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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Patricia Hanlon-pena, Kingwood, TX (US);
Ramzi Hanania, Malden, MA (US);
George N. Zantos, Medford, MA (US);
Johannes Jacobus Schreuder, Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Patricia Hanlon-Pena, Kingwood, TX (US);
Ramzi Hanania, Malden, MA (US);
George N. Zantos, Medford, MA (US);
Johannes Jacobus Schreuder, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
Arrow International, Inc., Reading, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for selecting a deflation timing mode for an intra-aortic balloon (IAB) based on comparison of the time required to deflate the IAB and the time between the ECG R wave and systolic upstroke.