Patents by Inventor Scott A. Meyer

Scott A. Meyer 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: 10898142
    Abstract: Methods and devices for classifying a cardiac response to pacing involve establishing a retriggerable cardiac response classification window. A first cardiac response classification window is established subsequent to delivery of a pacing pulse. A cardiac signal following the pacing stimulation is sensed in the first classification window. A second cardiac response classification may be triggered if a trigger characteristic is detected in the first classification window. The cardiac signal is sensed in the second classification window if the second classification window is established. The cardiac response to the pacing stimulation is determined based on characteristics of the cardiac signal. The cardiac response may be determined to be one of a captured response, a non-captured response, a non-captured response added to an intrinsic beat, and a fusion/pseudofusion beat, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Meyer, Yanting Dong, Jeremy J. Maniak, Doug Birholz, John M. Voegele
  • Patent number: 10398302
    Abstract: Systems and methods to improve the visualization of vasculature in OCT angiography data are presented. In one embodiment, vessels having a particular orientation relative to one or more reference surfaces are highlighted. In another embodiment, the path of individual vessels can be analyzed to determine how many or what layers the vessels traverse. In another embodiment, regions which are typically not vascularized are analyzed for the presence of vessels. Techniques to minimize the impact of shadow artifacts are also presented and can be applied to any of the visualization approaches for further enhancement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
    Inventors: Scott A. Meyer, Utkarsh Sharma
  • Patent number: 10172536
    Abstract: A catheter system includes a mapping catheter including a plurality of mapping electrodes, each mapping electrode configured to sense signals associated with an anatomical structure. The catheter system further includes a processor operatively coupled to the plurality of mapping electrodes and configured to receive the signals sensed by the plurality of mapping electrodes, characterize the signals sensed by the plurality of mapping electrodes based on a signal parameter of the sensed signals, and generate an output of a quality of contact of the plurality of mapping electrodes with the anatomical structure based on the signal characterization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Barun Maskara, Pramodsingh H. Thakur, Shantha Arcot-Krishnamurthy, Shibaji Shome, Sunipa Saha, Allan C. Shuros, Scott A. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20180249963
    Abstract: Methods and devices for classifying a cardiac response to pacing involve establishing a retriggerable cardiac response classification window. A first cardiac response classification window is established subsequent to delivery of a pacing pulse. A cardiac signal following the pacing stimulation is sensed in the first classification window. A second cardiac response classification may be triggered if a trigger characteristic is detected in the first classification window. The cardiac signal is sensed in the second classification window if the second classification window is established. The cardiac response to the pacing stimulation is determined based on characteristics of the cardiac signal. The cardiac response may be determined to be one of a captured response, a non-captured response, a non-captured response added to an intrinsic beat, and a fusion/pseudofusion beat, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Scott A. Meyer, Yanting Dong, Jeremy J. Maniak, Doug Birholz, John M. Voegele
  • Patent number: 9993205
    Abstract: Methods and devices for classifying a cardiac response to pacing involve establishing a retriggerable cardiac response classification window. A first cardiac response classification window is established subsequent to delivery of a pacing pulse. A cardiac signal following the pacing stimulation is sensed in the first classification window. A second cardiac response classification may be triggered if a trigger characteristic is detected in the first classification window. The cardiac signal is sensed in the second classification window if the second classification window is established. The cardiac response to the pacing stimulation is determined based on characteristics of the cardiac signal. The cardiac response may be determined to be one of a captured response, a non-captured response, a non-captured response added to an intrinsic beat, and a fusion/pseudofusion beat, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Meyer, Yanting Dong, Jeremy Maniak, Doug Birholz, John Voegele
  • Patent number: 9918634
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving ophthalmic imaging by correlating the location of a measurement on the pupil of the eye with a quality of the measurement and further controlling subsequent measurements based on the quality are presented. Aspects of the invention include obtaining optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements through cataracts or other media opacities, obtaining B-scans with minimized tilt, and automated OCT data acquisition of select structures in the eye. Embodiments of the invention directed towards imaging tissues with angle dependent layer contrast and mapping the size and location of cataracts in the eye are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
    Inventors: Harihar Narasimha-Iyer, Scott A. Meyer
  • Patent number: 9814382
    Abstract: A method for calculating the power of an intraocular lens including measuring an axial separation between the front surface of the cornea and the plane of the iris root; and determining the power of the intraocular lens using the measured axial separation together with other measured parameters and empirically determined lens constants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Rudolf Murai Von Bünau, Burkhard Wagner, Scott A. Meyer, Xunchang Chen
  • Patent number: 9795314
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example method may include a method of identifying an activation time in a cardiac electrical signal. The method may include sensing a cardiac electrical signal, generating an approximation signal based at least in part on one or more parameters of the cardiac electrical signal, identifying a fiducial point on the approximation signal and determining, based at least in part on a timing of the fiducial point in the approximation signal, an activation time in the cardiac electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Paul Hultz, Shibaji Shome, Pramodsingh H. Thakur, Scott A. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20170290523
