Patent · US Active

Methods and systems for treating cardiac malfunction

US11389658B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by
107References
22Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 5, 2019
Grant dateJul 19, 2022
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 9, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/368
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and systems for treating cardiac malfunction are disclosed, which according to an embodiment, may involve delivering a stimulation pattern of stimulation pulses to at least one cardiac chamber of a heart, with at least one of the stimulation pulses having a first stimulation setting configured to reduce at least one of end systolic volume (ESV) and end diastolic volume (EDV) in the heart and at least one of the stimulation pulses having a second stimulation setting different from the first stimulation setting, and with the stimulation pattern being configured to reduce the at least one of end systolic volume (ESV) and end diastolic volume (EDV) by at least 5% and maintain the at least one of end systolic volume (ESV) and end diastolic volume (EDV) on average at such reduced volume for a time period of at least one hour.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.