Patents by Inventor Falkenberg Eric

Falkenberg Eric 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).

  • Determination of diastolic heart failure
    Patent number: 7850616
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes detecting a change in state of a cardiac valve, detecting elongation of the left ventricle substantially along its major axis, determining a time difference between the change in state of the cardiac valve and the elongation of the left ventricle and, based at least in part on the time difference, deciding whether a diastolic abnormality exists. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Jong Gill, Xiaoyi Min, Gene A. Bornzin, Falkenberg Eric