Individually adapted cardiac electro-mechanical synchronization therapy
US8214039B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36521
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of determining pacing therapy for an individual patient including determining representative electromechanical physiologic characteristics for a plurality of normal patients having a range of anatomical dimensions and developing a plurality of normal templates. Each template indicates the representative electromechanical physiologic characteristics of a group of normal patients having similar anatomical dimensions. The method can include measuring the anatomical dimensions of a dysfunctional patient, matching the dysfunctional patient with a template for normal patients having similar anatomical dimensions as the dysfunctional patient, determining the physiologic characteristics for the dysfunctional patient, determining indicated correction factors corresponding to any differences between the dysfunctional patient's physiologic characteristics and those of the matched template, and adjusting therapy delivery by any indicated correction factors to stimulate the patient in a pattern more closely matched to the physiologic characteristics of the matched template.
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