Inventor

Carl D. Wahlstrand

Inventor

Lino Lakes, MN, US

Overview

2007–2021

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 116 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Nprimary

A61NElectrotherapy53%

A61BDiagnosis11%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification6%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body4%

G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data4%

G01RMeasuring electric variables3%

H01MProcesses or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy3%

H01RElectrically-conductive connections3%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution3%

Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods3%

PatentTitleYear

11,090,494User interface with 3D environment for configuring stimulation therapy2021 10,661,074Unwrapped 2D view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry2020 10,556,103Unwrapped 2D view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry2020 10,463,851Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device2019 10,426,954Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device2019 10,391,308MRI-safe implantable medical device2019 10,342,970Unwrapped 2D view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry2019 10,335,588Unwrapped 2D view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry2019 10,314,614Arcuate introducer2019 10,300,273Combination therapy including peripheral nerve field stimulation2019 10,286,216User interface with 3D environment for configuring stimulation therapy2019 10,279,166Unwrapped 2D view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry2019 10,084,250Extensible implantable medical lead2018 10,004,897Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device2018 9,962,552Implantable medical device with swappable headers2018 9,849,295User interface with 3D environment for configuring stimulation therapy2017 9,737,704'MRI-safe implantable medical device'2017 9,643,009'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2017 9,517,341'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2016 9,511,217'Arcuate introducer'2016 9,504,402'Cranial implant'2016 9,452,295'User interface with 3D environment for configuring stimulation therapy'2016 9,393,432'Non-hermetic direct current interconnect'2016 9,393,408'Implantable medical device'2016 9,393,416'Peripheral nerve field stimulation and spinal cord stimulation'2016 9,320,847'Combination therapy including peripheral nerve field stimulation'2016 9,302,101'MRI-safe implantable lead'2016 9,289,604'MRI-safe implantable medical device'2016 9,278,211'MRI-safe implantable medical device'2016 9,272,144'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2016 9,265,939'MRI-safe implantable medical device'2016 9,265,940'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2016 9,227,055'MRI-safe implantable medical device'2016 9,199,090'Unwrapped 2D view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry'2015 9,162,072'Implantable medical device with lubricious material'2015 9,155,877'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2015 9,149,633'Implantable medical leads and systems that utilize reflection points to control induced radio frequency energy'2015 9,149,628'Neurostimulator for treating occipital neuralgia with housing sized and curved to conform to a subcutaneous neck region'2015 9,084,901'Cranial implant'2015 9,061,160'User interface with 3D environment for configuring stimulation therapy'2015 9,020,599'Combination therapy including peripheral nerve field stimulation'2015 8,989,840'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2015 8,934,973'Hub for implantable medical leads'2015 8,929,993'Electrode arrangements for suborbital foramen medical lead'2015 8,923,969'Implantable medical device'2014 8,880,188'Implantable medical leads and systems that utilize reflection points to control induced radio frequency energy'2014 8,849,417'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2014 8,805,541'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2014 8,744,582'Implantable neurostimulator device with bellows-like element coupling first and second housing portions'2014 8,694,123'Helical electrode arrangements for medical leads'2014 8,676,340'MRI-safe implantable lead'2014 8,666,497'Coupling module of a modular implantable medical device'2014 8,644,941'Peripheral nerve field stimulation and spinal cord stimulation'2014 8,620,453'MRI-safe implantable medical device'2013 8,620,454'MRI-safe implantable medical device'2013 8,620,437'Method for delivery of electrical stimulation with bendable housing'2013 8,620,435'Combination therapy including peripheral nerve field stimulation'2013 8,612,024'User interface with 3D environment for configuring stimulation therapy'2013 8,588,914'Implantable medical device with electrodes on multiple housing surfaces'2013 8,554,325'Therapy control based on a patient movement state'2013 8,548,591'Implantable medical device'2013 8,543,217'Stimulation templates for configuring stimulation therapy'2013 