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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2017
Applicants:

Jonathan W. Valvano, Austin, TX (US);

John A. Pearce, Austin, TX (US);

Marc D. Feldman, San Antonio, TX (US);

Kaarthik Rajendran, Austin, TX (US);

John Porterfield, Austin, TX (US);

Anil Kottam, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Wes Johnson, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan W. Valvano, Austin, TX (US);

John A. Pearce, Austin, TX (US);

Marc D. Feldman, San Antonio, TX (US);

Kaarthik Rajendran, Austin, TX (US);

John Porterfield, Austin, TX (US);

Anil Kottam, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Wes Johnson, Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/0538 (2021.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61B 5/029 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/365 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/0538 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61B 5/7203 (2013.01); A61N 1/0595 (2013.01); A61N 1/362 (2013.01); A61N 1/3625 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 5/029 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/7253 (2013.01); A61B 5/7257 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for monitoring a patient post operation having electrically conducting leads which are adapted to extend from inside the patient. The leads having electrodes adapted to communicate with a heart of the patient and apply electrical signals to the heart. The electrodes providing cardiac signals to the computer in response to the electrical signals so the computer can determine in real time at least one of heart volume, end diastolic heart volume, end systolic heart volume, stroke volume, change in heart volume, change in stroke volume, contractility, respiration rate or tidal volume regarding the patient.


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