Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Huston

Jeffrey M. Huston 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).

  • Heart sound sensing to reduce inappropriate tachyarrhythmia therapy
    Patent number: 8140156
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting heart sounds to reduce inappropriate tachyarrhythmia therapy are described. In some examples, a medical device determines that a cardiac rhythm of the patient is treatable with a therapy, such as a defibrillation pulse, based on a cardiac electrogram (EGM). The medical device analyzes detected heart sounds, and withholds or allows the therapy based on the analysis of the heart sounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Xusheng Zhang, David A. Anderson, Jeffrey M. Huston, Jeffrey M. Gillberg
  • HEART SOUND SENSING TO REDUCE INAPPROPRIATE TACHYARRHYTHMIA THERAPY
    Publication number: 20100331903
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting heart sounds to reduce inappropriate tachyarrhythmia therapy are described. In some examples, a medical device determines that a cardiac rhythm of the patient is treatable with a therapy, such as a defibrillation pulse, based on a cardiac electrogram (EGM). The medical device analyzes detected heart sounds, and withholds or allows the therapy based on the analysis of the heart sounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Xusheng Zhang, David A. Anderson, Jeffrey M. Huston, Jeffrey M. Gillberg