Multi-axial accelerometer-based sensor for an implantable medica

Details Multi-axial accelerometer-based sensor for an implantable medica Multi-axial accelerometer-based sensor for an implantable medica

1995-02-17

1999-12-14

Kamm, William E.

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical therapeutic systems

607 19, A61N 136

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060029633

ABSTRACT:
An improved sensor and related method for multi-axial measurement of motion for an implantable medical device is disclosed. The sensor has a wide variety of applications, including use as a cardiac wall motion sensor or a physical activity sensor. The sensor includes first and second conductors over which the motion measurements are made. A first transducer provides a first motion measurement indicative of sensor acceleration during a first phase, while a second transducer provides a second motion measurement indicative of sensor acceleration during a second phase. The first and second transducers are connected in parallel so as to provide the first and second motion measurements to an implantable medical device over the first and second conductors. The first and second phases are non-overlapping periods of time so that the motion measurements from each transducer are time division multiplexed. The sensor provides motion measurements that may either be compensated or uncompensated for temperature effects. In either case, the motion sensor uses fewer conductors than conventional sensors to deliver its measurements.

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