Remote closed-loop titration of decongestive therapy for the treatment of advanced heart failure
US8972002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/42
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus comprises one or more physiological sensing circuits that generate a sensed physiological signal and at least one of the physiological sensing circuits is implantable, a measurement circuit configured to recurrently measure one or more physiological parameters that indicate a status of heart failure of the subject, a comparison circuit configured to compare the one or more physiological parameter measurements to one or more physiological parameter target values, a therapy circuit configured to control delivery of one or more drugs to treat heart failure, and a control circuit in electrical communication with the comparison circuit and the therapy circuit and configured to recurrently adjust delivery of drug therapy according to the comparison of the measured physiological parameters to the physiological parameter targets.
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