Devices and methods for treatment of heart failure and associated conditions
US8600511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/02108
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods of use are described for identification, treatment, and/or management of heart failure and/or associated conditions. An exemplary system may include a baroreflex activation device configured to be implantable proximate a blood vessel of a patient, a measurement device configured to be implantable proximate a blood vessel, and a control system coupled to the baroreflex activation device and the measurement device and in communication with a blood pressure sensing means. The control system is programmed to automatically determine pressure waveform data from the measurement device over a time period of at least a portion of one cardiac cycle, determine a patient physiological parameter based on the pressure waveform data, and compare the patient physiological parameter to a blood pressure measurement taken from the blood pressure sensing means.
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