Patents by Inventor Fabio M. Leonelli

Fabio M. Leonelli 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).

  • Multidirectional ECG coherent optimal timing of defibrillation shocks
    Patent number: 5741304
    Abstract: A method for of delivering a defibrillation shock to a heart at an optimal time to stop ventricular fibrillation which involves obtaining an electrocardiogram of a heart in at least two directions, determining a time-coherency of the electrocardiogram based upon each of the at least two directions, and computing a tracking function from the time-coherency. An optimal time to apply a defibrillation shock to the heart is determined by locating a local maximum on the tracking function. The method utilizes spacia characteristics of the ventricular fibrillation. The method can be incorporated into implantable cardioverter defibrillators utilizing existing hardware technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Abhijit R. Patwardhan, Fabio M. Leonelli