Implantable heart monitoring device and method
US8750975B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
7References
6Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36585
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an implantable heart monitoring device and method, particularly for monitoring diastolic dysfunction, a control circuit (a) detects the heart rate, (b) derives information correlated to the stroke volume of the heart at the detected heart rate, and (c) stores the detected heart rate and the derived information correlated to the stroke volume in a memory. The control circuit automatically implements (a), (b) and (c) at a number of different occasions for a number of different, naturally varying heart rates, so that the memory contains information indicating the stroke volume as a function of the heart rate.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.