Abstract:
A system to monitor heart sounds, such as to detect a worsening condition of heart failure decompensation. The system comprises a medical device that includes an implantable multi-axis heart sound sensor, operable to produce, for each of at least two nonparallel axes, an electrical signal representative of at least one heart sound, the heart sound associated with mechanical activity of a patient's heart. The device further includes a controller circuit coupled to the heart sound sensor. The controller circuit measures components of the heart sound that respectively correspond to each of the axes.
Abstract:
Conductive materials and devices, apparatuses, systems and methods that employ same. The conductive material can include a conductive polymer material that can be utilized to monitor one or a combination of conditions during patient therapy, such as patient access, solution compounding and the like. This can facilitate the safe and effective administration of patient theraply, such as dialysis therapy.