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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Godefridus Antonius Harks, Eindhoven, NL;
Szabolcs Deladi, Eindhoven, NL;
Bart Michiel DE Boer, Eindhoven, NL;
Maya Ella Barley, Eindhoven, NL;
Jan Frederik Suijver, Eindhoven, NL;
Godefridus Antonius Harks, Eindhoven, NL;
Szabolcs Deladi, Eindhoven, NL;
Bart Michiel De Boer, Eindhoven, NL;
Maya Ella Barley, Eindhoven, NL;
Jan Frederik Suijver, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining a property of a heart. The apparatus comprises a catheter (), which comprises a first property sensing unit for sensing a contraction signal indicative of a reoccurring local contraction of the heart () at a sensing site of the heart (). The apparatus further comprises a first property determining unit () for determining the reoccurring local contraction of the heart () at the sensing site from the sensed contraction signal as a first property of the heart (). The reoccurring local contraction provides information about the heart (), which can be used for a better and/or more reliable characterization of the heart ().