Patents by Inventor Chin-Ann Yang

Chin-Ann 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).

  • Patent number: 11672460
    Abstract: A map of cardiac activation wavefronts can be created from a plurality of mesh nodes, each of which is assigned a conduction velocity vector. Directed edges are defined to interconnect the mesh nodes, and weights are assigned to the directed edges, thereby creating a weighted directed conduction velocity graph. A user can select one or more points within the weighted directed conduction velocity graph (which do not necessarily correspond to nodes), and one or more cardiac activation wavefronts passing through these points can be identified using the weighted directed conduction velocity graph. The cardiac activation wavefronts can then be displayed on a graphical representation of the cardiac geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Dongfeng Han, Valtino X. Afonso, Chin-Ann Yang, Dennis J. Morgan, Carlo Pappone
  • Publication number: 20210225523
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating electrograms are described. An example method of evaluating an electrogram such as an atrial and/or ventricular electrogram containing a plurality of data samples each having a voltage includes selecting an activity interval for the electrogram, calculating an energy level for each window of a plurality of windows of the electrogram based on the voltages of the data samples in each window, assigning the calculated energy levels to a plurality of bins, and calculating an index based at least in part on a number of energy levels assigned to a particular bin of the plurality of bins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Chin-Ann Yang, Valtino X. Afonso
  • Patent number: 10991464
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating electrograms are described. An example method of evaluating an electrogram such as an atrial and/or ventricular electrogram containing a plurality of data samples each having a voltage includes selecting an activity interval for the electrogram, calculating an energy level for each window of a plurality of windows of the electrogram based on the voltages of the data samples in each window, assigning the calculated energy levels to a plurality of bins, and calculating an index based at least in part on a number of energy levels assigned to a particular bin of the plurality of bins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Ann Yang, Valtino X. Afonso
  • Publication number: 20200281491
    Abstract: A map of cardiac activation wavefronts can be created from a plurality of mesh nodes, each of which is assigned a conduction velocity vector. Directed edges are defined to interconnect the mesh nodes, and weights are assigned to the directed edges, thereby creating a weighted directed conduction velocity graph. A user can select one or more points within the weighted directed conduction velocity graph (which do not necessarily correspond to nodes), and one or more cardiac activation wavefronts passing through these points can be identified using the weighted directed conduction velocity graph. The cardiac activation wavefronts can then be displayed on a graphical representation of the cardiac geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Dongfeng Han, Valtino X. Afonso, Chin-Ann Yang, Dennis J. Morgan, Carlo Pappone
  • Patent number: 10687721
    Abstract: A map of cardiac activation wavefronts can be created from a plurality of mesh nodes, each of which is assigned a conduction velocity vector. Directed edges are defined to interconnect the mesh nodes, and weights are assigned to the directed edges, thereby creating a weighted directed conduction velocity graph. A user can select one or more points within the weighted directed conduction velocity graph (which do not necessarily correspond to nodes), and one or more cardiac activation wavefronts passing through these points can be identified using the weighted directed conduction velocity graph. The cardiac activation wavefronts can then be displayed on a graphical representation of the cardiac geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Dongfeng Han, Valtino X. Afonso, Chin-Ann Yang, Dennis J. Morgan, Carlo Pappone
  • Publication number: 20180350469
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating electrograms are described. An example method of evaluating an electrogram such as an atrial and/or ventricular electrogram containing a plurality of data samples each having a voltage includes selecting an activity interval for the electrogram, calculating an energy level for each window of a plurality of windows of the electrogram based on the voltages of the data samples in each window, assigning the calculated energy levels to a plurality of bins, and calculating an index based at least in part on a number of energy levels assigned to a particular bin of the plurality of bins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Chin-Ann Yang, Valtino X. Afonso
  • Patent number: 9990470
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating electrograms are described. An example method of evaluating an electrogram such as an atrial and/or ventricular electrogram containing a plurality of data samples each having a voltage includes selecting an activity interval for the electrogram, calculating an energy level for each window of a plurality of windows of the electrogram based on the voltages of the data samples in each window, assigning the calculated energy levels to a plurality of bins, and calculating an index based at least in part on a number of energy levels assigned to a particular bin of the plurality of bins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Ann Yang, Valtino X. Afonso
  • Publication number: 20180125383
