Patents by Inventor Chester W. Struble

Chester W. Struble has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Papillary muscle stimulation
    Patent number: 8396549
    Abstract: A method for pacing a left ventricle of a heart includes delivering a pacing pulse via a first electrode to activate a first papillary muscle and another pacing pulse via a second electrode to activate a second papillary muscle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester W. Struble, Frits W. Prinzen, Pierre A. Grandjean
  • TRANS-SEPTAL PACING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100298841
    Abstract: A medical electrical trans-septal pacing lead includes a lead body, a tine-like structure terminating a distal end of the lead body and a distal electrode coupled to the lead body at a position proximal to and in close proximity to the structure. A method for delivering left ventricular pacing to a heart includes inserting the trans-septal pacing lead through an inter-ventricular septal wall of the heart, from a right ventricle to a left ventricle, and positioning the distal electrode in a left ventricular endocardial surface of the septal wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Frits W. Prinzen, Chester W. Struble