Patents by Inventor Michael Scherlag

Michael Scherlag 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).

  • Method and apparatus for transvascular treatment of tachycardia and fibrillation
    Patent number: 6292695
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling cardiac fibrillation, tachycardia, or cardiac arrhythmia by the use of an electrophysiology catheter having a tip section that contains at least one stimulating electrode, the electrode being stably placed at a selected intravascular location. The electrode is connected to a stimulating means, and stimulation is applied across the wall of the vessel, transvascularly, to a sympathetic or parasympathetic nerve that innervates the heart at a strength sufficient to depolarize the nerve and effect the control of the heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Inventors: Wilton W. Webster, Jr., Benjamin J. Scherlag, Michael Scherlag, Patrick Schauerte