Patents by Inventor Gregory W. Botteron

Gregory W. Botteron 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).

  • System and method for determining spatial organization of atrial activation
    Patent number: 5676153
    Abstract: A system and method evaluates the spatial organization of atrial activation sequences of a heart. Electrical activity of an atrium is sensed at a predetermined number of different localized locations within the atrium to generate a like predetermined number of electrograms. The electrogram generated for each localized location is cross-correlated with the electrograms generated for every other localized location to derive a set of correlation values. A space constant derivable from the correlation values or the correlation values themselves may be used to evaluate antiarrhythmic drug effectiveness or, within an implantable atrial defibrillator, atrial arrhythmia type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Inventors: Joseph M. Smith, Gregory W. Botteron
  • System and method for determining spatial organization of atrial activation
    Patent number: 5605159
    Abstract: A system and method evaluates the spatial organization of atrial activation sequences of a heart. Electrical activity of an atrium is sensed at a predetermined number of different localized locations within the atrium to generate a like predetermined number of electrograms. The electrogram generated for each localized location is cross-correlated with the electrograms generated for every other localized location to derive a set of correlation values. A space constant derivable from the correlation values or the correlation values themselves may be used to evaluate antiarrhythmic drug effectiveness or, within an implantable atrial defibrillator, atrial arrhythmia type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Inventors: Joseph M. Smith, Gregory W. Botteron