Patents by Inventor Bruce Nearing

Bruce Nearing 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).

  • Spatial heterogeneity of repolarization waveform amplitude to assess risk of sudden cardiac death
    Publication number: 20050010122
    Abstract: Exercise-induced T-wave alternans (TWA) in coronary artery disease patients reflects significant levels of spatial heterogeneity of repolarization, which may underlie the predictive utility of TWA in estimating risk of sudden cardiac death. A method for assessing spatial heterogeneity of repolarization of a heart of a patient includes the following steps: simultaneously sensing an ECG signal from each of a plurality of spatially separated leads attached to the patient; for a plurality of N beats in each of the ECG signals, identifying a JT interval of each beat; and for corresponding ones of the JT intervals of the ECG signals, calculating a second central moment indicative of spatial heterogeneity of repolarization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Inventors: Bruce Nearing, Richard Verrier