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Implantable medical device configured as a pedometer

US7844336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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47References

31Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jilliann G. Fricke · Clayton, US
Lemont Baker · Minneapolis, US
Donald L. Hopper · Maple Grove, US
Aaron R. McCabe · Edina, US
James A. Esler · Coon Rapids, US
Chie Kawahara · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 2007
Grant date	Nov 30, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S128/92
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This document discusses, among other things, a system including an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes a control circuit and a motion sensing device. The motion sensing device is coupled to the control circuit, and the motion sensing device is configured to transmit signals to the control circuit. The control circuit is configured to identify one or more steps of a patient using the motion sensing device signal.

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