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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Cardiovascular > Heart HeartHeart patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/21/06 - 20060287604 - Method of determining cardiac indicators Methods for determining indicators of left ventricular diastolic function are disclosed. The indicators may include the left ventricular isovolumetric relaxation time and the negative slope of a left atrial “V” wave. ... 11/09/06 - 20060253042 - Syncope logbook and method of using same Method and systems are directed to acquiring and organizing information associated with at least one syncope event. A syncope event may be a suspected syncope event, a verified syncope event or a syncope event that is suspected and verified. Automated processes are used to collect information associated with at least ... 11/02/06 - 20060247544 - Characterization of cardiac motion with spatial relationship Cardiac motion is automatically characterized based on spatial relationship to health. A classifier is trained for the characterization of cardiac motion. Regional wall motion abnormality assessment may be improved by combining information from neighboring segments. The structure or relationship between different segments and associated probabilities of different spatial locations being ... 11/02/06 - 20060247543 - High resoution bio-impedance device A method and apparatus for the non-invasive measurement of cardiac function. A signal is applied between a pair of electrodes on a patient. The signal delivers a constant alternating current at multiple simultaneous frequencies. A second pair of electrodes measures a voltage signal. The impedance at each frequency is obtained ... 09/28/06 - 20060217619 - Heart state monitor method A heart state monitor method is proposed. The pressure signal of a life body is measured and then performed by Fourier transform analysis. Next, the frequency domain data of the pressure signal are converted into a power spectral density (PSD). A heart beat noise index of the life body is ... 09/21/06 - 20060211948 - Dynamic technique for fitting heart pacers to individuals A method comprising the steps of mounting pressure sensors in a heart-enclosing device; transmitting the data produced by said sensors during actual operation of said heart-enclosing device worn by a specific individual; receiving said sensor signals for subsequent analysis by a computer; creating a stress map based on said sensor-based ... 08/10/06 - 20060178586 - Devices and methods for accelerometer-based characterization of cardiac function and identification of lv target pacing zones Systems according to the invention employ an acceleration sensor to characterize displacement and vibrational LV motion, and uses this motion data to characterize the different phases of the LV cycle for analyzing LV function. Systems may identify a target pacing region or regions in the LV or RV using the ... 08/03/06 - 20060173367 - Equine fitness monitoring Apparatus for determining the health or fitness, under an exercise load, of an animal such a horse comprises: a first sensor (incorporated in module (3) and having electrodes (5, 6)), positioned in blanket (1) under saddle (2a) of a horse, generating physiological data, e.g. breathing or heart rate, blood pressure ... 07/27/06 - 20060167363 - System and apparatus for determining the left-ventricular ejection time tlve of a heart of a subject In order to reliably determine the left-ventricular ejection time TLVE of a heart of a subject, at least two different measuring methods are employed. This includes in any case the derivation of a first waveform related to thoracic electrical bioimpedance or bioadmittance. A second waveform can be determined by using ... 07/06/06 - 20060149155 - Detection of diastolic heart failure An implantable medical apparatus for detecting diastolic heart failure, DHF, has a DHF determining device for determining at least one blood pressure parameter for detecting a DHF state of the heart of a patient. The DHF determining device has a pressure measuring unit for measuring the absolute value of left ... 06/29/06 - 20060142665 - Heart rate monitor A wearable fitness heart rate monitor comprising an earpiece comprising a sensor unit having a light emitting element and a light receiving element, wherein a portion of an ear is positioned therebetween, wherein the light emitting element emits light into the portion of the ear positioned intermediate the light emitting ... 06/15/06 - 20060129051 - Diagnostic kit to assist with heart valve annulus adjustment A diagnostic device for determining the amount of change required in a coronary sinus to reduce valve regurgitation. The device includes a distal tube having a distal anchor at a distal end portion of the distal tube, a proximal tube having a proximal anchor at a distal end portion of ... 06/01/06 - 20060116591 - Active implantable medical device including means for the evaluation of intracardiac volume An active implantable medical device having a plurality of connection terminals able to be connected to electrodes placed in at least three distinct respective sites in a myocardium; circuits for measuring an intracardiac bio-impedance, comprising circuits for injecting a current and circuits for collecting a voltage at respective poles of ... 06/01/06 - 20060116590 - Endocardial pressure differential sensing systems and methods Embodiments of the present invention are directed to implanted systems, and methods for use therewith, that can monitor a cardiac condition. Pressure in sensed in a left chamber of the heart and a right chamber of the heart. A pressure differential is determined between the sensed pressure in the left ... 05/11/06 - 20060100533 - Apparatus and method for measuring bio signals An apparatus and a method for measuring bio signals are provided. The apparatus includes a body, a plurality of electrodes, and a controller. The body is filled with predetermined packing material. The electrodes are positioned at an outermost portion of the body and touch the skin of a subject to ... 05/04/06 - 20060094967 - Method and apparatus to provide diagnostic index and therapy regulated by subject's autonomic nervous system A system and method are provided for determining an index of autonomic nervous system (ANS) or sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity for use in patient monitoring or therapy delivery control. An ANS or SNS index is calculated as a function of multiple monitored physiological variables that strongly correlate to changes ... 04/27/06 - 20060089557 - Method and apparatus to facilitate heart rate detection A plurality of sensor clusters are provided (61) wherein at least some of the sensor clusters are comprised of at least one light sensitive sensor and a plurality of light emitters. These sensor clusters are disposed (62) in close proximity to a subject user and, in a preferred approach, at ... 