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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Geeske Van Oort, Rosmalen, NL;
Jos W. J. Van Hove, Schiedam, NL;
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 ;
Abstract
A method of determining kidney failure in a patient using an implantable medical device is described. In one embodiment, a first magnitude of a first polarization signal is measured. An additional magnitude of an additional polarization signal is measured after a first interval. A deflection differential between the first magnitude and the additional magnitude is determined and kidney failure in the patient is determined when the deflection differential is greater than an established threshold.