AUTOMATIC RATE RESPONSIVE SENSOR MODE SWITCH
    1.
    发明公开
    AUTOMATIC RATE RESPONSIVE SENSOR MODE SWITCH 有权
    AUTOMATISCHER TAKTEMPFINDLICHER SENSORMODENSCHALTER

    公开(公告)号:EP1467797A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-20

    申请号:EP02806258.6

    申请日:2002-12-27

    申请人: Medtronic, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/365

    CPC分类号: A61N1/36585

    摘要: An automatic rate response sensor mode switch is implemented in an implantable medical device to monitor and isolate any sensor in an integrated sensor scheme. The isolated sensor is based on identification of problems associated with the sensor. The implantable medical device will switch to operate with the remainder sensor(s). Specifically, an algorithm tests and determines sensor status to initiate and operate the sensor mode switch. The software continuously monitors, isolates or qualifies a sensor to come back on-line automatically.

    APPARATUS FOR MONITORING HEART RATE AND ABNORMAL RESPIRATION
    4.
    发明授权
    APPARATUS FOR MONITORING HEART RATE AND ABNORMAL RESPIRATION 有权
    一种用于确定心率和呼吸异常

    公开(公告)号:EP1337296B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-25

    申请号:EP00982429.3

    申请日:2000-12-05

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/365

    CPC分类号: A61N1/36521

    摘要: An implantable device having enhanced capabilities for monitoring a patient's heart rate and respiration trends over extended periods of time is disclosed. The information collected by the implantable device (10) may be stored and telemetered to an associated external device such as a devive programmer (420) for display and analysis. Heart rates are measured by measuring the time intervals between sensed depolarizations of a chamber of the patient's heart and preceding sensed depolarizations or delivered pacing pulses. Intervals may be measured in the ventricle and/or atrium of the patient's heart. According to another aspect of the invention, an implanted impedance sensor is employed to monitor minute ventilation. The heart rate and minute ventilation data is used to develp long-term trend data used f or diagnostic purposes. In one embodiment of the invention, heart interval and minute ventilation measurements are taken only during defined time periods of the night and/or day when the patient is at rest. A sensor (30) such as an activity sensor or metabolic rate sensor may be used to confirm patient inactivity.

    IMPLANTABLE APNEA MONITOR
    5.
    发明公开
    IMPLANTABLE APNEA MONITOR 审中-公开
    IMPLANTIERBAR APNEA监视器

    公开(公告)号:EP1501413A2

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-02

    申请号:EP03726173.2

    申请日:2003-04-02

    申请人: Medtronic, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61B5/04

    摘要: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting and monitoring obstructive sleep apnea. The apparatus includes an intracardiac impedance sensor to measure intracardiac impedance, a movement sensor to measure an amount of movement of a patient, and a controller operatively coupled to said intracardiac impedance sensor and said movement sensor, said controller adapted to receive at least one of an intracardiac impedance and the amount of movement of the patient and detect obstructive sleep apnea based upon said intracardiac impedance and said movement.