Patents by Inventor Stanley K. Brockman

Stanley K. Brockman 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).

  • Pacing system and method for cardiac pacing as a function of determined myocardial contractility
    Patent number: 4936304
    Abstract: A cardiac pacing system and method provides rate control as a function of sensed myocardial contractility. A signal representative of short term, e.g. cycle-to-cycle, heart contractility is derived from a sensor which measures intramyocardial pressure. A microprocessor-band controller provides logic and memory capacity for carrying out a signal processing algorithm for determining and selecting optimum pacing rate as a function of sensed intensity of the active state of the cardiac muscle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: J. Yasha Kresh, Stanley K. Brockman