Class 600/508 - Heart

Subclass of Class 600 - Surgery
Definition: Subject matter for evaluating a heart condition.
No. of patents: 820
Last issue date: 01/31/2012

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8105241	Combining to a singularity plural-anatomical-site, heart-functionality measurements Combining, to a singularity, from a plurality of anatomical sites, and over a plurality of heart cycles a collection of selected heart-functionality parameter measurements, such as EMAT, LVST, PADT, and AAFT measurements, including (a) collecting ECG and heart-sound...	01/31/2012
8088075	Identification of an implantable medical device by correlating cardiac related data In a method and system for identifying an implantable medical device (IMD), which is arranged to be disposed in a body, by conducting a telemetry communication session between the implantable medical device and an external programmer device, cardiac data are registe...	01/03/2012
8079959	Patient screening tools for implantable cardiac stimulus systems Tools and devices are provided for determining whether a patient is well suited to receiving an implantable cardiac stimulation device by analyzing cardiac signals captured using external or cutaneous electrodes. Some of the illustrative tools include shapes for vis...	12/20/2011
8062227	Heart failure decompensation determination Heart failure decompensation is detected by sensing at least one physiological signal. Values of at least two different heart failure variables are derived using one or more physiological signals and a threshold for the first heart failure variable is adjusted in re...	11/22/2011
8052611	Method and apparatus for management of heart failure hospitalization A hospitalization management system including a heart failure analyzer that receives diagnostic data including at least sensor data representative of one or more physiological signals sensed from a hospitalized patient using one or more sensors and assesses risk of ...	11/08/2011
8047999	Filtering of a physiologic signal in a medical device A system and method for filtering a pressure signal in a medical device in which a sensor terminal senses the pressure signal, an electrode terminal receives cardiac electrical signals, a signal filtering system filters the sensed pressure signal in response to a de...	11/01/2011
8048000	Patient weight and ankle displacement correlation device A device for correlating trend data with respect to a patient's weight ankle displacement can identify conditions indicative of congestive heart failure. A weight scale or similar device coupled with imaging mechanism operable to measure ankle displacement collects ...	11/01/2011
8038626	Implantable tissue perfusion sensing system and method A medical device system for sensing cardiac events that includes a plurality of electrodes sensing cardiac signals utilized to identify a cardiac event, a plurality of light sources capable of emitting light at a plurality of wavelengths, and a detector to detect th...	10/18/2011
8038625	System and method for three-dimensional mapping of electrophysiology information An electrophysiology apparatus is used to measure electrical activity occurring in a heart of a patient and to visualize the electrical activity and/or information related to the electrical activity. A three-dimensional map of the electrical activity and/or the info...	10/18/2011
8038624	System for the detection of cardiac events Disclosed is a system for the detection of cardiac events (a guardian system) that includes an implanted device called a cardiosaver, a physician's programmer and an external alarm system. The system is designed to provide early detection of cardiac events such as a...	10/18/2011
8033999	System and method for monitoring myocardial instability A method of monitoring myocardial stability includes determining a window length representing an acceptable time period between potential start times associated with at least two physiologic indices and monitoring multiple physiologic indices representative of myoca...	10/11/2011
7998082	Thermo-dilution cardiac output measurement simulator The present invention includes machine-enabled methods of, and devices and systems for, simulating thermo-dilution cardiac output measurements based on ambient room temperature measurements via the injectate temperature sensor. ...	08/16/2011
7998081	Computer assisted cardiogram diagnostic system and the method thereof A computer assisted cardiogram diagnostic system, comprises a diagnosing unit, for obtaining a plurality of preliminary diagnostic results according to the cardiogram signals; and an amending unit, for judging the plurality of preliminary diagnostic results, and ame...	08/16/2011
7993277	Commotio cordis testing A method of evaluating a chest wall protector comprises determining a flight time to impact on a subject of a projectile launched using a bow, determining an actuation time of a mechanism configured to release a string of the bow to launch the projectile based upon ...	08/09/2011
7988639	System and method for complex geometry modeling of anatomy using multiple surface models Disclosed herein are methods and systems for creating a complex model of the human anatomy. The anatomy may be modeled using multiple geometries. Generally, a plurality of line-of-sight models may be combined into a composite model. Multiple clouds of points may be ...	08/02/2011
7985185	Heart monitoring apparatus Heart monitoring apparatus with sensing stage connectable to intracardiac electrode picking up electric potentials and adapted to process electric signals representing a time course of said potentials, a mechanical action detection stage adapted to generate a geomet...	07/26/2011
7972274	System and method for analyzing a patient status for congestive heart failure for use in automated patient care A system and method for providing diagnosis and monitoring of congestive heart failure for use in automated patient care is described. At least one recorded physiological measure is compared to at least one other recorded physiological measure on a substantially reg...	07/05/2011
7963925	Method and apparatus for defining the effect of atrial arrhythmias on cardiac performance and directing therapy using a plurality of intrinsically and extrinsically derived signals This invention describes methods and algorithms for processing a plurality of relevant signals/data intrinsic to a patient and/or derived from external diagnostic equipment for management of atrial arrhythmias. The intrinsic signals are acquired from intracardiac le...	06/21/2011
7963924	Heart simulator A development system for a cardiac pacemaker control system, the development system comprising: a cardiac pacemaker prototype including an adaptive control system; and a heart simulator in communication with the cardiac pacemaker prototype comprising: a means for re...	06/21/2011
7938781	Hemodynamic stability assessment based on heart sounds A method comprises detecting at least one episode of ventricular tachyarrhythmia in a subject using an implantable medical device (IMD), sensing at least one heart sound signal for the subject using the IMD, the heart sound signal associated with mechanical vibratio...	05/10/2011
