Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Cardiovascular
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2010-11-09
Layno, Carl H (Department: 3766)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Cardiovascular
Reexamination Certificate
active
07831299
ABSTRACT:
A method of automatically determining which type of treatment is most appropriate for a cardiac arrest victim, the method comprising transforming one or more time domain electrocardiogram (ECG) signals into a frequency domain representation comprising a plurality of discrete frequency bands, combining the discrete frequency bands into a plurality of analysis bands, wherein there are fewer analysis bands than discrete frequency bands, determining the content of the analysis bands, and determining the type of treatment based on the content of the analysis bands.
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Freeman Gary A.
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Gedeon Brian T
Layno Carl H
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