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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Donald L. Hopper, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Bruce Wilkoff, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Richard Morris, Hinckley, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/37 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36585 (2013.01); A61N 1/36542 (2013.01); A61N 1/365 (2013.01); A61N 1/36521 (2013.01); A61N 1/3702 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable cardiac device is configured and programmed to assess a patient's cardiopulmonary function by evaluating the patient's minute ventilation response. Such evaluation may be performed by computing a minute ventilation response slope, defined as the ratio of an incremental change in minute ventilation to an incremental change in measured activity level. The minute ventilation response slope may then be compared with a normal range to assess the patient's functional status.