Patent Inventor: Joseph J. Florio

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System and method for distinguishing among cardiac ischemia, hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia using an implantable medical device
Inventor: Gill, et al. | Patent Number: 8090435

Ischemia detection using intra-cardiac signals
Inventor: Gill, et al. | Patent Number: 7792572

Detecting ischemia using an implantable cardiac device based on morphology of cardiac pressure signal
Inventor: Gill, et al. | Patent Number: 7648464

System and method for distinguishing among cardiac ischemia, hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia using an implantable medical device
Inventor: Gill, et al. | Patent Number: 7502644

Self-anchoring coronary sinus lead
Inventor: Pianca, et al. | Patent Number: 7313444

System and method for dynamic ventricular overdrive pacing
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 7308306

System and method for distinguishing among cardiac ischemia, hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia using an implantable medical device
Inventor: Gill, et al. | Patent Number: 7297114

Implantable cardiac stimulation device, system and method which provides an electrogram signal having the appearance of a surface electrocardiogram
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 7289848

System and method for distinguishing among cardiac ischemia, hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia using an implantable medical device
Inventor: Gill, et al. | Patent Number: 7272436

Implantable cardiac stimulation device with automatic evoked response sensing electrode configuration selection and method
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 7233827

Method and apparatus for monitoring drug effects on cardiac electrical signals using an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Boileau, et al. | Patent Number: 7142911

Using activity-based rest disturbance as a metric of sleep apnea
Inventor: Florio | Patent Number: 7117036

Methods and apparatus for preventing atrial arrhythmias by overdrive pacing multiple heart tissue sites using an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 7103411

System and method of cardiac pacing during sleep apnea
Inventor: Florio | Patent Number: 7092755

System and method for automatically verifying capture during multi-chamber stimulation
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 7085603

Steerable obturator
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 7056314

Methods and apparatus for overdrive pacing heart tissue using an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 7043302

Implantable cardiac stimulation system providing autocapture and lead impedance assessment and method
Inventor: Levine, et al. | Patent Number: 7031773

Method and apparatus for using a rest mode indicator to automatically adjust control parameters of an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 7006868

Methods and apparatus for overdrive pacing heart tissue using an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6990374

Single pass telescoping cardiac lead for the left heart
Inventor: Morgan, et al. | Patent Number: 6988007

System and method for automatically and adaptively segmenting an atrial blanking period
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6978175

Method and apparatus for using a rest mode indicator to automatically adjust control parameters of an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6968232

Stylet feature for resisting perforation of an implantable lead
Inventor: Morgan, et al. | Patent Number: 6944506

AC/DC multi-axis accelerometer for determining patient activity and body position
Inventor: Pianca, et al. | Patent Number: 6937900

Automatic capture using independent channels in bi-chamber stimulation
Inventor: Bradley, et al. | Patent Number: 6915164

System and method for distinguishing eletrical events originating in the atria from far-field electrical events originating in the ventricles as detected by an implantable medical device
Inventor: Florio | Patent Number: 6912418

Detecting and displaying diagnostic information pertaining to dynamic atrial overdrive pacing
Inventor: Bevan, et al. | Patent Number: 6907287

System and method of identifying fusion for dual-chamber automatic capture stimulation device
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 6904321

Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting overdrive pacing parameters
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6904317

Cardiac stimulation method and associated system using a stimulation histogram as an integrity diagnostic tool to monitor the performance of automatic capture verification
Inventor: Sloman, et al. | Patent Number: 6865422

Method and apparatus for blanking T-waves from combipolar atrial cardiac signals based on expected T-wave locations
Inventor: McClure, et al. | Patent Number: 6862471

Methods and apparatus for overdrive pacing heat tissue using an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6804556

Implantable cardiac stimulation device with automatic evoked response sensing electrode configuration selection and method
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 6782291

Method and apparatus for detecting natural electrical coherence within the heart and for administering therapy based thereon
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 6766195

Splittable occlusion balloon sheath and process of use
Inventor: Butler, et al. | Patent Number: 6758854

Implantable cardiac stimulation device for and method of monitoring progression or regression of heart disease by monitoring interchamber conduction delays
Inventor: Kroll, et al. | Patent Number: 6748261

Implantable cardiac stimulation system and method for automatic capture verification calibration
Inventor: Poore, et al. | Patent Number: 6731985

Method and apparatus for blanking T-waves from combipolar atrial cardiac signals based on expected T-wave locations
Inventor: McClure, et al. | Patent Number: 6711438

$Implantable cardiac stimulation device and method for prolonging atrial refractoriness$

Implantable cardiac stimulation device and method for prolonging atrial refractoriness
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 6701187

