Patents Assigned to Impulse Dynamics (Israel) LTD
  • Multi-electrode lead
    Patent number: 7412289
    Abstract: This invention is a lead (10) for modifying the activity of a tissue, particularly the heart. Electrodes are provided for performing sensing (15p) (15d), and/or signal delivery (16p) (16d) functions. A control unit controls the parameters of the electric field provided by signal delivery electrodes to prevent the generation of a propagation action potential in the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Impulse Dynamics (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Dov Malonek, Nissim Darvish, Judith Kornfeld
  • Excitable tissue control signal delivery to the right ventricular septum
    Patent number: 7187970
    Abstract: Apparatus for applying a signal to a heart of a human subject is provided. The apparatus includes a set of one or more electrodes, adapted to be coupled to the right ventricular septum of the heart. A control unit of the apparatus is adapted to drive the electrode set to apply an Excitable-Tissue Control (ETC) signal to the septum. Preferably, the control unit is adapted to configure the signal to be capable of modifying contractility of a portion of the heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Impulse Dynamics (Israel) Ltd
    Inventors: Itsik Shemer, Yuval Mika
  • Electrical muscle controller
    Patent number: 7062318
    Abstract: A method of modifying the force of contraction of at least a portion of a heart chamber, including providing a subject having a heart, comprising at least a portion having an activation, and applying a non-excitatory electric field having a given duration, at a delay after the activation, to the portion, which causes the force of contraction to be increased by at least 5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Impulse Dynamics (Israel) LTD
    Inventors: Shlomo Ben-Haim, Nissim Darvish, Maier Fenster, Mika Yuval