Patents by Inventor Zhongping C. Yang

Zhongping C. Yang 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 SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT OF ELECTRICAL LEAD INSIDE HEART
    Publication number: 20100042110
    Abstract: A method of placing an electrical lead of an implantable cardiac device inside a heart of a patient. The method includes securing a tool to an atrial appendage of the heart to hold onto the atrial appendage, piercing the atrial appendage, and creating an aperture in the atrial appendage while holding the atrial appendage with the tool. The method also includes moving a distal end of the electrical lead into the heart through the aperture in the atrial appendage and into a ventricle of the heart. Furthermore, the method includes coupling the distal end of the electrical lead to cardiac tissue in the ventricle and delivering an electrical signal to the cardiac tissue in the ventricle of the heart to maintain a predetermined heartbeat of the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: James F. Kelley, Zhongping C. Yang, Mark T. Stewart