Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method of determining cardiac pressure
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Application No.: US11184639Application Date: 2005-07-19
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Publication No.: US07972273B2Publication Date: 2011-07-05
- Inventor: Douglas A. Hettrick , Todd M. Zielinski
- Applicant: Douglas A. Hettrick , Todd M. Zielinski
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agent Michael C. Soldner
- Main IPC: A61B5/04
- IPC: A61B5/04 ; A61B5/02 ; A61N1/00
Abstract:
A pressure sensor is deployed in the right atrium and is in contact with the tissue of the fossa ovalis. The fossa ovalis acts as a membrane and the pressure sensor determines the relative and/or absolute pressure within the left atrium while remaining within the right atrium. A variety of embodiment are provided to deploy and anchor the sensor into the proper position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070021666A1 System and method of determining cardiac pressure Public/Granted day:2007-01-25
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