    Abstract: A map of cardiac activation wavefronts can be created from a plurality of mesh nodes, each of which is assigned a conduction velocity vector. Directed edges are defined to interconnect the mesh nodes, and weights are assigned to the directed edges, thereby creating a weighted directed conduction velocity graph. A user can select one or more points within the weighted directed conduction velocity graph (which do not necessarily correspond to nodes), and one or more cardiac activation wavefronts passing through these points can be identified using the weighted directed conduction velocity graph. The cardiac activation wavefronts can then be displayed on a graphical representation of the cardiac geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Dongfeng Han, Valtino X. Afonso, Chin-Ann Yang, Dennis J. Morgan, Carlo Pappone
  • Patent number: 9943242
    Abstract: In a system and computer implemented method for mapping of an anatomic structure and bi-directional activation detection of electrograms such as atrial and/or ventricular electrograms, both positive and negative deflections of an electrogram signal are analyzed over an analysis time period of the signal. At least one characteristic of the electrogram signal is determined based at least in part on analyzing both positive and negative deflections of the signal over the analysis time period. The determined at least one characteristic of the atrial electrogram signal is then associated with a generated three-dimensional model of the anatomic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Ann Yang, Valtino X. Afonso
  • Patent number: 9888860
    Abstract: A map of cardiac activation wavefronts can be created from a plurality of mesh nodes, each of which is assigned a conduction velocity vector. Directed edges are defined to interconnect the mesh nodes, and weights are assigned to the directed edges, thereby creating a weighted directed conduction velocity graph. A user can select one or more points within the weighted directed conduction velocity graph (which do not necessarily correspond to nodes), and one or more cardiac activation wavefronts passing through these points can be identified using the weighted directed conduction velocity graph. The cardiac activation wavefronts can then be displayed on a graphical representation of the cardiac geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Dongfeng Han, Valtino X. Afonso, Chin-Ann Yang, Dennis J. Morgan, Carlo Pappone
  • Publication number: 20170071493
    Abstract: In a system and computer implemented method for mapping of an anatomic structure and bi-directional activation detection of electrograms such as atrial and/or ventricular electrograms, both positive and negative deflections of an electrogram signal are analyzed over an analysis time period of the signal. At least one characteristic of the electrogram signal is determined based at least in part on analyzing both positive and negative deflections of the signal over the analysis time period. The determined at least one characteristic of the atrial electrogram signal is then associated with a generated three-dimensional model of the anatomic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Chin-Ann Yang, Valtino X. Afonso
  • Publication number: 20170055864
    Abstract: A map of cardiac activation wavefronts can be created from a plurality of mesh nodes, each of which is assigned a conduction velocity vector. Directed edges are defined to interconnect the mesh nodes, and weights are assigned to the directed edges, thereby creating a weighted directed conduction velocity graph. A user can select one or more points within the weighted directed conduction velocity graph (which do not necessarily correspond to nodes), and one or more cardiac activation wavefronts passing through these points can be identified using the weighted directed conduction velocity graph. The cardiac activation wavefronts can then be displayed on a graphical representation of the cardiac geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Dongfeng Han, Valtino X. Afonso, Chin-Ann Yang, Dennis J. Morgan, Carlo Pappone
  • Patent number: 9538929
    Abstract: In a system and computer implemented method for mapping of an anatomic structure and bi-directional activation detection of electrograms such as atrial and/or ventricular electrograms, both positive and negative deflections of an electrogram signal are analyzed over an analysis time period of the signal. At least one characteristic of the electrogram signal is determined based at least in part on analyzing both positive and negative deflections of the signal over the analysis time period. The determined at least one characteristic of the atrial electrogram signal is then associated with a generated three-dimensional model of the anatomic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Ann Yang, Valtino X. Afonso
  • Publication number: 20150119735
    Abstract: In a system and computer implemented method for mapping of an anatomic structure and bi-directional activation detection of electrograms such as atrial and/or ventricular electrograms, both positive and negative deflections of an electrogram signal are analyzed over an analysis time period of the signal. At least one characteristic of the electrogram signal is determined based at least in part on analyzing both positive and negative deflections of the signal over the analysis time period. The determined at least one characteristic of the atrial electrogram signal is then associated with a generated three-dimensional model of the anatomic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Chin-Ann Yang, Valtino X. Afonso
  • Publication number: 20150120207
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating electrograms are described. An example method of evaluating an electrogram such as an atrial and/or ventricular electrogram containing a plurality of data samples each having a voltage includes selecting an activity interval for the electrogram, calculating an energy level for each window of a plurality of windows of the electrogram based on the voltages of the data samples in each window, assigning the calculated energy levels to a plurality of bins, and calculating an index based at least in part on a number of energy levels assigned to a particular bin of the plurality of bins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Chin-Ann Yang, Valtino X. Afonso