IMPLANTABLE HEART PACEMAKERS

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
DART	INTERMEDICS, INC.	4000 Technology Drive Angleton TX 77515	implantable heart pacemakers, pacemaker leads and medical devices for use with implantable heart pacemakers;
ENPULSE	MEDTRONIC, INC.	710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis MN 55432	implantable heart pacemakers;
ENRICH	MEDTRONIC, INC.	710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis MN 55432	implantable heart pacemakers;
EPIC	INTERMEDICS, INC.	4000 Technology Drive Angleton TX 77515	implantable heart pacemakers, pacemaker leads and medical devices for use with implantable heart pacemakers;
ESPRIT	INTERMEDICS, INC.	4000 Technology Drive Angleton TX 77515	implantable heart pacemakers, pacemaker leads and medical devices for use with implantable heart pacemakers;
MEDLEY	INTERMEDICS, INC.	4000 Technology Drive Angleton TX 77515	implantable heart pacemakers - and pacemaker leads for use with implantable heart pacemakers;
PRECIS	INTERMEDICS, INC.	4000 Technology Drive Angleton TX 77515	implantable heart pacemakers, pacemaker leads and medical devices for use with implantable heart pacemakers;
STRIDE	SULZER INTERMEDICS INC.	4000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE ANGLETOWN TX 77515	implantable heart pacemakers, pacemaker leads and medical devices for use with implantable heart pacemakers;
TOPAZ	MEDTRONIC VITATRON INC.	710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432	IMPLANTABLE HEART PACEMAKERS;
UNITY	INTERMEDICS, INC.	4000 Technology Drive Angleton TX 77515	implantable heart pacemakers, pacemaker leads and medical devices for use with implantable heart pacemakers;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Implantable heart-monitoring devices, such as defibrillators, pacemakers, and cardioverters, detect abnormal heart rhythms and automatically apply corrective electrical therapy, specifically one or more bursts of electric charge, to abnormally beating hearts. Critical parts in these devices include the capacitors that store and deliver the bursts of electric charge. Some devices use cylindrical aluminum electrolytic capacitors which include terminals that extend from one end of the case, making the capacitor longer and generally necessitating use of larger device housings. Accordingly, the inventors devised capacitor connection structures that allow size reduction. One exemplary capacitor includes two conductive endcaps at opposite ends of its capacitive element, instead of two upright terminals at one end, thereby allowing reduction in the height or volume of the capacitor and/or increases in the dimensions of other components, such as aluminum foils. Other aspects of the invention include heart-monitoring devices that incorporate these capacitors.