Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Stalsberg
Kevin J. Stalsberg 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).
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Patent number: 10368767Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart. The system may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes. The system may also include a processor. The processor may be capable of collecting a set of signals from at least one of the plurality of electrodes. The set of signals may be collected over a time period. The processor may also be capable of calculating at least one propagation vector from the set of signals, generating a data set from the at least one propagation vector, generating a statistical distribution of the data set and generating a visual representation of the statistical distribution.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Paul Hultz, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Pramodsingh H. Thakur
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Patent number: 10311533Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to enable physician labels on a remote server and use labels to verify and improve algorithm results. A method comprises using patient data in an automated analysis to obtain a result; receiving a message from the user, wherein the message is related to the result; and using at least a portion of the message to automatically modify the analysis.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Haresh G. Sachanandani, Shelley Cazares, Jon Peterson, Robert J. Sweeney, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Krzysztof Z. Siejko, Gerrard M. Carlson
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Patent number: 10264985Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart includes a catheter shaft. The catheter shaft includes a plurality of electrodes including a first and a second electrode. The system also includes a processor. The processor is capable of collecting a first signal corresponding to a first electrode over a time period and generating a first time-frequency distribution corresponding to the first signal. The first time-frequency distribution includes a first dominant frequency value representation occurring at one or more first base frequencies. The processor is also capable of applying a filter to the first signal or derivatives thereof to determine whether the first dominant frequency value representation includes a single first dominant frequency value at a first base frequency or two or more first dominant frequency values at two or more base frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Carlos Alberto Ricci, Vladimir V. Kovtun, Shibaji Shome, Pramodsingh H. Thakur, Allan C. Shuros, Kevin J. Stalsberg
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Publication number: 20190038161Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart. The system may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes. The system may also include a processor. The processor may be capable of collecting a set of signals from at least one of the plurality of electrodes. The set of signals may be collected over a time period. The processor may also be capable of calculating at least one propagation vector from the set of signals, generating a data set from the at least one propagation vector, generating a statistical distribution of the data set and generating a visual representation of the statistical distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Paul Hultz, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Pramodsingh H. Thakur
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Publication number: 20190029535Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart includes a catheter shaft. The catheter shaft includes a plurality of electrodes including a first and a second electrode. The system also includes a processor. The processor is capable of collecting a first signal corresponding to a first electrode over a time period and generating a first time-frequency distribution corresponding to the first signal. The first time-frequency distribution includes a first dominant frequency value representation occurring at one or more first base frequencies. The processor is also capable of applying a filter to the first signal or derivatives thereof to determine whether the first dominant frequency value representation includes a single first dominant frequency value at a first base frequency or two or more first dominant frequency values at two or more base frequencies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Carlos Alberto Ricci, Vladimir V. Kovtun, Shibaji Shome, Pramodsingh H. Thakur, Allan C. Shuros, Kevin J. Stalsberg
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Patent number: 10092204Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart. The system may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes. The system may also include a processor. The processor may be capable of collecting a set of signals from at least one of the plurality of electrodes. The set of signals may be collected over a time period. The processor may also be capable of calculating at least one propagation vector from the set of signals, generating a data set from the at least one propagation vector, generating a statistical distribution of the data set and generating a visual representation of the statistical distribution.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Paul Hultz, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Pramodsingh H. Thakur
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Patent number: 10085659Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart includes a catheter shaft. The catheter shaft includes a plurality of electrodes including a first and a second electrode. The system also includes a processor. The processor is capable of collecting a first signal corresponding to a first electrode over a time period and generating a first time-frequency distribution corresponding to the first signal. The first time-frequency distribution includes a first dominant frequency value representation occurring at one or more first base frequencies. The processor is also capable of applying a filter to the first signal or derivatives thereof to determine whether the first dominant frequency value representation includes a single first dominant frequency value at a first base frequency or two or more first dominant frequency values at two or more base frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Carlos Alberto Ricci, Vladimir V. Kovtun, Shibaji Shome, Pramodsingh H. Thakur, Allan C. Shuros, Kevin J. Stalsberg
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Publication number: 20170303807Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart. The system may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes. The system may also include a processor. The processor may be capable of collecting a set of signals from at least one of the plurality of electrodes. The set of signals may be collected over a time period. The processor may also be capable of calculating at least one propagation vector from the set of signals, generating a data set from the at least one propagation vector, generating a statistical distribution of the data set and generating a visual representation of the statistical distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Paul Hultz, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Pramodsingh H. Thakur
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Patent number: 9730603Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart. The system may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes. The system may also include a processor. The processor may be capable of collecting a set of signals from at least one of the plurality of electrodes. The set of signals may be collected over a time period. The processor may also be capable of calculating at least one propagation vector from the set of signals, generating a data set from the at least one propagation vector, generating a statistical distribution of the data set and generating a visual representation of the statistical distribution.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Paul Hultz, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Pramodsingh H. Thakur
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Publication number: 20170221262Abstract: Methods for displaying physiological mapping data are disclosed. An example method may include storing a set of three-dimensional positional data on a memory, storing a set of metric data on the memory, and storing a set of electrogram data on the memory. The method may also include outputting the set of three-dimensional positional data, the set of two-dimensional metric data, and the set of electrogram data from the memory to a display unit and displaying the set of three-dimensional positional data, the set of two-dimensional metric data, and the set of electrogram data on the display unit as a dynamic display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Scott A. Meyer
