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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A Adkins, Angleton, TX (US);
Ross G Baker, Jr, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Intermedics, Inc., Angleton, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1284 / ;
Abstract
A body function assistance device, capable of analyzing changing but cyclic physiologic needs of a patient and generating a response based on the analysis. A microprocessor in the body function assistance device controls the response of the device to various external events and internal timer events. The microprocessor recognizes variations in patterns of recurrent events and adjusts the output of the body function assistasnce device in response to the detected variations. In a particular embodiment, an implantable cardiac pacer is responsive to a circadian wake-sleep cycle.