Implantable cardiac patient monitor

Details Implantable cardiac patient monitor Implantable cardiac patient monitor

1993-11-24

1995-05-02

Kamm, William E.

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Truss

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128708, A61B 504

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054110319

ABSTRACT:
A cardiac monitor which is fully implantable beneath the skin of a patient monitors heart rate variability of a human heart. The heart rate monitor includes at least one electrode which establishes electrical contact with the heart. During a heart monitoring period, time intervals between adjacent heart beats are determined for generating heart rate data. The heart rate data is stored in a memory which is accessed after the completion of the heart monitoring period for generating a heart rate variability factor. The heart rate variability factor is stored in memory for later transmission to a nonimplanted external receiver.

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