Patents by Inventor Steve Hofstadter

Steve Hofstadter 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: 8750972
    Abstract: An implantable medical device system that senses physiologic processes via multiple sensor signal configurations. The device can further process the sensor configurations to obtain additional processed signal configurations. The device can utilize the processed configurations for ongoing sensing of the physiologic process. The device can also automatically evaluate the multiple sensor configurations as well as the processed configurations and select the configuration offering the best signal discrimination to reduce oversensing or erroneously interpreting secondary characteristics of the physiologic process as corresponding to primary characteristics of the process as in double-counting. The signal discrimination can be evaluated as an absolute margin and/or a ratio between amplitudes of the primary and secondary characteristics. The signal discrimination can also be evaluated based at least in part on a calculated mean and standard deviation according to each configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Hofstadter, Christopher Koch, Mark W. Kroll
  • Patent number: 8060200
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes detecting fibrillation, measuring impedance of a defibrillation circuit that includes myocardial tissue, determining one or more defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the impedance, delivering a defibrillation shock using the one or more defibrillation shock parameters and, if the shock was unsuccessful, adjusting a membrane time constant and determining one or more new defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the adjusted membrane time constant. Various other exemplary methods are disclosed as well as various exemplary devices, systems, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Hofstadter, Mark W. Kroll
  • Publication number: 20100049271
    Abstract: An implantable medical device system that senses physiologic processes via multiple sensor signal configurations. The device can further process the sensor configurations to obtain additional processed signal configurations. The device can utilize the processed configurations for ongoing sensing of the physiologic process. The device can also automatically evaluate the multiple sensor configurations as well as the processed configurations and select the configuration offering the best signal discrimination to reduce oversensing or erroneously interpreting secondary characteristics of the physiologic process as corresponding to primary characteristics of the process as in double-counting. The signal discrimination can be evaluated as an absolute margin and/or a ratio between amplitudes of the primary and secondary characteristics. The signal discrimination can also be evaluated based at least in part on a calculated mean and standard deviation according to each configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Hofstadter, Christopher Koch, Mark W. Kroll
  • Patent number: 7610090
    Abstract: An implantable medical device system that senses physiologic processes via multiple sensor signal configurations. The device can further process the sensor configurations to obtain additional processed signal configurations. The device can utilize the processed configurations for ongoing sensing of the physiologic process. The device can also automatically evaluate the multiple sensor configurations as well as the processed configurations and select the configuration offering the best signal discrimination to reduce oversensing or erroneously interpreting secondary characteristics of the physiologic process as corresponding to primary characteristics of the process as in double-counting. The signal discrimination can be evaluated as an absolute margin and/or a ratio between amplitudes of the primary and secondary characteristics. The signal discrimination can also be evaluated based at least in part on a calculated mean and standard deviation according to each configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Hofstadter, Christopher Koch, Mark W. Kroll
  • Publication number: 20080249582
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes detecting fibrillation, measuring impedance of a defibrillation circuit that includes myocardial tissue, determining one or more defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the impedance, delivering a defibrillation shock using the one or more defibrillation shock parameters and, if the shock was unsuccessful, adjusting a membrane time constant and determining one or more new defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the adjusted membrane time constant. Various other exemplary methods are disclosed as well as various exemplary devices, systems, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Steve Hofstadter, Mark W. Hroll
  • Patent number: 7398122
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes detecting fibrillation, measuring impedance of a defibrillation circuit that includes myocardial tissue, determining one or more defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the impedance, delivering a defibrillation shock using the one or more defibrillation shock parameters and, if the shock was unsuccessful, adjusting a membrane time constant and determining one or more new defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the adjusted membrane time constant. Various other exemplary methods are disclosed as well as various exemplary devices, systems, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Hofstadter, Mark W. Kroll
  • Patent number: 7283871
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes detecting fibrillation, measuring impedance of a defibrillation circuit that includes myocardial tissue, determining one or more defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the impedance, delivering a defibrillation shock using the one or more defibrillation shock parameters and, if the shock was unsuccessful, adjusting a membrane time constant and determining one or more new defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the adjusted membrane time constant. Various other exemplary methods are disclosed as well as various exemplary devices, systems, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Hofstadter, Mark W. Kroll