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Medical device with morphology discrimination

US5240009A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 25, 1991
Grant dateAug 31, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/363
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical device is provided for monitoring waveform complexes of intracardiac electrograms. The intracardiac electrogram is identified by determining, with respect to a waveform peak of the intracardiac electrogram, its amplitude, width and polarity. The identification criteria are averaged and stored to provide a standard complex. Subsequent complexes are compared to the stored standard complex. Such comparison includes comparing peaks of subsequent complexes with the peaks of a stored standard complex, aligning subsequent complexes with a stored standard complex, and providing a score associated with the comparisons and alignment.

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