Method and apparatus for detecting tachycardia
US5730142A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/70
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting tachycardia in a patient employs a digitally-sampled electrocardiographic signal input to a digital processor employing a Hidden Markov Modeling algorithm to eliminate confusion between far-field and near-field cardiac events to provide a more accurate measurement of cardiac rate for diagnosis and treatment.
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