Method, apparatus and product for acquiring cardiac images
US7454248B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/543
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for acquiring cardiac information from a patient having a pacer for pacing a heart rhythm, an abnormal EKG, or an abnormal heartbeat is disclosed. The method includes: placing a signal injection device proximate the pacer of the patient and injecting a signal across a skin barrier of the patient toward the pacer; in response to the signal received at the pacer, pacing the patient's heart in a fixed asynchronous pacing mode; and, acquiring cardiac information relating to the patient's fixed asynchronously paced heart.
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