medical device, employing processing circuitry to optimally select power sources and regulate motor voltage and speed by utilizing advanced tracking techniques with differing latencies to ensure efficiency and reliability during transient voltage signals.
C
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
12005249
- Method for regulating TETS power transfer
Published: 2024-06-11
This patent protects an external power transmitter for an implanted medical device system, comprising processing circuitry that efficiently determines and controls the power delivered to an external coil by measuring current, adjusting PWM duty cycles, and accounting for resistive losses and varying supply voltages.
C
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11998731
- Method for adjusting the rate of “searching pulses” in a TETS system
Published: 2024-06-04
This patent protects a method and external power transmitter for an implanted medical device system that dynamically adjusts the transmission rate of search pulses based on the detection of various operational conditions, such as handling duration, power transfer timing, and environmental factors, to optimize power delivery and ensure safety.
C
Breadth
B
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11931561
- Body position and activity based flow control for ventricular assist device (VAD) with fully implantable controller
Published: 2024-03-19
This patent protects a controller for an implantable blood pump that uses a sensor to measure position and movement, allowing processing circuitry to adjust the pump's speed based on threshold deviations and movement duration to maintain optimal blood flow.
C
Breadth
B
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11883675
- Transcutaneous energy transfer system including alarm
Published: 2024-01-30
This patent protects a transcutaneous energy transfer system that includes an internal and external component with coils and circuitry for power transfer and signal communication, featuring an external controller that monitors electromagnetic connection status and outputs charging alarms based on a computed reconnection time threshold derived from various operational parameters.
A
Breadth
D
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11863923
- Sealed acoustic speaker and medical device including same
Published: 2024-01-02
The patent protects a speaker design with a sealed cavity formed by a mounted cone and a frame featuring an adhesive layer that occludes openings, enhancing acoustic performance by creating positive pressure, facilitating sound pressure level increases, and allowing for various adhesive types, including UV curable, pressure-sensitive, and thermoplastic adhesives.
C
Breadth
B
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11813468
- Connector conditioning/bore plug
Published: 2023-11-14
The patent protects a medical device apparatus featuring a bore plug with an elongate body that has a dual-diameter configuration enabling interference fit within a bore, a flexible gripping element for retention, and a lubricating ring that wipes the inner bore surface with lubricant during insertion and withdrawal, enhancing functionality and maintenance.
C
Breadth
D
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11786721
- Sleep mode and do-not-disturb mode for a left ventricular assist device
Published: 2023-10-17
This patent protects a controller for an implantable blood pump that intelligently manages the impeller's operating speed and sleep mode based on real-time suction levels, while also enabling clinician recommendations and alert notifications for various medical conditions.
C
Breadth
B
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11724028
- Detection of pump thrombosis
Published: 2023-08-15
The patent protects an implantable medical device equipped with communication and processing circuitry that utilizes a transducer to analyze mechanical waves from a separate circulatory support device to detect and indicate pump thrombosis, allowing for real-time alerts to be communicated to an external user interface.
C
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11642512
- Managing the electric field exposure in a fully implanted LVAD system
Published: 2023-05-09
The patent protects an external power transmitter for implanted medical devices that intelligently transitions current limits to manage power during separation from an internal coil, incorporating features like search pulse rates and safety measures to prevent power spikes and enhance system reliability.
C
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11616397
- Magnetic alignment of transcutaneous energy transfer coils
Published: 2023-03-28
Patent 11616397 protects a transcutaneous energy transfer system that utilizes an external and internal coil configuration with permeable cores to allow user-defined strength settings for magnetic attraction through adjustable current flow.
B
Breadth
B
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11559690
- Ventricular assist system and method
Published: 2023-01-24
The patent protects an innovative ventricular assist system that includes a pump, an outflow cannula with integrated pacing electrodes and defibrillation electrodes, and a controller that manages electrical signals to support heart function and rhythm in patients.
C
Breadth
B
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11559669
- Cannula delivery catheter and procedure method
Published: 2023-01-24
This patent protects a medical device comprising an elongate body with a lumen, a tip designed for insertion through tissue, and an expandable element, such as a balloon, that inflates within an orifice to facilitate the insertion of a cannula while maintaining a co-terminus configuration with the expandable element.
C
Breadth
D
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11452860
- Power source selection for a fully implantable LVAD system
Published: 2022-09-27
This patent protects a method and control circuit for managing multiple power sources for an implantable blood pump that enables simultaneous operation using an internal battery and a transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS), with provisions for switching between power sources based on operational speeds and battery capacities.
C
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11376418
- Method of estimating heart rate and detecting tachyarrhythmia
Published: 2022-07-05
The patent protects a method and system for accurately estimating the heart rate of a patient with an implantable blood pump by continuously detecting, sorting, and filtering cardiac cycles to account for reliable and unreliable conditions, including pulsatility assessment and necessary modifications to the estimation when unreliable conditions are identified.
B
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11239698
- Digitally timed CMOS rectifier for wireless power transfer
Published: 2022-02-01
This patent protects a sophisticated voltage rectification circuit for medical devices that utilizes actively driven low-side transistors and cross-coupled transistors to efficiently rectify a time-varying voltage from an internal coil while dynamically managing conduction through the transistors based on voltage thresholds and load conditions, thus optimizing power delivery and enabling enhanced performance of the medical device.
C
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
11159864
- Sealed acoustic speaker and medical device including same
Published: 2021-10-26
The patent protects a speaker design that utilizes an adhesive layer occluding an opening in the frame, which, in combination with a scrim layer and optional sealing elements, enhances sound pressure levels and includes methods for its assembly, potentially applicable in medical devices.
C
Breadth
B
Complexity
B
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
10987517
- Detection of noise signals in cardiac signals
Published: 2021-04-27
This patent protects a method and system for detecting noise in cardiac signals by calculating an area-under-the-curve value based on amplitude measurements within two time-detection windows, comparing it to a predefined noise threshold, and providing feedback to the user or controlling medical devices to adjust sensing channels or therapy parameters accordingly.
C
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
10905810
- TETS recharged patient alert system for LVAD patients
Published: 2021-02-02
This patent protects a method and device for charging a medical implant information reporting device using an integrated harvesting coil that couples energy from an electromagnetic field generated by a non-circumferentially positioned source coil on a patient's chest, enabling wireless charging at considerable distances while providing functional feedback through displays, speakers, or vibration alerts regarding the medical implant's status.
C
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
10773085
- QRS offset and onset determination
Published: 2020-09-15
The patent protects a system and method for monitoring cardiac electrical activity using a plurality of electrodes, generating a dispersion signal from cardiac signals, and determining QRS complex onset and offset times along with metrics of electrical heterogeneity to enhance cardiac assessment and therapy adjustment.
C
Breadth
D
Complexity
B
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis
10765790
- Detection of pump thrombosis
Published: 2020-09-08
This patent protects a pump thrombosis detection system that utilizes a transducer to monitor mechanical waves from a circulatory support device, employing processing circuitry to analyze signal harmonics for the identification of pump thrombosis, which can trigger alerts or initiate therapeutic interventions.
A
Breadth
C
Complexity
C
Enforceability
Claims
Infringement Analysis