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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Lilian Kornet, Maastricht, NL;
Raphael Schneider, Maastricht, NL;
Inventors:
Lilian Kornet, Maastricht, NL;
Raphael Schneider, Maastricht, NL;
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/0402 (2006.01); A61B 5/046 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3621 (2013.01); A61B 5/02 (2013.01); A61B 5/02405 (2013.01); A61B 5/0402 (2013.01); A61B 5/046 (2013.01); A61B 5/6801 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61N 1/36592 (2013.01);
Abstract
In general, the disclosure describes techniques for predicting the occurrence of an arrhythmia based on an indication of heart rate turbulence. An example method comprises sensing a parameter indicative of heart rate turbulence, measuring heart rate turbulence based on the sensed parameter, and predicting an occurrence of an arrhythmia based on the measured heart rate turbulence.