Patents by Inventor Steve S. Hsu

Steve S. Hsu 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).

  • Tissue characterization and treatment using pacing
    Patent number: 5954661
    Abstract: Heart tissue is characterized by using pacing without inducing ventricular tachycardia (VT). With the tissue characterization, a patient's risk of developing VT can be determined and a slow conduction zone in the patient's heart can be determined. The characterization involves applying pacing signals with varying pacing cycle intervals to a chamber of the patient's heart to pace the patient's heart. The response signals generated by the paced heart are received and used as the basis for characterizing the patient's heart tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, Boston Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Arnold J. Greenspon, David K. Swanson, Dorin Panescu, Steve S. Hsu, James G. Whayne