Patents by Inventor Margaret G. Guo

Margaret G. Guo 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).

  • Patent number: 9597513
    Abstract: An intracardiac pacemaker is configured to filter a raw cardiac electrical signal received by the pacemaker to produce a filtered cardiac electrical signal, analyzes the filtered cardiac electrical signal to establish cardiac event sensing criteria that discriminate P-waves from T-waves and R-waves all present in the raw cardiac electrical signal, and sense the P-waves from the filtered cardiac electrical signal when the established cardiac event sensing criteria are met. Sensed P-waves may be used for controlling atrial-synchronized ventricular pacing delivered by the pacemaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd J Sheldon, Wade M Demmer, Margaret G Guo
  • Patent number: 9592392
    Abstract: A pacemaker implantable in a chamber of a patient's heart is configured to produce a filtered cardiac electrical signal by filtering a raw cardiac signal by an adjustable filter of a sensing module of the pacemaker. The sensing module is configured to receive the raw cardiac electrical signal comprising R-waves, T-waves and P-waves via electrodes coupled to the sensing module. The pacemaker is further configured to determine if the T-waves are distinct from the P-waves in the filtered cardiac electrical signal and adjust the filter to increase a difference between a feature of the P-waves and a feature of the T-waves in the filtered cardiac signal when the T-waves are not distinct from the P-waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade M Demmer, Todd J Sheldon, Margaret G Guo
  • Patent number: 9468766
    Abstract: An intracardiac pacemaker is configured to receive a cardiac electrical signal developed across a pair of electrodes coupled to the pacemaker and detect a crossing of a first sensing threshold of the cardiac electrical signal. A pacing escape interval timer is set to a first pacing escape interval in response to the cardiac electrical signal crossing the first sensing threshold. The pacing escape interval timer is adjusted if the cardiac electrical signal crosses a second sensing threshold during a time limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd J Sheldon, Wade M Demmer, Margaret G Guo
  • Publication number: 20160114162
    Abstract: An intracardiac pacemaker is configured to filter a raw cardiac electrical signal received by the pacemaker to produce a filtered cardiac electrical signal, analyzes the filtered cardiac electrical signal to establish cardiac event sensing criteria that discriminate P-waves from T-waves and R-waves all present in the raw cardiac electrical signal, and sense the P-waves from the filtered cardiac electrical signal when the established cardiac event sensing criteria are met. Sensed P-waves may be used for controlling atrial-synchronized ventricular pacing delivered by the pacemaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Todd J. Sheldon, Wade M. Demmer, Margaret G. Guo
  • Publication number: 20160114168
    Abstract: A pacemaker implantable in a chamber of a patient's heart is configured to produce a filtered cardiac electrical signal by filtering a raw cardiac signal by an adjustable filter of a sensing module of the pacemaker. The sensing module is configured to receive the raw cardiac electrical signal comprising R-waves, T-waves and P-waves via electrodes coupled to the sensing module. The pacemaker is further configured to determine if the T-waves are distinct from the P-waves in the filtered cardiac electrical signal and adjust the filter to increase a difference between a feature of the P-waves and a feature of the T-waves in the filtered cardiac signal when the T-waves are not distinct from the P-waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Wade M Demmer, Todd J. Sheldon, Margaret G Guo
  • Publication number: 20160114169
    Abstract: An intracardiac pacemaker is configured to receive a cardiac electrical signal developed across a pair of electrodes coupled to the pacemaker and detect a crossing of a first sensing threshold of the cardiac electrical signal. A pacing escape interval timer is set to a first pacing escape interval in response to the cardiac electrical signal crossing the first sensing threshold. The pacing escape interval timer is adjusted if the cardiac electrical signal crosses a second sensing threshold during a time limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Todd J. Sheldon, Wade M. Demmer, Margaret G. Guo