Method and apparatus for detection of lead conductor anomalies using dynamic electrical parameters

C Swerdlow - US Patent 8,825,158, 2014 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus to detect anomalies in the conductors of leads attached to
implantable medical devices based on the dynamical electrical changes these anomalies …

Method and apparatus for implantable cardiac lead integrity analysis

MW Kroll, CD Swerdlow - US Patent 9,675,799, 2017 - Google Patents
The present invention relates, generally, to scientific and medical system methods for
diagnosis of implantable car dioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead conductor anomalies, in …

Partial discharge detection system

JC Andle, TM Cunneen, M Chap - US Patent 9,753,080, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A partial discharge detection system for detecting partial discharge events
in an electrical component includes a transducer configured to receive a signal from the …

Method for detecting and treating insulation lead-to-housing failures

MW Kroll, CD Swerdlow - US Patent 8,812,103, 2014 - Google Patents
Disclosed is a method for the diagnosis of conductor anomalies, such as an insulation
failure resulting in a short circuit, in an implantable medical device, such as an implantable …

Method and apparatus for detection of lead conductor anomalies using dynamic electrical parameters

C Swerdlow - US Patent 9,827,416, 2017 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus to detect anomalies in the conductors of leads attached to
implantable medical devices based on the dynamical electrical changes these anomalies …

Method and apparatus for implantable cardiac lead integrity analysis

M Kroll, C Swerdlow, DT Kollmann - US Patent 10,118,031, 2018 - Google Patents
Scientific and medical system circuitry for diagnosis of implantable cardioverter defibrillator
(ICD) lead conductor anomalies, in particular conductor migration and externalization within …

Active monitoring systems for high voltage bushings and methods related thereto

JD Watson - US Patent 9,945,896, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for measuring the integrity of insulation components in
electrical systems. In preferred embodiments, an active sensor is coupled to a test tap of a …

Active surveillance of implanted medical leads for lead integrity

CD Swerdlow, MW Kroll - US Patent 9,636,500, 2017 - Google Patents
Active surveillance of potential lead anomalies in implanted medical leads utilizes test signal
(s) delivered through an output current pathway and induced signals monitored via an …

Method for detecting and localizing insulation failures of implantable device leads

MW Kroll, CD Swerdlow - US Patent 9,272,150, 2016 - Google Patents
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for diagnosis of conductor anomalies, such
as insulation failures, in an implantable medical device, such as an implantable cardio verter …

Detection of implantable lead failures by differential EGM analysis

CD Swerdlow - US Patent 9,486,624, 2016 - Google Patents
A method and system for the diagnosis of anomalies in a lead attached to an implantable
medical device, such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), including an …