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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2009
Marina V. Brockway, Shoreview, MN (US);
Donald L. Hopper, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Gerrard M. Carlson, Champlin, MN (US);
Veerichetty Kadhiresan, Centerville, MN (US);
Kenneth C. Beck, St. Paul, MN (US);
Marina V. Brockway, Shoreview, MN (US);
Donald L. Hopper, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Gerrard M. Carlson, Champlin, MN (US);
Veerichetty Kadhiresan, Centerville, MN (US);
Kenneth C. Beck, St. Paul, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system receives signals indicative of cardiopulmonary conditions sensed by a plurality of sensors and provides for monitoring and automated differential diagnosis of the cardiopulmonary conditions based on the signals. Cardiogenic pulmonary edema is detected based on one or more signals sensed by implantable sensors. If the cardiogenic pulmonary edema is not detected, obstructive pulmonary disease and restrictive pulmonary disease are each detected based on a forced vital capacity (FVC) parameter and a forced expiratory volume (FEV) parameter measured from a respiratory signal sensed by an implantable or non-implantable sensor. In one embodiment, an implantable medical device senses signals indicative of the cardiopulmonary conditions, and an external system detects the cardiopulmonary conditions based on these signals by executing an automatic detection algorithm.