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. A method of mapping electrical activity of a heart may comprise sensing a plurality of signals with a plurality of electrodes positioned within the heart. The method may further comprise separating the plurality of signals into a first group of signals and a second group of signals, and generating a data set that includes at least one known data point and one or more unknown data points. In some examples, the at least one known data point is generated based on the first group of signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Scott A. Meyer
  • Patent number: 9763625
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example method may include a method of mapping the electrical activity of a heart. The method may include sensing a plurality of signals with a plurality of electrodes positioned within the heart, determining a dominant frequency of the plurality of signals and generating an alternate signal for each of the plurality of signals corresponding to the dominant frequency. The alternate signals may have a phase-shift corresponding to one of the plurality of signals. The method may also include displaying a characteristic of the alternate signal over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, Scott A. Meyer
  • Patent number: 9730600
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods for using medical devices are disclosed. An example mapping medical device may include a catheter shaft with a plurality of electrodes. The catheter shaft may be coupled to a processor. The processor may be capable of collecting a first set of signals from a first location, collecting a second set of signals from a second location, characterizing the first set of signals over a first time period, characterizing the second set of signals over a second time period, comparing the first set of signals to the second set of signals and matching a first signal from the first set of signals with a second signal from the second set of signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, Allan C. Shuros, Barun Maskara, Shibaji Shome, Shantha Arcot-Krishnamurthy, Sunipa Saha, Scott A. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20170221262
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Kevin J. Stalsberg, Scott A. Meyer
  • Patent number: 9687167
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. A method of mapping electrical activity of a heart may comprise sensing a plurality of signals with a plurality of electrodes positioned within the heart. The method may further comprise separating the plurality of signals into a first group of signals and a second group of signals, and generating a data set that includes at least one known data point and one or more unknown data points. In some examples, the at least one known data point is generated based on the first group of signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Scott A. Meyer
  • Patent number: 9566447
    Abstract: A system for reducing proarrhythmic effects of neural stimulation is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to an implantable medical device (IMD) for reducing proarrhythmic effects of neural stimulation. The IMD includes a neural stimulator adapted to deliver an electrical signal through at least one electrode to provide vagal stimulation. The IMD also includes a controller adapted to receive atrial arrhythmia vulnerability data and to control a therapeutic stimulator to limit atrial proarrhythmia using the atrial arrhythmia vulnerability data. The controller is further adapted to receive atrial arrhythmic history data and to control a therapeutic stimulator to limit atrial proarrhythmia using the atrial arrhythmic history data, according to various embodiments. According to one embodiment, the therapeutic stimulator includes the neural stimulator. The therapeutic stimulator includes a cardiac stimulator adapted to provide cardiac rhythm management therapy, according to various embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Meyer, Alok S. Sathaye
  • Publication number: 20170035286
    Abstract: Systems and methods to improve the visualization of vasculature in OCT angiography data are presented. In one embodiment, vessels having a particular orientation relative to one or more reference surfaces are highlighted. In another embodiment, the path of individual vessels can be analyzed to determine how many or what layers the vessels traverse. In another embodiment, regions which are typically not vascularized are analyzed for the presence of vessels. Techniques to minimize the impact of shadow artifacts are also presented and can be applied to any of the visualization approaches for further enhancement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Scott A. MEYER, Utkarsh SHARMA
  • Publication number: 20170007114
    Abstract: A method for calculating the power of an intraocular lens including measuring an axial separation between the front surface of the cornea and the plane of the iris root; and determining the power of the intraocular lens using the measured axial separation together with other measured parameters and empirically determined lens constants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Rudolf Murai VON BÜNAU, Burkhard WAGNER, Scott A. MEYER, Xunchang CHEN
  • Patent number: 9532725
    Abstract: 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 and generating a data set from at least one of the set of signals. The data set may include at least one known data point and one or more unknown data points. The processor may also be capable of interpolating at least one of the unknown data points by conditioning the data set, assigning an interpolated value to at least one of the unknown data points, and assigning a confidence level to the interpolated value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob I. Laughner, Shibaji Shome, Scott A. Meyer
  • Patent number: D805791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Meyer, William Wooi, Michael Warren
  • Patent number: D931626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Laurie Losness, Jeremy A. Clark, Scott A. Meyer, Terrence J. Hornsby, Jr.
  • Patent number: D938741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Laurie Losness, Jeremy A. Clark, Scott A. Meyer, Terrence J. Hornsby, Jr.