Accelerometer count calculation for activity signal for an implantable medical device
US6449508B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36542
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Different levels of accelerometer output are monitored separately and the outputs from these separate monitorings are combined with weighted values to produce a more responsive accelerometer output or count signal. The value of the weights varies with the level monitored. The method and apparatus can be used independently or combined with other cardiac demand signals to produce a pacing rate or target pacing rate signal or can provide data for monitoring, research, or therapeutic intervention.
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