CLARENCE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB) announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the Company patent 7,363,090. The patent provides Greatbatch with the exclusive right to incorporate band stop filtering technology into an implantable medical lead. This technology attenuates MRI-specific RF frequencies during MRI scanning, thereby eliminating the potential for lead system heating.