Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Pitzl

Stephen R. Pitzl 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).

  • Ventilation sensor rate response normalization and calculation
    Patent number: 8914107
    Abstract: A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) device can extract ventilation information from thoracic impedance or other information, and adjust a delivery rate of the CRM therapy. A tidal volume of a patient is measured and used to adjust a ventilation rate response factor. The measured tidal volume can optionally be adjusted using a ventilation rate dependent adjustment factor. The ventilation rate response factor can also be adjusted using a maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV), an age predicted maximum heart rate, a resting heart rate, and a resting ventilation determined for the patient. In various examples, a global ventilation sensor rate response factor (for a population) can be programmed into the CRM device, and automatically tailored to be appropriate for a particular patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul F. Emerson, Gary T. Seim, Michael A. Querimit, Donald L. Hopper, Stephen R. Pitzl, Daniel O'Brien
  • VENTILATION SENSOR RATE RESPONSE NORMALIZATION AND CALCULATION
    Publication number: 20100305643
    Abstract: A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) device can extract ventilation information from thoracic impedance or other information, and adjust a delivery rate of the CRM therapy. A tidal volume of a patient is measured and used to adjust a ventilation rate response factor. The measured tidal volume can optionally be adjusted using a ventilation rate dependent adjustment factor. The ventilation rate response factor can also be adjusted using a maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV), an age predicted maximum heart rate, a resting heart rate, and a resting ventilation determined for the patient. In various examples, a global ventilation sensor rate response factor (for a population) can be programmed into the CRM device, and automatically tailored to be appropriate for a particular patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Paul F. Emerson, Gary T. Seim, Michael A. Querimit, Donald L. Hopper, Stephen R. Pitzl, Daniel O'Brien