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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Per Lagercrantz, Stockholm, SE;
Anna-karin Johansson, Vallentuna, SE;
Karin Järeverud, Solna, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical AB, Jarfalla, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cardiac stimulator has an implantable cardiac lead that carries a temperature sensitive element with a surface thereof in contact with biological matter. The temperature sensitive element emits a temperature signal corresponding to the temperature of biological matter, such as blood, in contact with the surface of the temperature sensitive element. Processing circuitry receives the temperature signal and determines a variability thereof within a selected time interval. A status signal is emitted dependent on this variability.