7922668	Aerobic spa system An aerobic spa system comprising a water source providing water, an ozone source providing ozone, an ozone introduction mechanism adapted to introduce at least some of the ozone into the water, an ozone saturation mechanism adapted to cause at least some of the ozon...	04/12/2011
7909771	Diagnosis of sleep apnea Methods and apparatuses for detecting sleep apnea by analyzing characteristic physiological oscillations of the heart rate variability (HRV). Starting from recorded ECG data of the patient, for example, as a long-term sequence of the changing RR intervals, the heart...	03/22/2011
7901360	Implantable sensor for measuring physiologic information An implantable sensor is provided that includes a piezopolymer sensor element including a body having a plurality of layers of a piezopolymer, and an attachment device configured to hold the piezopolymer sensor element in direct contact with at least one of a bodily...	03/08/2011
7874993	System and method for diagnosing and monitoring congestive heart failure A system for diagnosing and monitoring congestive heart failure for automated remote patient care is presented. A database stores a plurality of monitoring sets relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis. A server retrieving and pro...	01/25/2011
7862515	Apparatus for detecting sleep apnea using electrocardiogram signals An apparatus for diagnosing sleep apnea only uses an electrocardiogram signal and a computer processor and associated computer code that are configured to analyze the electrocardiogram signal and classify each time period of the electrocardiogram signal as either ap...	01/04/2011
7841986	Methods and apparatus of three dimensional cardiac electrophysiological imaging Generating a three-dimensional representation of cardiac electrical activity within a subject's heart includes collecting, from a catheter having a distal portion that includes sensors that sense electrical activity and which catheter distal portion is positioned wi...	11/30/2010
7837628	Electro-mechanical system for electrophysiology and hemodynamic studies An electrical-mechanical system may be used in electrophysiology and hemodynamic studies. The system may include a mounting arrangement couplable to a support surface for supporting a patient. At least one catheter input module may be electrically and mechanically c...	11/23/2010
7837629	System and method for generating baseline data for automated management of edema A system and method for generating baseline data for automated management of edema is disclosed. Collected device measures are accumulated to record raw physiometry for a patient, wherein the patient is regularly monitored by an implantable medical device, beginning...	11/23/2010
7824341	Method and apparatus for locating the fossa ovalis and performing transseptal puncture A method of identifying the fossa ovalis in a patient by positioning one or more electrodes against the tissue of the interatrial septum of the patient and acquiring unipolar and/or bipolar electrograms of the tissue of the interatrial septum while moving the electr...	11/02/2010
7819813	Graph display processing unit and method thereof A graph display processing device and method that facilitates easy viewing of data with periodicity. With each recognition of a cardiac cycle, a CPU of an electrocardiogram display device (100) finds a point between an R-wave and an S-wave in the cardiac cycl...	10/26/2010
7815577	Method and apparatus for locating the fossa ovalis, creating a virtual fossa ovalis and performing transseptal puncture A method of locating the fossa ovalis in a patient by locating the His bundle, plane of the interatrial septum, and coronary sinus ostium in a patient, and thereafter locating the fossa ovalis on the basis of one or more predetermined distances between the fossa ova...	10/19/2010
7811234	Remote-sensing method and device A remote-detection system is provided for monitoring changes in permittivity associated with physiological activity of a subject that is free to move. The system includes a source containing an oscillator configured to illuminate tissue of the subject with an electr...	10/12/2010
7806832	False positive reduction in SPO2 atrial fibrillation detection using average heart rate and NIBP The method and system includes detecting atrial fibrillation in a patient by monitoring the blood oxygen saturation level over a period of time. The method and system produces a plethysmographic waveform from the monitored blood oxygen saturation level and analyzes ...	10/05/2010
7794407	Method of locating the tip of a central venous catheter The invention includes a method of locating a tip of a central venous catheter (“CVC”) having a distal and proximal pair of electrodes disposed within the superior vena cava, right atrium, and/or right ventricle. The method includes obtaining a distal and proxim...	09/14/2010
7780607	Cardiac therapy system including a triboelectric sensor Mechanical activity of a heart is sensed by a cardiac lead that carries a triboelectric sensor. The triboelectric sensor produces a triboelectric signal in response to cardiac contractions. A lead fabricated according to the invention can be used for a variety of pu...	08/24/2010
7780606	Hemodynamic stability assessment based on heart sounds A system comprising an implantable medical device (IMD). The IMD includes an implantable sensor operable to produce an electrical signal representative of mechanical activity of a heart of a subject and a controller circuit coupled to the sensor. The IMD also includ...	08/24/2010
7766840	Method and system for heart failure status evaluation based on a disordered breathing index An evaluation of heart failure status is provided based on a disordered breathing index. Patient respiration is sensed and a respiration signal is generated. Disordered breathing episodes are detected based on the respiration signal. A disordered breathing index is ...	08/03/2010
7753855	Implantable cardiac device providing sudden cardiac death susceptibility indicator and method An implantable cardiac stimulation device determines sudden cardiac death susceptibility of a heart. The device comprises a first measuring circuit that measures intrinsic rest rate of the heart, a second measuring circuit that measures heart rate response of the he...	07/13/2010
7736318	Apparatus and method for monitoring and communicating wellness parameters of ambulatory patients The monitoring device incorporates transducing devices for converting the desired measured parameters into electrical signals capable of being processed by a local computer or microprocessor system. The device interacts with the ambulatory patient and then, via a mo...	06/15/2010
7713213	Physiological event detection systems and methods Systems and methods using constant false alarm rate techniques for event detection. One example of an event detection method includes collecting a first distribution of measurements for a first physiological parameter. In another example, the first distribution of m...	05/11/2010

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