Implantable cardiac stimulation device, system and method which provides an electrogram signal having the appearance of a surface electrocardiogram
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 6658283

Implantable cardiac stimulation device with detection and therapy for patients with vasovagal syncope
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6647295

System and method for preventing sudden heart rate drop using implantable cardiac pacing device
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 6636766

Implantable cardiac stimulation device with detection and therapy for patients with vasovagal syncope
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6625492

Method and apparatus for reducing the effect of evoked responses on polarization measurements in an automatic capture pacing system
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6618619

$Methods and apparatus for preventing atrial arrhythmias by overdrive pacing and prolonging atrial refractoriness using an implantable cardiac stimulation device$

Methods and apparatus for preventing atrial arrhythmias by overdrive pacing and prolonging atrial refractoriness using an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 6606517

Method and system for automatically measuring capture threshold in an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Sloman, et al. | Patent Number: 6587723

Methods and apparatus for overdrive pacing heart tissue using an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6519493

System and method for distinguishing electrical events originating in the atria from far-field electrical events originating in the ventricles as detected by an implantable medical device
Inventor: Florio | Patent Number: 6516225

System and method for automatically verifying capture during multi-chamber stimulation
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6512953

Methods and apparatus for preventing atrial arrhythmias by overdrive pacing multiple heart tissue sites using an implantable cardiac stimulation device
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 6510342

Implantable cardiac single pass coronary sinus lead for providing pacing and defibrillation and method of manufacture
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 6490489

System and method for automatically and adaptively segmenting an atrial blanking period
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6477416

AC/DC multi-axis accelerometer for determining patient activity and body position
Inventor: Pianca, et al. | Patent Number: 6466821

System and method of identifying fusion for dual-chamber automatic capture stimulation device
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 6456881

Implantable cardiac stimulation device for and method of monitoring progression or regression of a patient's heart condition by monitoring ventricular repolarization interval dispersion
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 6456880

Implantable stimulation device having synchronous sampling for a respiration sensor
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 6449509

$Implanatable cardiac stimulation device and method for prolonging atrial refractoriness$

Implanatable cardiac stimulation device and method for prolonging atrial refractoriness
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 6377852

Implantable cardiac stimulation device having T-wave discrimination of fusion events during autocapture/autothreshold assessment
Inventor: Florio | Patent Number: 6324427

Dual sensor rate response pacemaker
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 6275733

Method for measuring impedance in the body
Inventor: Weyant, et al. | Patent Number: 6269264

Medical device
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6259948

Implantable cardiac stimulation device and method for varying pacing parameters to mimic circadian cycles
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 6128534

Pacemaker with automatic PVARP adjustment during automatic mode switching
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 6128533

Pacemaker and method of operating same that provides functional atrial cardiac pacing with ventricular support
Inventor: Sholder, et al. | Patent Number: 6122546

Implantable stimulation device having means for operating in a preemptive pacing mode to prevent tachyarrhythmias and method thereof
Inventor: Levine, et al. | Patent Number: 6058328

Methods and apparatus for measuring impedance in the body
Inventor: Mortazavi, et al. | Patent Number: 6044294

System and method for measuring cardiac activity
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 5991661

Pacemaker and method of operating same that provides functional atrial cardiac pacing with ventricular support
Inventor: Sholder, et al. | Patent Number: 5873895

System and method for facilitating rapid retrieval and evaluation of diagnostic data stored by an implantable medical device
Inventor: Mann, et al. | Patent Number: 5833623

Pacemaker and method of operating same that provides functional atrial cardiac pacing with ventricular support
Inventor: Sholder, et al. | Patent Number: 5814077

Cardio-synchronous impedance measurement system for an implantable stimulation device
Inventor: Park, et al. | Patent Number: 5800467

Atrial rate determination and atrial tachycardia detection in a dual-chamber implantable pacemaker
Inventor: Mann, et al. | Patent Number: 5788717

Single-pass A-V pacing lead
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 5628779

Method and apparatus for providing enhanced 2:1 block response with rate-responsive AV delay in a pacemaker
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 5601613

Programmable pacemaker including an atrial rate filter for deriving a filtered atrial rate used for switching pacing modes
Inventor: Florio, et al. | Patent Number: 5549649

System and method for automatically determining the slope of a transfer function for a rate-responsive cardiac pacemaker
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 5514162

System and method for modulating the base rate during sleep for a rate-responsive cardiac pacemaker
Inventor: Bornzin, et al. | Patent Number: 5476483

Rate-responsive pacemaker with automatic mode switching and/or variable hysteresis rate
Inventor: Sholder, et al. | Patent Number: 4856523

Cardiac tissue stimulator for stimulating in the DDX modality
Inventor: Mann, et al. | Patent Number: 4590944

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