Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Cardiovascular
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-05
2009-12-15
Layno, Carl H (Department: 3766)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Cardiovascular
C600S454000, C600S549000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07632235
ABSTRACT:
The implantable device is capable of performing thermal dilution analysis of the cardiac output of a patient using power delivered from an external source. By using power from an external source, the implantable device conserves its power resources for other purposes, such as for pacing or defibrillation therapy. In one example, an external programmer or bedside monitor provides power through a hand-held power delivery wand via electromagnetic induction, with the power routed from a subcutaneous coil to a heating element implanted in the right atrium, which heats blood as it passes through the right atrium. In another example, the heating element is formed of a material that generates heat in response to a beam of ultrasound provided by the wand. In either case, a downstream blood temperature profile is detected using a thermistor implanted in the pulmonary artery and cardiac output is then estimated by analyzing the temperature profile.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4236527 (1980-12-01), Newbower et al.
patent: 4507974 (1985-04-01), Yelderman
patent: 4576182 (1986-03-01), Normann
patent: 4809697 (1989-03-01), Causey, III et al.
patent: 4819655 (1989-04-01), Webler
patent: 4858614 (1989-08-01), Stevens et al.
patent: 5174299 (1992-12-01), Nelson
patent: 5217019 (1993-06-01), Hughes
patent: 5285796 (1994-02-01), Hughes
patent: 5305760 (1994-04-01), McKown et al.
patent: 5328460 (1994-07-01), Lord et al.
patent: 5394875 (1995-03-01), Lewis et al.
patent: 5411537 (1995-05-01), Munshi et al.
patent: 5598847 (1997-02-01), Renger
patent: 5682899 (1997-11-01), Nashef et al.
patent: 5687733 (1997-11-01), McKown
patent: 5702431 (1997-12-01), Wang et al.
patent: 5733313 (1998-03-01), Barreras, Sr. et al.
patent: 5954659 (1999-09-01), Curley et al.
patent: 5991665 (1999-11-01), Wang et al.
patent: 6015387 (2000-01-01), Schwartz et al.
patent: 6277078 (2001-08-01), Porat et al.
patent: 6314323 (2001-11-01), Ekwall
patent: 6361554 (2002-03-01), Brisken
patent: 6371923 (2002-04-01), Roteliuk et al.
patent: 6376968 (2002-04-01), Taylor et al.
patent: 6400990 (2002-06-01), Silvian
patent: 6438408 (2002-08-01), Mulligan et al.
patent: 6496732 (2002-12-01), Wallace
patent: 6505077 (2003-01-01), Kast et al.
patent: 6512952 (2003-01-01), Stahmann et al.
patent: 6524333 (2003-02-01), Claren et al.
patent: 6572557 (2003-06-01), Tchou et al.
patent: 6580946 (2003-06-01), Struble
patent: 6622045 (2003-09-01), Snell et al.
patent: 6628988 (2003-09-01), Kramer et al.
patent: 6643546 (2003-11-01), Mathis et al.
patent: 6645143 (2003-11-01), VanTassel et al.
patent: 6645153 (2003-11-01), Kroll et al.
patent: 6666826 (2003-12-01), Salo et al.
patent: 6709400 (2004-03-01), Rantala
patent: 6736782 (2004-05-01), Pfeiffer et al.
patent: 6975903 (2005-12-01), Min et al.
patent: 2002/0120200 (2002-08-01), Brockway et al.
patent: 2002/0188213 (2002-12-01), Bardy
patent: 2002/0193785 (2002-12-01), Naghavi et al.
patent: 2002/0198459 (2002-12-01), Franco et al.
patent: 2003/0018255 (2003-01-01), Martin et al.
patent: 2003/0087802 (2003-05-01), Urry
patent: 2003/0149380 (2003-08-01), Fujimoto et al.
patent: 2003/0216721 (2003-11-01), Diederich et al.
patent: 2004/0181158 (2004-09-01), Bowman
patent: 2005/0166683 (2005-08-01), Krivitski et al.
patent: 2005/0240110 (2005-10-01), Liu et al.
patent: 2005/0277839 (2005-12-01), Alderman et al.
patent: 0 597 881 (1992-12-01), None
patent: 0 597 881 (1992-12-01), None
patent: 0 618 780 (1993-07-01), None
patent: 0 955 008 (1999-11-01), None
patent: 1 050 265 (2000-11-01), None
patent: 1 050 265 (2000-11-01), None
patent: WO 91/17703 (1991-11-01), None
patent: WO 99/15075 (1999-04-01), None
patent: WO 01/28419 (2001-04-01), None
patent: WO 01/28419 (2001-04-01), None
patent: WO 2005/000091 (2005-01-01), None
Bell, D., “From Securing Stealth to Ensuring Health: Making Ultrasound Treatment Ultra-Safe”,Ingenia, Issue 19, May/Jun. 2004, pp. 25-29.
Gentry, Kenneth L. et al., “Integrated Catheter for 3-D Intracardiac Echocardiography and Ultrasound Ablation” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 51, No. 7, Jul. 2004, pp. 799-807.
Kuecherer, Helmut F., et al., “Evaluation of aortic compliance in humans,” Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2000; 278:H1411-H1413.
NonFinal Office Action, mailed Mar. 17, 2008: Parent U.S. Appl. No. 11/066,894.
NonFinal Office Action, mailed May 28, 2008: Parent U.S. Appl. No. 11/066,894.
Final Office Action, mailed Dec. 31, 2008—Related U.S. Appl. No. 11/066,894.
Advisory Action, mailed Apr. 10, 2009—Related U.S. Appl. No. 11/066,894.
NonFinal Office Action, mailed Apr. 28, 2009—Related U.S. Appl. No. 11/286,114.
NonFinal Office Action, mailed Dec. 16, 2008—Related U.S Appl. No. 11/267,665.
Boileau Peter
Bornzin Gene A.
Gill Jong
Karicherla Annapurna
Min Xiaoyi
Layno Carl H
Pacesetter Inc.
Reidel Jessica
LandOfFree
System and method for measuring cardiac output via thermal... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with System and method for measuring cardiac output via thermal..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and System and method for measuring cardiac output via thermal... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4148360