Patents by Inventor Frank Tscherch

Frank Tscherch 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: 9421375
    Abstract: A tissue stimulator including a sensing unit, wherein the sensing unit includes an A/D converter that samples an analog signal using a sampling clock and converts the analog signal into a digital signal. The tissue stimulator includes a digital filter with an input, wherein the input is connected to an output of the A/D converter. Using a filter clock, the digital filter filters the digital signal, and wherein the filter clock is a multiple of the sampling clock for a specific period of time T.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank Tscherch, Christian Kreidler, Thomas Kiefer
  • Publication number: 20150119949
    Abstract: A tissue stimulator including a sensing unit, wherein the sensing unit includes an A/D converter that samples an analog signal using a sampling clock and converts the analog signal into a digital signal. The tissue stimulator includes a digital filter with an input, wherein the input is connected to an output of the A/D converter. Using a filter clock, the digital filter filters the digital signal, and wherein the filter clock is a multiple of the sampling clock for a specific period of time T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank TSCHERCH, Christian KREIDLER, Thomas KIEFER
  • Patent number: 8886305
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implantable ventricular heart stimulator (10), comprising an at least partially electrically conductive housing (12), an electrode line terminal for connection of a ventricular defibrillation electrode line (20) and a terminal for a defibrillation electrode (26). According to the invention, the heart stimulator has a far-field electrocardiogram detection unit (70) which has a first input connected to the terminal for the ventricular defibrillation electrode and has a second input connected to the electrically conductive housing and designed or configured to generate a far-field electrocardiogram on the basis of the electric potentials applied to the two inputs during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Thomas Doerr, Frank Tscherch, Ulrich Tietze
  • Patent number: 8019415
    Abstract: An implantable cardiac stimulator having an at least partially electrically conductive housing, a ventricular stimulation unit connectable to left ventricular or right ventricular stimulation electrode and designed to generate ventricular stimulation pulses for stimulation of heart ventricle, having terminal for right ventricular defibrillation electrode. Has far-field electrogram detection unit (FFEDU) and stimulation success detecting unit (SSDU), of which FFEDU has first input connected to the terminal for right ventricular defibrillation electrode and second input connected to housing. FFEDU detects far-field electrocardiogram based on electric potentials applied to inputs and deliver these potentials to SSDU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Thomas Doerr, Frank Tscherch, Ulrich Tietze
  • Publication number: 20090264946
    Abstract: The invention relates to an implantable ventricular heart stimulator (10), comprising an at least partially electrically conductive housing (12), an electrode line terminal for connection of a ventricular defibrillation electrode line (20) and a terminal for a defibrillation electrode (26). According to the invention, the heart stimulator has a far-field electrocardiogram detection unit (70) which has a first input connected to the terminal for the ventricular defibrillation electrode and has a second input connected to the electrically conductive housing and designed or configured to generate a far-field electrocardiogram on the basis of the electric potentials applied to the two inputs during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Doerr, Frank Tscherch, Ulrich Tietze
  • Publication number: 20090264945
    Abstract: An implantable cardiac stimulator having an at least partially electrically conductive housing, a ventricular stimulation unit connectable to left ventricular or right ventricular stimulation electrode and designed to generate ventricular stimulation pulses for stimulation of heart ventricle, having terminal for right ventricular defibrillation electrode. Has far-field electrogram detection unit (FFEDU) and stimulation success detecting unit (SSDU), of which FFEDU has first input connected to the terminal for right ventricular defibrillation electrode and second input connected to housing. FFEDU detects far-field electrocardiogram based on electric potentials applied to inputs and deliver these potentials to SSDU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Doerr, Frank Tscherch, Ulrich Tietze