WikiPatents - Community Patent Review
Create Free Account  |  License or Sell Your Patent  |  WikiPatents Marketplace  |  WikiPatents Blog
Username:  Password:  
    
Advanced Search
Subcutaneous only implantable cardioverter defibrillator and optional pacer    
United States Patent6721597   
Link to this pagehttp://www.wikipatents.com/6721597.html
Inventor(s)Bardy; Gust H. (Seattle, WA); Cappato; Riccardo (Ferrara, IT)
AbstractA subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is disclosed which has an electrically active canister which houses a source of electrical energy, a capacitor, and operational circuitry that senses the presence of potentially fatal heart rhythms. At least one subcutaneous electrode that serves as the opposite electrode from the canister is attached to the canister via a lead system Cardioversion-defibrillation energy is delivered when the operational circuitry senses a potentially fatal heart rhythm. There are no transvenous, intracardiac, or epicardial electrodes. A method of subcutaneously implanting the cardioverter-defibrillator is also disclosed as well as a kit for conducting the method.
   














 Title Information Submit all comments and votes
 
Patent Text Patent PDF Print Page Summary File History
Plain text PDF images Print Summary File History
Drawing from US Patent 6721597
Subcutaneous only implantable cardioverter defibrillator and optional pacer - US Patent 6721597 Drawing
Subcutaneous only implantable cardioverter defibrillator and optional pacer
Inventor     Bardy; Gust H. (Seattle, WA); Cappato; Riccardo (Ferrara, IT)
Owner/Assignee     Cameron Health, Inc. (San Clemente, CA)
Patent assignment
All assignments
Publication Date     April 13, 2004
Application Number     09/663,607
PAIR File History     Application Data   Transaction History
Image File Wrapper   Patent Term   Fees
Litigation
Filing Date     September 18, 2000
US Classification     607/4 128/898 607/5
Int'l Classification     A61N 001/39
Examiner     Schaetzle; Kennedy
Assistant Examiner     Droesch; Kristen
Attorney/Law Firm     Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC
Address
Parent Case     RELATED APPLICATION This patent application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/663,606, filed Sep. 18, 2000, pending, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference.
Priority Data    
USPTO Field of Search     600/372 600/373 600/374 600/375 600/377 606/129 607/4 607/5 607/6 607/7 607/8 607/4 607/5 607/6 607/7 607/8 607/119 607/121 607/129 607/4 607/5 607/6 607/7 607/8 128/898
Patent Tags     subcutaneous only implantable cardioverter defibrillator optional pacer
   
Enter a comma (,) or semicolon (;) between multiple tag words/phrases.
Describe this patent:
 Amusing   
 Clever   
 Complex   
 Efficient   
 Historic   
 Important   
 Innovative   
 Interesting   
 Practical   
 Simple   
[no votes]
Patent WIKI

Share information and news about this patent, including information and news about the technology, inventors, company, ligation and licensing.
 References Submit all comments and votes
 
*references marked with an asterisk below are user-added references
 U.S. References
 
Add a new US reference:  
ReferenceRelevancyCommentsReferenceRelevancyComments
6345198
Mouchawar
607/4
Feb,2002
[0 after 0 votes]		6334071
Lu
607/20
Dec,2001
[0 after 0 votes]
6280462
Hauser
607/5
Aug,2001
[0 after 0 votes]		6278894
Salo

Aug,2001
[0 after 0 votes]
6266567
Ishikawa
607/36
Jul,2001
[0 after 0 votes]		6148230
KenKnight

Nov,2000
[0 after 0 votes]
6144879
Gray

Nov,2000
[0 after 0 votes]		6095987
Shmulewitz

Aug,2000
[0 after 0 votes]
6093173
Balceta

Jul,2000
[0 after 0 votes]		6058328
Levine

May,2000
[0 after 0 votes]
5957956
Kroll
607/5
Sep,1999
[0 after 0 votes]		5904705
Kroll
607/5
May,1999
[0 after 0 votes]
5843132
Ilvento

Dec,1998
[0 after 0 votes]		5827326
Kroll
607/5
Oct,1998
[0 after 0 votes]
5766226
Pedersen
607/5
Jun,1998
[0 after 0 votes]		5658321
Fayram
607/36
Aug,1997
[0 after 0 votes]
5658319
Kroll
607/7
Aug,1997
[0 after 0 votes]		5645586
Meltzer
623/11.11
Jul,1997
[0 after 0 votes]
5620477
Pless
607/37
Apr,1997
[0 after 0 votes]		5618287
Fogarty
606/129
Apr,1997
[0 after 0 votes]
5607455
Armstrong
607/8
Mar,1997
[0 after 0 votes]		5534022
Hoffmann
607/122
Jul,1996
[0 after 0 votes]
5534019
Paspa
607/38
Jul,1996
[0 after 0 votes]		5531766
Kroll
607/5
Jul,1996
[0 after 0 votes]
5476503
Yang

