Patents by Inventor Michael Silka

Michael Silka 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).

  • Minimally invasive epicardial pacemaker
    Patent number: 9393407
    Abstract: A fully implantable cardiac pacemaker system is provided. The pacemaker system includes a pacemaker having an electrode sub-assembly containing an electrode and a base into which the electrode is embedded. It also includes an implantable package that has electronic components for providing electrical pulses to a patient's heart. The pacemaker also has a power supply and a flexible electrically conductive lead that connects the electronic components to the electrode. In addition to the pacemaker, the pacemaker system includes a removable insertion casing that is physically attached to the base portion of the electrode sub-assembly. Upon insertion of the pacemaker into a patient's heart, the pacemaker is detached from the removable insertion casing and deployed fully in the patient's chest. The pacemaker system has particular use in fetal applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California
    Inventors: Yaniv Bar-Cohen, Gerald Loeb, Michael Silka, Ramen Chmait
  • MINIMALLY INVASIVE EPICARDIAL PACEMAKER
    Publication number: 20150088221
    Abstract: A fully implantable cardiac pacemaker system is provided. The pacemaker system includes a pacemaker having an electrode sub-assembly containing an electrode and a base into which the electrode is embedded. It also includes an implantable package that has electronic components for providing electrical pulses to a patient's heart. The pacemaker also has a power supply and a flexible electrically conductive lead that connects the electronic components to the electrode. In addition to the pacemaker, the pacemaker system includes a removable insertion casing that is physically attached to the base portion of the electrode sub-assembly. Upon insertion of the pacemaker into a patient's heart, the pacemaker is detached from the removable insertion casing and deployed fully in the patient's chest. The pacemaker system has particular use in fetal applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicants: Univserity of Southern California, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Inventors: Yaniv Barr-Cohen, Gerald Loeb, Michael Silka, Ramen Chmait