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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2012
Marc D. Feldman, San Antonio, TX (US);
Erik R. Larson, Austin, TX (US);
John A. Pearce, Austin, TX (US);
Jonathan W. Valvano, Austin, TX (US);
John Porterfield, Austin, TX (US);
Marc D. Feldman, San Antonio, TX (US);
Erik R. Larson, Austin, TX (US);
John A. Pearce, Austin, TX (US);
Jonathan W. Valvano, Austin, TX (US);
John Porterfield, Austin, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Admittance Technologies, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for treating a patient's heart includes a sensor for measuring hemodynamics of the heart. The apparatus includes a processing unit which receives the hemodynamics from the sensor and uses the hemodynamics to determine whether to shock the heart. A method for treating a patient's heart. The method includes the steps of measuring hemodynamics of the heart with a sensor. There is the step of receiving the hemodynamics from the sensor at a processing unit which uses the hemodynamics to determine whether to shock the heart.