Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-11
2007-09-11
Getzow, Scott M. (Department: 3762)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
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10376980
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for determining a metric of cardiac ventricular synchronization and optimizing a cardiac therapy based on the ventricular synchronization metric are provided. A ventricular synchronization metric is determined by: monitoring right and left ventricular pressure; plotting right ventricular pressure as a function of left ventricular pressure to form an RVP-LVP loop; and integrating with respect to direction to determine an area of the RVP-LVP loop which, according to one convention, is mathematically negative during left ventricular led pressure development and is mathematically positive during right ventricular led pressure development. Timing parameters used to control the delivery of cardiac resynchronization therapy or ventricular assist device therapy are adjusted as needed according to the ventricular synchronization metric.
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Getzow Scott M.
McDowall Paul H.
Medtronic Inc.
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