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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Jens Kirchner, Erlangen, DE;
Michael Lippert, Ansbach, DE;
Inventors:
Jens Kirchner, Erlangen, DE;
Michael Lippert, Ansbach, DE;
Assignee:
BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01); A61B 5/022 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 5/04 (2013.01); A61N 1/36521 (2013.01); A61N 1/36564 (2013.01); A61N 1/36571 (2013.01); A61N 1/36585 (2013.01); A61B 5/02028 (2013.01); A61N 1/3684 (2013.01); A61N 1/37211 (2013.01); A61N 1/3962 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device includes a preload determination unit for determining the preload of a ventricle for a cardiac cycle and providing a preload value representing the preload; a contractility determination unit for determining the contractility of the ventricle for the cardiac cycle and providing a contractility value representing the contractility; and an evaluation unit connected to the preload determination unit and the contractility determination unit, with the evaluation unit being configured to evaluate contractility values versus associated preload values.