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Perex respiratory system stimulation upon tachycardia detection

US5814086A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 1997
Grant dateSep 29, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/3601
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tachycardia eliminating apparatus includes a heartbeat detector which detects heartbeats in an input heart activity signal which delivers an output heartbeat signal indicating each detected heartbeat, a tachycardia detector coupled to the output of the heartbeat detector which generates a tachycardia indication signal in response to a detected tachycardia status of a heart as reflected in the heartbeat signal, and a respiratory system stimulator coupled to the output of the tachycardia detector and generating an output respiratory system stimulation signal for stimulating a respiratory system to achieve a stimulated breathing rate, with the ratio of the detected heartbeat rate to the stimulated breathing rate corresponding to a predetermined value.

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