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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Sameh Sowelam, Maple Grove, MN (US);
H. Toby Markowitz, Roseville, MN (US);
Mark K. Erickson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Ioana Nicolaescu, Anchorage, AK (US);
Inventors:
Sameh Sowelam, Maple Grove, MN (US);
H. Toby Markowitz, Roseville, MN (US);
Mark K. Erickson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Ioana Nicolaescu, Anchorage, AK (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring in a patient includes producing sensor signals representative of a physiologic parameter associated with respiration. A periodic breathing cycle is detected based on the sensor signals. An output is produced as a function of the cycle length.