Method of classifying heart rhythms by analyzing several morphology defining metrics derived for a patient's QRS complex
October 22, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3654916 3658055 3807392 Apparatus for pattern recognition of ECG signals for detecting fibrillation Arrhythmia detection and defibrillation system and method Implantable cardiac stimulator for detection and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias Method and system for monitoring electrocardiographic signals and detecting a pathological cardiac arrhythmia such as ventricular tachycardia Method and apparatus for detecting a sequence of abnormal events in an electrical signal, particularly in the depolarization signal of a heart Arrhythmia control system employing arrhythmia recognition algorithm Patent #: 5086772 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 141805 filed on 10/22/1993US Classes:600/515, Detecting arrhythmia128/925Neural networkExaminersPrimary: Kamm, William E.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61B 005/047.2AbstractA method, useable in implantable cardioverter defibrillators, for classifying heart rhythms of a patient by means of electrogram morphology. A number of features (metrics) of the electrogram are measured to form a description of the shape of individual electrograms, and the metrics are then converted into a cardiac rhythm diagnosis by means of a pattern classification technique.Other References
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