Patents by Inventor Valerie Chekanov

Valerie Chekanov 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).

  • Apparatus and method of muscle training in dynamic cardiomyoplasty
    Patent number: 5632716
    Abstract: A pacemaker or similar cardiac and cardiomyoplasty muscle stimulator is provided which during a training period of said muscle, defining alternating training and augmentation phases. During training phases training pulses are provided for the muscle until the muscle is capable of performing cardiac assistance for relatively extended time periods. During the augmentation phases, augmentation pulses are applied to the muscle to provide cardiac assistance even with a muscle with no, or limited training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuan Bui, Gordon Jacobs, Stuart McConchie, Thomas Fitzgerald, Valerie Chekanov