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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Mustafa Karamanoglu, Fridley, MN (US);
Vincent E. Splett, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Nancy J. Rakow, Oak Grove, MN (US);
Linnea R. Lentz, Stacy, MN (US);
Inventors:
Mustafa Karamanoglu, Fridley, MN (US);
Vincent E. Splett, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Nancy J. Rakow, Oak Grove, MN (US);
Linnea R. Lentz, Stacy, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical device and associated method detect ischemia using stimulation delivered to induce respiration. A spontaneous breathing response to the stimulation-induced respiration is determined. Ischemia is detected in response to the spontaneous breathing response. The spontaneous breathing response is measured as a response to adjusting a parameter controlling the stimulation.