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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2008
William J. Linder, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Angela M. Muttonen, Forest Lake, MN (US);
William J. Linder, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Angela M. Muttonen, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising, a plurality of electrodes configured to deliver defibrillation countershock energy to a subject, an impedance measurement circuit communicatively coupled to the electrodes and configured to measure the impedance between any two of the electrodes using a non-stimulating excitation signal, and a controller communicatively coupled to the impedance measurement circuit and configured to calculate the impedance of a shock vector, wherein the shock vector includes a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected together, and a third electrode, and wherein the controller calculates the impedance using measured impedances between the three electrodes when none of them are electrically connected.