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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Douglas A. Hettrick, Andover, MN (US);
Todd M. Zielinski, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Eduardo Warman, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Shantanu Sarkar, Roseville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0452 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3987 (2013.01); A61B 5/0535 (2013.01); A61B 5/7239 (2013.01); A61N 1/3627 (2013.01); A61N 1/3682 (2013.01); A61N 1/3684 (2013.01); A61N 1/36521 (2013.01); A61B 5/0452 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and/or devices are disclosed herein for monitoring cardiac impedance signal and delivering therapy to a patient's heart based upon the monitored cardiac impedance.