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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Xiaoyi Min, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Jay Snell, Studio City, CA (US);
Josh Reiss, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoyi Min, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Jay Snell, Studio City, CA (US);
Josh Reiss, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61B 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/365 (2013.01); A61N 1/3627 (2013.01); A61B 5/026 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 7/023 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61N 1/36578 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary method includes receiving a signal from an intrathoracic vibration sensor, analyzing the signal for vibration associated with deceleration of blood flow into the left ventricle, based at least in part on the analyzing, deciding whether to call for adjustment to one or more parameters of a bi-ventricular pacing therapy. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.