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Patent number: 9649040Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart includes a catheter shaft. The catheter shaft includes a plurality of electrodes including a first electrode and a second electrode. The system also includes a processor. The processor is capable of collecting a first signal corresponding to the first electrode and a second signal corresponding to the second electrode. Collecting the first and second signals occurs over a time period. The processor is also capable of generating a first time-frequency distribution corresponding to the first signal, identifying a first dominant frequency value occurring at a first dominant frequency and a first time point, generating a second time-frequency distribution corresponding to the second signal, identifying a second dominant frequency value occurring at a second dominant frequency and a second time point and determining an attraction point.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Carlos Alberto Ricci, Vladimir V. Kovtun, Shibaji Shome, Pramodsingh H. Thakur, Allan C. Shuros, Kevin J. Stalsberg
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Publication number: 20160183830Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart includes a processor. The processor is capable of sensing a plurality of signals with a plurality of electrodes positioned within the heart and collecting a plurality of signals corresponding to the plurality of electrodes. Collecting the plurality of signals occurs over a time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Pramodsingh H. Thakur, Kevin J. Stalsberg
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Publication number: 20160183809Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart includes a catheter shaft. The catheter shaft includes a plurality of electrodes including a first electrode and a second electrode. The system also includes a processor. The processor is capable of collecting a first signal corresponding to the first electrode and a second signal corresponding to the second electrode. Collecting the first and second signals occurs over a time period. The processor is also capable of generating a first time-frequency distribution corresponding to the first signal, identifying a first dominant frequency value occurring at a first dominant frequency and a first time point, generating a second time-frequency distribution corresponding to the second signal, identifying a second dominant frequency value occurring at a second dominant frequency and a second time point and determining an attraction point.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Carlos Alberto Ricci, Vladimir V. Kovtun, Shibaji Shome, Pramodsingh H. Thakur, Allan C. Shuros, Kevin J. Stalsberg
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Publication number: 20160183810Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart includes a catheter shaft. The catheter shaft includes a plurality of electrodes including a first and a second electrode. The system also includes a processor. The processor is capable of collecting a first signal corresponding to a first electrode over a time period and generating a first time-frequency distribution corresponding to the first signal. The first time-frequency distribution includes a first dominant frequency value representation occurring at one or more first base frequencies. The processor is also capable of applying a filter to the first signal or derivatives thereof to determine whether the first dominant frequency value representation includes a single first dominant frequency value at a first base frequency or two or more first dominant frequency values at two or more base frequencies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Carlos Alberto Ricci, Vladimir V. Kovtun, Shibaji Shome, Pramodsingh H. Thakur, Allan C. Shuros, Kevin J. Stalsberg
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Publication number: 20150366476Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a system for mapping the electrical activity of the heart. The system may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes. The system may also include a processor. The processor may be capable of collecting a set of signals from at least one of the plurality of electrodes. The set of signals may be collected over a time period. The processor may also be capable of calculating at least one propagation vector from the set of signals, generating a data set from the at least one propagation vector, generating a statistical distribution of the data set and generating a visual representation of the statistical distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Paul Hultz, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Pramodsingh H. Thakur
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Publication number: 20150254893Abstract: Methods for displaying physiological mapping data are disclosed. An example method may include storing a set of three-dimensional positional data on a memory, storing a set of metric data on the memory, and storing a set of electrogram data on the memory. The method may also include outputting the set of three-dimensional positional data, the set of two-dimensional metric data, and the set of electrogram data from the memory to a display unit and displaying the set of three-dimensional positional data, the set of two-dimensional metric data, and the set of electrogram data on the display unit as a dynamic display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: JACOB I. LAUGHNER, SHIBAJI SHOME, KEVIN J. STALSBERG, SCOTT A. MEYER
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Publication number: 20150254419Abstract: Methods for displaying summarized physiological mapping data are disclosed. An example method may include storing a set of three-dimensional positional data on a memory, storing a set of metric data on the memory, and storing a set of electrogram data on the memory. The method may also include outputting the set of three-dimensional positional data, the set of two-dimensional metric data, and the set of electrogram data from the memory to a display unit and displaying the set of three-dimensional positional data, the set of two-dimensional metric data, and the set of electrogram data on the display unit as a summarized static display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: JACOB I. LAUGHNER, SHIBAJI SHOME, KEVIN J. STALSBERG, SCOTT A. MEYER
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Publication number: 20150196216Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes coupled thereto and a processor coupled to the catheter shaft. The processor may be capable of collecting a set of signals from the plurality of electrodes, generating a set of data from at least one of the set of signals, wherein the data set includes at least one known data point and one or more unknown data points, determining a non-linear distance between the at least one known data point and the one or more unknown data points, and assigning a value to at least one of the unknown data points.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: JACOB I. LAUGHNER, SHIBAJI SHOME, KEVIN J. STALSBERG, SCOTT A. MEYER
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Patent number: 9022930Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for using one or more inter-relations between within-patient detection methods and between-patient stratifier methods. A method comprises obtaining results of a first physiological assessment, wherein the first physiological assessment includes a between-patient assessment; and using the results to adjust one or more parameters of a second physiological assessment, wherein the second physiological assessment includes a within-patient assessment.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Haresh G. Sachanandani, Krzysztof Z. Siejko, Jon Peterson, Shelley Cazares, Robert J. Sweeney, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Gerrard M. Carlson
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Patent number: 8768718Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for using between-patient comparisons for risk stratification of future heart failure decompensation. A method comprises receiving patient data of a current patient, the patient data collected by a patient monitoring device; determining a reference group related to the patient; determining a reference group dataset selected from the reference group, wherein the dataset includes patient data that is of a similar type received from the patient monitoring device; generating a model of the reference group dataset; and automatically comparing the received physiological data to a model to derive an index for the patient.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Shelley Cazares, Jon Peterson, Haresh G. Sachanandani, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Robert J. Sweeney, Krzysztof Z. Siejko, Gerrard M. Carlson