Patents by Inventor Sergio Richter

Sergio Richter 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).

  • Method and system for characterizing stimulus sites and providing implant guidance
    Patent number: 9345550
    Abstract: A method and system for characterizing an accessibility of potential left ventricular stimulus sites in connection with surgical planning for transvenous implant of a cardiac medical lead in or near a heart of a patient are provided. The method and system include obtaining image data representative of a coronary venous system for the heart of the patient to receive the lead. The method and system generate a venous map, based on the image data, representative of venous pathways for the heart of the patient. The method and system analyze the venous map to identify pathway features of interest (PFOI) within at least one select region of the venous pathways. The method and system assign scores to the PFOI based on at least one of predetermined feature-complexity relations or physician-entered complexity updates. The method and system display treatment planning information to a user based on the scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Richter, Philipp Sommer, Edith Arnold, Hoda Razavi, Yelena Nabutovsky, Fujian Qu
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING STIMULUS SITES AND PROVIDING IMPLANT GUIDANCE
    Publication number: 20150119966
    Abstract: A method and system for characterizing an accessibility of potential left ventricular stimulus sites in connection with surgical planning for transvenous implant of a cardiac medical lead in or near a heart of a patient are provided. The method and system include obtaining image data representative of a coronary venous system for the heart of the patient to receive the lead. The method and system generate a venous map, based on the image data, representative of venous pathways for the heart of the patient. The method and system analyze the venous map to identify pathway features of interest (PFOI) within at least one select region of the venous pathways. The method and system assign scores to the PFOI based on at least one of predetermined feature-complexity relations or physician-entered complexity updates. The method and system display treatment planning information to a user based on the scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Richter, Philipp Sommer, Edith Arnold, Hedi Razavi, Yelena Nabutovsky, Fujian Qu