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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Sarah A. Audet, Shoreview, MN (US);
James K. Carney, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
William J. Combs, Galena, OH (US);
Tommy D. Bennett, Shoreview, MN (US);
Barbro M. L. Kjellstrom, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Sarah A. Audet, Shoreview, MN (US);
James K. Carney, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
William J. Combs, Galena, OH (US);
Tommy D. Bennett, Shoreview, MN (US);
Barbro M. L. Kjellstrom, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method of detecting ischemia with a pressure sensor. The method can include obtaining a pressure signal and determining a pressure rate of change. The method can also include identifying at least one of impaired relaxation and impaired contractility in order to detect ischemia.