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VENTRITEX INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    129
About

VENTRITEX INC has a total of 129 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1986. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, electrical machinery and energy and machines are CARDIAC CONTROL SYSTEMS INC, SIEMENS PACESETTER and VITATRON MEDICAL BV.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing VENTRITEX INCs patent filings in countries
# Country Total Patents
#1 United States 93
#2 EPO (European Patent Office) 16
#3 Canada 15
#4 Japan 4
#5 Australia 1

Patent filings per year

Chart showing VENTRITEX INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Pless Benjamin D 35
#2 Pless Benjamin 21
#3 Fain Eric S 16
#4 Bush M Elizabeth 14
#5 Mar Craig E 10
#6 Winkle Roger 8
#7 Sweeney Michael 8
#8 Carroll Kenneth J 8
#9 Fain Eric 8
#10 Matthews M Dean 7

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US5679026A Header adapter for an implantable cardiac stimulation device
US5683447A Lead with septal defibrillation and pacing electrodes
US5658327A Intracardiac lead having a compliant fixation device
US5669790A Lead lumen sealing device
US5609618A Apparatus and method for inducing fibrillation
US5662698A Nonshunting endocardial defibrillation lead
US5649971A Apparatus and method for inducing fibrillation
US5545189A Case-activating switch assembly for an implantable cardiac stimulation device
US5558098A Method and apparatus for detecting lead sensing artifacts in cardiac electrograms
US5645070A Method and apparatus for determining the origins of cardiac arrhythmias morphology dynamics
US5610561A Crystal oscillator and back-up circuit with overspeed and underspeed detection
US5603730A Suture sleeve for implantable lead
US5658321A Conductive housing for implantable cardiac device
US5674272A Crush resistant implantable lead
US5620477A Pulse generator with case that can be active or inactive
US5660737A Process for making a capacitor foil with enhanced surface area
US5626626A Implantable medical apparatus with magnifying header
US5545206A Low profile lead with automatic tine activation
US5534814A High input impedance gate driver circuit with Miller protection and delayed turnoff
US5534019A Cardiac defibrillator with case that can be electrically active or inactive