发明授权
US09179852B2 Heart monitoring systems, apparatus and methods adapted to detect myocardial ischemia
有权
适用于检测心肌缺血的心脏监测系统,装置和方法
- 专利标题: Heart monitoring systems, apparatus and methods adapted to detect myocardial ischemia
- 专利标题(中): 适用于检测心肌缺血的心脏监测系统,装置和方法
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申请号: US11684794申请日: 2007-03-12
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公开(公告)号: US09179852B2公开(公告)日: 2015-11-10
- 发明人: Sarah A. Audet , James K. Carney , William J. Combs
- 申请人: Sarah A. Audet , James K. Carney , William J. Combs
- 申请人地址: US MN Minneapolis
- 专利权人: Medtronic, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Medtronic, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US MN Minneapolis
- 代理商 Michael J. Ostrom
- 主分类号: A61B5/04
- IPC分类号: A61B5/04 ; A61B5/0452 ; A61B5/0402 ; A61B5/00
摘要:
Embodiments include heart monitoring systems, apparatus, and methods adapted to detect myocardial ischemia. An apparatus includes at least one first-tier sensor/analyzer adapted to sense a first input related to cardiac function, and to produce a first-tier trigger signal when the first input indicates myocardial ischemia. In an embodiment, a first-tier sensor/analyzer includes an ECG sensor/analyzer. In another embodiment, a first-tier sensor/analyzer includes a patient activator. An apparatus further includes at least one second-tier sensor/analyzer adapted to sense a second input related to cardiac function, and to produce a second-tier trigger signal when the second input indicates myocardial ischemia. In an embodiment, a second-tier sensor-analyzer includes a heart sound sensor/analyzer. A triggering element is adapted to produce a response-invoking signal in response to the first-tier trigger signal and the second-tier trigger signal. The response-invoking signal may invoke a patient alert, a message to an external system, and/or a cardiac stimulus.