Method and apparatus for remote detection and monitoring of functional chronotropic incompetence
US8790259B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2560/0412
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to determine the presence of and track functional chronotropic incompetence (hereinafter “CI”) in an in-home setting under conditions of daily living. The functional CI of the patient may be determined with one or more of a profile of measured patient heart rates, a measured maximum patient heart rate, or a peak of the heart rate profile. The functional CI of the patient may be determined with the measured heart rate profile, in which the measured heart rate profile may correspond to heart rates substantially less than the maximum heart rate of the patient, such that the heart rate can be safely measured when the patient is remote from a health care provider. The functional CI of the patient may be determined based a peak of the remotely measured heart rate profile, for example a peak corresponding to the mode of the heart rate distribution profile.
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