Patents by Inventor Richardo Aviv

Richardo Aviv 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).

  • Modulation of intracellular calcium concentration using non-excitatory electrical signals applied to the tissue
    Patent number: 8825152
    Abstract: According to a method and device for modulating intracellular calcium concentration in biological tissue, a stimulation probe is applied to the tissue, a non-excitatory stimulation pulse is generated, and the pulse is conveyed to the stimulation probe. In one embodiment concerning cardiac tissue, a stimulation probe is applied to a patient's heart, a signal is received from at least one sensor responsive to the patient's cardiac muscle activity, a non-excitatory stimulation pulse responsive to the signal is generated, and the pulse is conveyed to the stimulation probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Impulse Dynamics, N.V.
    Inventors: Itzik Shemer, Bella Felzen, Nissim Darvish, Yuval Mika, Walid Haddad, Richardo Aviv, Yaakov Haham