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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Giorgio Corbucci, Cento, IT;
Josephus P. A. Smit, Arnhem, NL;
Johannes S. Van Der Veen, Dieren, NL;
Geert Van Lembergen, Merchtem, BE;
Marinus C. J. Verschelling, Amersfoort, NL;
Inventors:
Giorgio Corbucci, Cento, IT;
Josephus P. A. Smit, Arnhem, NL;
Johannes S. Van Der Veen, Dieren, NL;
Geert Van Lembergen, Merchtem, BE;
Marinus C. J. Verschelling, Amersfoort, NL;
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 5/02152 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device system and associated method receive a signal from an implantable sensor operatively positioned relative to a vein, the signal being responsive to changes in a diameter of the vein. A diameter of the vein is determined in response to the sensor signal and used in estimating central venous pressure (CVP).