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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Lawrence D. Sherman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Clifton W. Callaway, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James J. Menegazzi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Lawrence D. Sherman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Clifton W. Callaway, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James J. Menegazzi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A defibrillation system for use in treatment of ventricular fibrillation includes at least one sensor to measure heart rhythm; at least one applicator to apply a defibrillation pulse to a patient; and at least one processor in communication with the sensor and the applicator to determine a first value related to the rate of change of a leading edge of a lagged phase space reconstruction of ventricular fibrillation heart rhythm measured over a period of time.