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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Yong K. Cho, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven L. Ning, Fridley, MN (US);
Luc R. Mongeon, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Scott W. Davie, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Todd J. Sheldon, North Oaks, MN (US);
Mark K. Erickson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
H. Toby Markowitz, Roseville, MN (US);
Yong K. Cho, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven L. Ning, Fridley, MN (US);
Luc R. Mongeon, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Scott W. Davie, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Todd J. Sheldon, North Oaks, MN (US);
Mark K. Erickson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
H. Toby Markowitz, Roseville, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring respiration including sensing a signal that varies with respiration, deriving a respiration parameter, applying criteria for detecting a respiration disturbance and determining one or more respiratory disturbance metrics. The system preferably includes an implantable sensor with an associated implantable medical device such that chronic respiration monitoring is possible. The implantable medical device may execute methods for detecting and measuring respiratory disturbances or may store data to be transferred to an external device for detecting and measuring respiratory disturbances. Respiratory disturbance detection may trigger a responsive action such as physiological data storage, a change in therapy delivery, or a clinician warning. Assessment of cardiac function may be made based on metrics of respiratory disturbances or a measure of circulatory delay time following detection of a respiratory disturbance.