Patents by Inventor Kurt Salek

Kurt Salek 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: 11298083
    Abstract: An implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) and a computer implemented method are provided. The ICM includes electrodes that are configured to sense analog cardiac activity (CA) signals when engaged with tissue at a location remote from the heart. One or more of the electrodes transition between an engaged state and disengaged state with respect to the tissue. An analog to digital (A/D) converter communicates with the electrodes along a data signal path. The A/D converts the analog CA signals to digital CA signal. An electrode-tissue feedback (ETF) circuit is provided along the data signal path between the electrodes and the A/D converter. The ETF circuit generates a feedback signal component into the data signal path when one or more of the electrodes is in the disengaged state. The feedback signal component is superimposed onto the analog CA signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Fady Dawoud, Alan B. Vogel, Kurt Salek
  • Publication number: 20210077028
    Abstract: An implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) and a computer implemented method are provided. The ICM includes electrodes that are configured to sense analog cardiac activity (CA) signals when engaged with tissue at a location remote from the heart. One or more of the electrodes transition between an engaged state and disengaged state with respect to the tissue. An analog to digital (A/D) converter communicates with the electrodes along a data signal path. The A/D converts the analog CA signals to digital CA signal. An electrode-tissue feedback (ETF) circuit is provided along the data signal path between the electrodes and the A/D converter. The ETF circuit generates a feedback signal component into the data signal path when one or more of the electrodes is in the disengaged state. The feedback signal component is superimposed onto the analog CA signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Fady Dawoud, Alan B. Vogel, Kurt Salek