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Implantable coronary perfusion monitoring device

US8690787B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2009
Grant dateApr 8, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/053
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable coronary perfusion monitoring device for in-vivo determination of a coronary perfusion index (CPI) indicative of the coronary perfusion of a heart has a time measurement unit to determine a blood pressure reflection wave measure t indicating the timely position in the heart cycle of the maximum of a reflected blood pressure wave and in a time period starting at a preset point of time in systole and ending at a local maximum of blood pressure following aortic valve closure and, a diastolic peak pressure measurement unit adapted to determine a diastolic peak blood pressure measure DPP related to diastolic aortic peak pressure and a systolic arterial pressure measurement unit adapted to determine a systolic arterial blood pressure measure SAP related to systolic arterial pressure, and a coronary perfusion index calculating unit adapted to determine said coronary perfusion index CPI as (t·DPP)/SAP.

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