Dec,1995
[0 after 0 votes]		5447521
Anderson
607/5
Sep,1995
[0 after 0 votes]
5439485
Mar
607/119
Aug,1995
[0 after 0 votes]		5411547
Causey, III
607/129
May,1995
[0 after 0 votes]
5411539
Neisz
607/36
May,1995
[0 after 0 votes]		5405363
Kroll
607/5
Apr,1995
[0 after 0 votes]
5385574
Hauser
607/4
Jan,1995
[0 after 0 votes]		5376103
Anderson
607/5
Dec,1994
[0 after 0 votes]
5366496
Dahl
607/132
Nov,1994
[0 after 0 votes]		5342407
Dahl
607/129
Aug,1994
[0 after 0 votes]
5331966
Bennett
600/508
Jul,1994
[0 after 0 votes]		5313953
Yomtov
600/508
May,1994
[0 after 0 votes]
5300106
Dahl
607/119
Apr,1994
[0 after 0 votes]		5261400
Bardy
607/5
Nov,1993
[0 after 0 votes]
5255692
Neubauer
607/122
Oct,1993
[0 after 0 votes]		5230337
Dahl
607/5
Jul,1993
[0 after 0 votes]
5215081
Ostroff
607/8
Jun,1993
[0 after 0 votes]		5203348
Dahl
607/129
Apr,1993
[0 after 0 votes]
5184616
Weiss
607/4
Feb,1993
[0 after 0 votes]		5133353
Hauser
607/4
Jul,1992
[0 after 0 votes]
5129392
Bardy
607/2
Jul,1992
[0 after 0 votes]		5105826
Smits
607/119
Apr,1992
[0 after 0 votes]
5105810
Collins
607/9
Apr,1992
[0 after 0 votes]		5044374
Lindemans
607/129
Sep,1991
[0 after 0 votes]
4944300
Saksena
607/5
Jul,1990
[0 after 0 votes]		4830005
Woskow
607/27
May,1989
[0 after 0 votes]
4768512
Imran
607/5
Sep,1988
[0 after 0 votes]		4750494
King
607/14
Jun,1988
[0 after 0 votes]
4727877
Kallok
607/5
Mar,1988
[0 after 0 votes]		4693253
Adams
607/4
Sep,1987
[0 after 0 votes]
4603705
Speicher
607/122
Aug,1986
[0 after 0 votes]		4595009
Leinders
607/5
Jun,1986
[0 after 0 votes]
4567900
Moore
607/129
Feb,1986
[0 after 0 votes]		4548209
Wielders
607/4
Oct,1985
[0 after 0 votes]
4450527
Sramek
600/484
May,1984
[0 after 0 votes]		4407288
Langer
607/4
Oct,1983
[0 after 0 votes]
4375817
Engle
607/4
Mar,1983
[0 after 0 votes]		4300567
Kolenik
607/5
Nov,1981
[0 after 0 votes]
4291707
Heilman
607/129
Sep,1981
[0 after 0 votes]		4254775
Langer
607/5
Mar,1981
[0 after 0 votes]
4223678
Langer
607/5
Sep,1980
[0 after 0 votes]		4210149
Heilman
607/5
Jul,1980
[0 after 0 votes]
4184493
Langer
607/5
Jan,1980
[0 after 0 votes]		4164946
Langer
607/27
Aug,1979
[0 after 0 votes]
4157720
Greatbatch
607/36
Jun,1979
[0 after 0 votes]		4030509
Heilman
607/17
Jun,1977
[0 after 0 votes]
5423326
Wang
600/526
Dec,1969
[0 after 0 votes]		5603732
Dahl
607/129
Dec,1969
[0 after 0 votes]
 Foreign References
 Other References
 Market Review Submit all comments and votes
   
Market Size
Estimate the gross annual revenues of the relevant market sector:
> $10B
$5B - $10B
$2B - $5B
$500M - $2B
$100M - $500M
$10M - $100M
$1M - $10M
$500K - $1M
$100K - $500K
< $100K
[No votes]
$0
 
$0   $2.5B   $5B   $7.5B   $10B
Market Share
Estimate the percentage of the relevant market sector this invention will capture:
75% - 100%