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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. 28, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
William J Combs, Eden Prarie, MN (US);
Catherine R Condie, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Roy Martin, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Dwight H Warkentin, St. Paul, MN (US);
John D Wahlstrandl, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600547 ; 600529 ; 600481 ; 600536 ; 607-6 ;
Abstract
An impedance monitor for discerning edema through evaluation of respiratory rate. Preferred embodiment includes edema monitor and trigger to initiate diagnostic reporting or corrective action when activated. Recording of Long Term Average and Short Term Average values for secondary edema measure based on DC signal level are described as are methods and apparatus for removing unwanted recurring noise.
Published as:
CA2278292A1; WO9833554A1; US5957861A; EP1011803A1; CA2278292C; EP1011803B1; DE69826012D1; DE69826012T2;