Patents by Inventor J. W. Van Hove

J. W. Van Hove 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).

  • Publication number: 20040215257
    Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) selectively switches to a more hemodynamically beneficial pacing mode upon detection of ventricular dysynchrony and/or reduced hemodynamic function during delivery of pacing pulses according to a ventricular rate stabilization algorithm. For example, in some embodiments of the invention, an IMD switches from right ventricular pacing according to a ventricular rate stabilization algorithm, to biventricular pacing according to the algorithm. The biventricular pacing can be provided according to a cardiac resynchronization therapy mode, and can involve use of an intraventricular delay between delivery of pacing pulses to the respective ventricles to improve hemodynamic functioning of a heart. The IMD monitors an electrogram signal to detect ventricular dysynchrony and/or decreased hemodynamic performance of the ventricles. The IMD can detect ventricular dysynchrony based on elongated QRS complex widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Geeske Van Oort, J. W. Van Hove