8,538,549'Programming interface for stimulation therapy'2013 8,509,920'Electrode arrangements for medical lead'2013 8,504,170'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2013 8,457,744'Low-profile implantable medical device'2013 8,452,415'Electrical and activation field models for programming a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry'2013 8,428,712'Concurrent delivery of treatment therapy with telemetry in an implantable medical device'2013 8,397,732'Implantation of low-profile implantable medical device'2013 8,380,321'Programming interface with a cross-sectional view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry'2013 8,364,286'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2013 8,295,936'Implantable neurostimulator device'2012 8,285,388'Passive charge of implantable medical device utilizing external power source and method'2012 8,280,526'Extensible implantable medical lead'2012 8,280,478'Evaluation of implantation site for implantation of implantable medical device'2012 8,244,367'Closed loop long range recharging'2012 8,204,607'Implantable medical lead'2012 8,131,368'Implantable medical device with material for reducing MRI image distortion'2012 8,121,694'Therapy control based on a patient movement state'2012 8,086,313'Implantable medical device with anti-infection agent'2011 8,027,736'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2011 7,927,737'Implantable medical device and lithium battery'2011 7,890,165'Implantable medical device with reduced MRI image distortion'2011 7,881,796'Implantable medical device with a nonhermetic battery'2011 7,877,150'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2011 7,853,332'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2010 7,848,817'Coupling module of a modular implantable medical device'2010 7,848,802'Programming interface with a concentric axial view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry'2010 7,844,343'MRI-safe implantable medical device'2010 7,844,344'MRI-safe implantable lead'2010 7,826,902'User interface with 2D views for configuring stimulation therapy'2010 7,822,483'Electrical and activation field models for configuring stimulation therapy'2010 7,798,862'Medical electrical lead connection systems and methods'2010 7,711,433'Switched power using telemetry in an implantable medical device'2010 7,684,860'Components for reducing image distortion'2010 7,676,273'Stimulation templates for programming a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry'2010 7,676,271'Neurostimulation site screening'2010 7,664,552'Neurostimulation site screening'2010 7,657,319'Programming interface with an unwrapped 2D view of a stimulation lead with complex electrode array geometry'2010 7,650,192'Passive charge of implantable medical device utilizing external power source and method'2010 7,647,121'Therapy delivery mode selection'2010 7,616,995'Variable recharge determination for an implantable medical device and method therefore'2009 7,596,408'Implantable medical device with anti-infection agent'2009 7,596,399'Implantation of implantable medical device'2009 7,555,345'Implantable neurostimulator device'2009 7,553,193'Medical electrical lead connection systems and methods'2009 7,529,586'Concavity of an implantable medical device'2009 7,402,083'Medical electrical lead connection systems and methods'2008 7,392,089'Reducing relative intermodule motion in a modular implantable medical device'2008 7,389,147'Therapy delivery mode selection'2008 7,317,947'Headset recharger for cranially implantable medical devices'2008 7,263,401'Implantable medical device with a nonhermetic battery'2007 7,242,982'Overmold for a modular implantable medical device'2007 7,231,256'Neurostimulation site screening'2007 7,212,864'Modular implantable medical device'2007 7,174,219'Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device'2007

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2007–2021Patents assigned to MEDTRONIC INC (116)· patent assignee history

2007–2019Based in Lino Lakes, MN, US· patent location history

2008–2016Based in St. Paul, MN, US· patent location history

2010–2013Based in Columbia Heights, MN, US· patent location history

2011–2018Patents assigned to WAHLSTRAND CARL D (43)· patent assignee history

2011–2016Patents assigned to SKIME ROBERT M (11)· patent assignee history

2012–2021Based in North Oaks, MN, US· patent location history

2013–2015Patents assigned to HRDLICKA GREGORY A (7)· patent assignee history

2013–2015Patents assigned to OLSEN JAMES M (7)· patent assignee history

2015Based in North Mankato, MN, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MEDTRONIC INC	116	2007–2021
WAHLSTRAND CARL Dself	43	2011–2018
SKIME ROBERT M	11	2011–2016
HRDLICKA GREGORY A	7	2013–2015
OLSEN JAMES M	7	2013–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Lino Lakes, Minnesota, US	64	2007–2019
North Oaks, Minnesota, US	32	2012–2021
St. Paul, Minnesota, US	10	2008–2016
Columbia Heights, Minnesota, US	9	2010–2013
North Mankato, Minnesota, US	1	2015