Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus to detect ischemia with a pressure sensor
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Application No.: US15090105Application Date: 2016-04-04
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Publication No.: US10213115B2Publication Date: 2019-02-26
- Inventor: Sarah A Audet , James K Carney , William J Combs , Tommy D Bennett , Barbro M. L. Kjellstrom
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Main IPC: A61B5/021
- IPC: A61B5/021 ; A61B5/0215 ; A61N1/365 ; A61B5/0205 ; A61N1/372 ; A61B5/00

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method of detecting ischemia with a pressure sensor. The method can include obtaining a pressure signal and determining a pressure rate of change. The method can also include identifying at least one of impaired relaxation and impaired contractility in order to detect ischemia.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160213265A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT ISCHEMIA WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2016-07-28
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