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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Yong K. Cho, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Tommy D. Bennett, Shoreview, MN (US);
Mark K. Erickson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Maneesh Shrivastav, Blaine, MN (US);
Saul E. Greenhut, Aurora, CO (US);
Karen J. Kleckner, New Brighton, MN (US);
Charles P. Sperling, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert A. Corey, Roseville, MN (US);
Yong K. Cho, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Tommy D. Bennett, Shoreview, MN (US);
Mark K. Erickson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Maneesh Shrivastav, Blaine, MN (US);
Saul E. Greenhut, Aurora, CO (US);
Karen J. Kleckner, New Brighton, MN (US);
Charles P. Sperling, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert A. Corey, Roseville, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical device for determining a respiratory effort having a pressure sensor to sense pressure signals, a housing having system components positioned therein, and a microprocessor positioned within the housing, wherein the microprocessor detects an inspiration and an expiration in response to the pressure signals, detects a breath in response to the detected inspiration and the detected expiration, and determines the respiratory effort in response to the detected breath.