03/23/06 - 20060064026 - Non-invasive method and device to monitor cardiac parameters A method of and a device for non-invasively measuring the hemodynamic state of a subject or a human patient involve steps and units of non-invasively measuring cardiac cycle period, electrical-mechanical interval, mean arterial pressure, and ejection interval and converting the measured electrical-mechanical interval, mean arterial pressure and ejection interval into ... 03/16/06 - 20060058693 - Mapping electrophysiological data in a heart chamber A method of acquiring and mapping electrophysiological data in a heart chamber includes inserting a catheter into the heart chamber. Electrophysiological data in the heart chamber is acquired with the catheter. The position of the catheter is determined by using an electromagnetic field source external to the heart chamber, and ... 03/16/06 - 20060058692 - Mapping physiological data in a heart chamber A method of acquiring and mapping physiological data in a heart chamber includes inserting a catheter having an electrode into the heart chamber. Physiological data in the heart chamber is acquired with the electrode, and the position of the electrode is determined. A geometrical representation of at least a portion ... 03/09/06 - 20060052716 - Delivering ablation therapy in a heart chamber A method of representing the geometry of at least a portion of a human heart chamber includes positioning a catheter in a heart chamber. The position of the catheter in the heart chamber is determined. The catheter is re-positioned and the position is re-determined a plurality of times to determine ... 03/09/06 - 20060052715 - Method and apparatus for measuring cardiac output via an extracorporeal cardiopulmonary support circuit A method and apparatus for determining cardiac output in conjunction with flow through an extracorporeal circuit, wherein flow through an arterial line of the extracorporeal circuit is temporarily reversed and an indicator is passed through the cardiopulmonary circuit. A dilution curve is measured in the arterial line of the extracorporeal ... 12/29/05 - 20050288598 - Automatic determination of the long axis of the left ventricle in 3d cardiac imaging A diagnostic imaging apparatus generates a three-dimensional diagnostic image representation. The image representation is converted into an image representation of the patient's heart. A left lower posterior point of the heart image representation is selected as a first approximation of a left ventricle apex and a line of preselected orientation ... 11/03/05 - 20050245833 - Non-invasive device and method for measuring the cardiac output of a patient The invention involves a device and method for ascertaining the functioning of the respiratory system and, in particular, determining the cardiac output of a patient. The device comprises an apparatus containing sensors for measuring the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations as well as the volume of air inhaled and exhaled ... 10/20/05 - 20050234352 - 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 processing the monitoring sets includes a comparison module determining patient status changes ... 10/13/05 - 20050228304 - Method and system of respiratory therapy employing heart rate variability coherence The present invention provides a broad method and system for bringing the heart rate variability cycle of a respiratory care recipient to the desirable state of coherence thereby bringing cardiopulmonary functioning of the therapy recipient to the optimal level of functioning, during which respiratory therapy is provided, yielding maximal effectiveness ... 09/29/05 - 20050215914 - System and method for evaluating heart failure based on ventricular end-diastolic volume using an implantable medical device Techniques are provided for evaluating heart failure within a patient based on ventricular impedance measurements. Briefly, values representative of ventricular end-diastolic volume (EDV) are detected using ventricular electrodes and then heart failure, if occurring within the patient, is evaluated based on ventricular EDV. In this manner, ventricular EDV is used ... 09/22/05 - 20050209522 - Autonomic nervous activity monitor, blood processing apparatus, blood collecting apparatus and autonomic nervous activity monitoring method An autonomic nervous activity monitor capable of predicting occurrence of abnormal reaction depending on autonomic nervous activity and used for medical practice and the like is provided. A blood component collecting apparatus 100 carries out frequency analysis to a pattern of heartbeat which is acquired by an ECG 300 from ... 09/22/05 - 20050209521 - Procedure for deriving reliable information on respiratory activity from heart period measurement The present invention describes a method of tracking minute ventilation from R-R intervals that are based on the acquisition of ECG signal. Sub-methods (RDF1), which are mainly based on heart rate variability, are used, wherein the respiratory frequency is determined from a pattern of rhythmic changes in heart beat data. ... 09/15/05 - 20050203429 - Device and method for measuring cardiac function A device and method for determining at least the left ventricular end diastolic volume LVEDV of a beating heart of in particular a human being, is disclosed, the device comprising a current source supply electrodes, for supplying alternating current to the body, measuring electrodes, for receiving an impedance signal, measuring ... 09/01/05 - 20050192502 - Magnetocardiograph In magnetocardiography, an assisting technique for a doctor diagnosing a heart disease will be provided. In the magnetocardiography, magnetism to be generated from a subject's heart is measured by a magnetic sensor, and from this measured data, a position of center of gravity of excitement wave front in a cardiac ... 07/21/05 - 20050159664 - Method and apparatus for determining blood flow characteristics in small infants A method of determining the cardiac output of an infant, the method comprising the steps of: (a) measuring the infant's weight; (b) measuring the velocity time integral and stroke distance of blood flowing from the heart of the patient; and (c) utilising the two measurement in step (a) and step ... 07/07/05 - 20050148887 - Detection and alarm system A system for continuous monitoring of a physiological condition of a recipient arranged to alarm the recipient and a remote service center in case an abnormality in the physiological condition occurs. For that purpose the system comprises monitoring means provided with a set of electrodes to be arranged on the ... 06/23/05 - 20050137481 - Monitoring method and apparatus A device for remote management of patients suffering from heart failure and hypertension can measure one or more biomarker. The device aids in monitoring the efficacy and safety of treatment in such patients. ... 06/23/05 - 20050137480 - Remote control of implantable device through medical implant communication service band A system and method for communicating data and signals through the Medical Implant Communication Service Band using a repeater or base station in the proximity to an implantable device within a patient is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the device is capable for early detection and monitoring of congestive heart ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |