Patents by Inventor Howard D. Simms, Jr.

Howard D. Simms, Jr. 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).

  • Event marker alignment by inclusion of event marker transmission latency in the real-time data stream
    Patent number: 6535763
    Abstract: A cardiac rhythm management system transmits event markers from an implantable device to a remote user interface such as an external programmer. The event markers include timestamp information. A printed/displayed event marker representation is aligned to a printed/displayed heart signal representation based at least in part on the timestamp information. Proper alignment of the printed/displayed heart signal representation to the printed/displayed event marker and proper alignment of the printed/displayed event markers with respect to each other, provides more accurate diagnostic information to the caregiver. This assists the caregiver in using the cardiac rhythm management system to provide a patient with proper cardiac rhythm management therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Cardia Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. W. Hiebert, Allan T. Koshiol, Howard D. Simms, Jr.