Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Cardiovascular
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Manuel, George (Department: 3762)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Cardiovascular
Reexamination Certificate
active
07076290
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for discriminating arrhythmias that includes sensing a heart rate indicative of an arrhythmia associated with a first portion of a heart, determining regularity of the sensed heart rate, determining an event interval variability associated with a second portion of the heart, and classifying the arrhythmia in response to the determined event interval variability.
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U.S. Appl. No. 10/292,285.
Hess Michael F.
Sheth Nirav V.
Warman Eduardo N.
Manuel George
Medtronic Inc.
Soldner Michael C.
Wolde-Michael Girma
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