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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2006
Applicants:
John D. Hatlestad, Maplewood, MN (US);
Imad Libbus, St. Paul, MN (US);
Aaron Lewicke, Forest lake, MN (US);
Inventors:
John D. Hatlestad, Maplewood, MN (US);
Imad Libbus, St. Paul, MN (US);
Aaron Lewicke, Forest lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an embodiment, an implantable medical device includes a controller circuit, a posture sensing circuit, and a physiological sensing circuit. The controller circuit senses a change in a physiological signal as a result of a change in posture, and generates a response as a function of that change. In another embodiment, the controller circuit identifies a heart failure condition as a function of the change in the physiological signal.