Michael O Kane

US Patent:

6347245, Feb 12, 2002

Filed:

Jul 14, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/353277

Inventors:

Brian B. Lee - Golden Valley MN
Michael R. Kane - Shoreview MN

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

A61B 50432

US Classification:

600523, 600509, 607 27, 607 59

Abstract:

A system for recording trigger events and noise in conjunction with the recording of physiological signals is provided for use in an implantable medical device. In one embodiment, recorded trigger and noise data is provided for display to a physician along with reconstructed ECG data to facilitate interpretation of the ECG signal. In one embodiment, digitized ECG samples that are outside of a predetermined range are discarded during the sampling process so that one or more ranges of encoded values are available for use in encoding noise and trigger information. This non-physiologic data may be limited in size to individual point values of the ECG signal.

US Patent:

6496715, Dec 17, 2002

Filed:

Nov 22, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/718689

Inventors:

Brian B. Lee - Golden Valley MN
Michael R. Kane - Shoreview MN
Eric J. Panken - Edina MN
James D. Reinke - Maple Grove MN

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

A61B 504

US Classification:

600424, 600509

Abstract:

A system and method for determining the optimal positioning of an implantable system for sensing physiologic signals within a body. According to a one embodiment of the system, electrodes are positioned on an external surface of a body, and an ECG monitoring device is used to measure cardiac signals between various pairs of the electrodes. One or more of the electrodes may be re-positioned until an electrode pair position and orientation is located that provides a maximum signal reading. This position and orientation may then be used as the position and orientation in which to implant a corresponding device.

US Patent:

6665191, Dec 16, 2003

Filed:

Sep 10, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/949910

Inventors:

James E. Blood - Shoreview MN
Moira B. Sweeney - St Paul MN
Michael J. Kane - Lawrenceville GA

Assignee:

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

H05K 114

US Classification:

361749, 361784, 361796, 361818, 174254

Abstract:

A printed circuit assembly for use in an implantable medical device comprises a plurality of panels having active and passive circuit components on one major surface thereof, the plurality of panels being interconnected with flexible flat cable segments allowing the assembly to be folded so as to place the individual panels carrying the circuit components in a stacked relationship. By providing conductive layers on predetermined surfaces of the panels, shielding is provided to inhibit noise generating circuitry from contaminating wanted signals passing between the components and the plural panels.

US Patent:

7016721, Mar 21, 2006

Filed:

Oct 10, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/975621

Inventors:

Brian B. Lee - Golden Valley MN, US
Michael R. Kane - Shoreview MN, US

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

A61B 5/0432

US Classification:

600523, 607 27, 607 30

Abstract:

Triggers and noise should be available as information in recorded electrograms in memories of implantable medical devices. Particularly where the recording of electrogram data is done in the far field, there will be considerable noise and the interpretation of ECG's reproduced from such recorded data will benefit from the storing of information regarding contemporaneous noise. By storing contemporaneous trigger data and noise data directly in the ECG data, recordings of the ECG data become more useful for physician use when played back through an external display system with minimal loss of ECG data, since out of range values are employed for the noise and trigger information and this non-ECG data is limited in size to no longer than individual point values of the ECG signal.

US Patent:

7027858, Apr 11, 2006

Filed:

Sep 11, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/238140

Inventors:

Jian Cao - Maplewood MN, US
Lee B. Brian - Golden Valley MN, US
Michael R. Kane - Higley AZ, US
Spencer R. Hurd - Shoreview MN, US

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

A61B 5/04

US Classification:

600521, 607 5

Abstract:

The present invention uses a R-wave sensing algorithm that uniquely combines an automatic threshold adjustment method with a new noise rejection technique. This algorithm has significant advantages in avoiding the sensing of T-waves, P-waves, and noise/artifacts. Detecting the presence of noise bursts uses features that determine if an R-R interval adjacent to or within the noise signal is valid. Circuitry that discriminates noise signals from R-waves can use any one of several features including, but not limited to, the following: detection events occurring so close together that they are outside normal physiologic heart rates; frequency content that is wider than that of QRS complexes; amplitudes that are different than the adjacent or encompassing R-waves; and amplitudes that display greater than normal variability. The present invention employs multiple discrete thresholds optionally with different decay constants, alone or in combination with one or more substantially constant magnitude sensing threshold.

US Patent:

7526337, Apr 28, 2009

Filed:

Jun 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/422417

Inventors:

Allan C. Shuros - St. Paul MN, US
Michael J. Kane - Lake Elmo MN, US

Assignee:

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61N 1/365

US Classification:

607 17

Abstract:

A device and method are disclosed for physiological monitoring of the lymphatic system. An implantable device is configured with a lymphatic sensor disposed in a lymphatic vessel for sensing pressure, flow, and/or the concentration of particular markers within the vessel. The device may be further configured to deliver appropriate therapy in accordance with the lymphatic monitoring.

US Patent:

7643879, Jan 5, 2010

Filed:

Aug 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/466974

Inventors:

Allan C. Shuros - St. Paul MN, US
Michael J. Kane - Lake Elmo MN, US

Assignee:

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61N 1/00

US Classification:

607 18, 623 21

Abstract:

Systems and methods using a heart valve and an implantable medical device, such as for event detection and optimization of cardiac output. The cardiac management system includes a heart valve, having a physiological sensor. The physiological sensor is adapted to measure at least one of an intrinsic electrical cardiac parameter, a hemodynamic parameter or the like. The system further includes an implantable electronics unit, such as a cardiac rhythm management unit, coupled to the physiological sensor of the heart valve to receive physiological information. The electronics unit is adapted to use the received physiological information to control delivery of an electrical output to the subject.

US Patent:

7734349, Jun 8, 2010

Filed:

Jul 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/779403

Inventors:

Allan Charles Shuros - St. Paul MN, US
Eric A. Mokelke - White Bear Lake MN, US
Michael John Kane - Lake Elmo MN, US
Jihong Qu - Maple Grove MN, US

Assignee:

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. - St. Paul MN

International Classification:

A61B 5/14

US Classification:

607 22, 600508

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention are related to monitoring devices and methods with osmometric sensors, amongst other things. In an embodiment, the invention includes an implantable heart failure monitoring system including an osmometric sensor, the osmometric sensor configured to generate a signal corresponding to the osmotic strength of a bodily fluid, and a controller in communication with the osmometric sensor, the controller configured to receive and process the signal corresponding to the osmotic strength of a bodily fluid. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.

Address:

1146 Verandah Ln SE, Atlanta, GA 30316

Phone:

7703300338

VIN:

1D7RB1GK7BS670592

Make:

RAM

Model:

RAM PICKUP 1500

Year:

2011