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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Olaf Skerl, Bad Doberan, DE;
Michael Lippert, Ansbach, DE;
Jens Kirchner, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1102 (2013.01); A61B 5/0006 (2013.01); A61N 1/3682 (2013.01); A61N 1/3684 (2013.01); A61N 1/36571 (2013.01); A61N 1/36578 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device includes an integrated or connectable implantable three-dimensional acceleration sensor, and a ballistocardiogram (BCG) capturing unit that is connected or connectable to the acceleration sensor. The BCG evaluation unit processes an acceleration signal provided by the acceleration sensor and derives a BCG from the 3D accelerometer output signal. A BCG evaluation unit is connected to the BCG capturing unit, and is designed to evaluate a BCG provided by the BCG capturing unit and supply an output signal representing stroke volume.