ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,973, issued on June 2, was assigned to MIROWSKI FAMILY VENTURES LLC (Washington).

"Method and apparatus for intrachamber resynchronization" was invented by Morton M. Mower (Denver).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided to control contraction of the heart. At least one sensing element receives signals indicating electrical activity of sinus rhythm of the heart. Based on the received signals, the progress of contraction of the heart is determined. Based on the progress of contraction, the chamber of the heart may then be stimulated at a plurality of locations. In another embodiment, a plurality of el...