Patent classifications
A61B5/335
EXTENDED WEAR AMBULATORY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITOR
An electrocardiography monitor is provided. A sealed housing includes one end wider than an opposite end of the sealed housing. Electronic circuitry is provided within the sealed housing. The electronic circuitry includes an electrographic front end circuit to sense electrocardiographic signals and a micro-controller interfaced to the electrocardiographic front end circuit to sample the electrocardiographic signals. A buzzer within the housing outputs feedback to a wearer of the sealed housing.
CHRONIC MONITORING OF BLOOD PRESSURE USING HEART SOUNDS
This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to determine an indication of contractility of a heart of a patient using received physiologic information, and to determine blood pressure information of the patient using the heart sound information and the determined indication of contractility of the heart. The system can include an assessment circuit configured to determine an indication of contractility of a heart of the patient using first heart sound (S1) information of the patient, and to determine blood pressure information of the patient using second heart sound (S2) information of the patient and the determined indication of contractility of the heart.
CHRONIC MONITORING OF BLOOD PRESSURE USING HEART SOUNDS
This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to determine an indication of contractility of a heart of a patient using received physiologic information, and to determine blood pressure information of the patient using the heart sound information and the determined indication of contractility of the heart. The system can include an assessment circuit configured to determine an indication of contractility of a heart of the patient using first heart sound (S1) information of the patient, and to determine blood pressure information of the patient using second heart sound (S2) information of the patient and the determined indication of contractility of the heart.
NOISE-SEPARATING CARDIAC MONITOR
A noise-separating cardiac monitor is provided. An implantable housing includes an external surface. A wireless antenna is shaped to wrap around an interior periphery of the implantable housing. Electrodes are provided on a ventral surface of the implantable housing to capture P-wave signals and R-wave signals. Electronic circuitry is provided within the wearable housing and includes a low power microcontroller. A front end circuit includes a signal lead operable to sense cardiac electrical potentials through one of the electrodes, a reference lead operable to sense the cardiac electrical potentials through another electrode, and a reference generator configured to inject a driven reference to the reference lead. The signal lead includes a coupling capacitor and a protection resistor associated with thermal noise. The thermal noise is not contained in the driven reference and not introduced to the reference lead. A non-volatile memory is electrically interfaced with the microcontroller.
NOISE-SEPARATING CARDIAC MONITOR
A noise-separating cardiac monitor is provided. An implantable housing includes an external surface. A wireless antenna is shaped to wrap around an interior periphery of the implantable housing. Electrodes are provided on a ventral surface of the implantable housing to capture P-wave signals and R-wave signals. Electronic circuitry is provided within the wearable housing and includes a low power microcontroller. A front end circuit includes a signal lead operable to sense cardiac electrical potentials through one of the electrodes, a reference lead operable to sense the cardiac electrical potentials through another electrode, and a reference generator configured to inject a driven reference to the reference lead. The signal lead includes a coupling capacitor and a protection resistor associated with thermal noise. The thermal noise is not contained in the driven reference and not introduced to the reference lead. A non-volatile memory is electrically interfaced with the microcontroller.
SIGNAL PROCESSING OF VELOCITY STREAMS OF A SIGNAL FLOW FOR COHERENT MAPPING OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE
A method is provided. The method is implemented by a mapping engine stored as program code on a memory and executed by a processor. The method include subdividing an anatomical mesh of a part of an anatomical structure to one or more other meshes of the anatomical structure. The one or more other meshes are more granular than the anatomical mesh. The method includes interpolating local activation time values and velocity values for the one or more other meshes and tracing a path of velocity vectors on the one or more other meshes in accordance with the interpolation of the local activation time values and velocity values. The method also includes projecting the path on the anatomical mesh to provide an enhanced visualization of the anatomical structure.
SIGNAL PROCESSING OF VELOCITY STREAMS OF A SIGNAL FLOW FOR COHERENT MAPPING OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE
A method is provided. The method is implemented by a mapping engine stored as program code on a memory and executed by a processor. The method include subdividing an anatomical mesh of a part of an anatomical structure to one or more other meshes of the anatomical structure. The one or more other meshes are more granular than the anatomical mesh. The method includes interpolating local activation time values and velocity values for the one or more other meshes and tracing a path of velocity vectors on the one or more other meshes in accordance with the interpolation of the local activation time values and velocity values. The method also includes projecting the path on the anatomical mesh to provide an enhanced visualization of the anatomical structure.
SYSTEM FOR COIL-BASED IMPLANTABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR ENERGY TRANSMISSION
An insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) with induction-based recharging capabilities and a transmitting coil for recharging the same are disclosed. The length of the monitoring performed by the ICM is extended and the functionality of the ICM enhanced, by including an internal energy harvesting module that allows for charging the ICM at a high speed without burning the patient or overheating components of the ICM. Internally, the energy harvesting module includes at least two overlapping receiving coils that are spaced to be orthogonal to each other and that have a tilt angle of substantially 45°. Such overlapping wire combination allows to minimize mutual inductance of the solenoid coils and increase the rate at which energy can be provided to the energy harvesting module. Further, the rate at which the energy is transmitted from the outside can be increased by defining in a transmitting coil a substantially triangular gap.
SYSTEM FOR COIL-BASED IMPLANTABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR ENERGY TRANSMISSION
An insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) with induction-based recharging capabilities and a transmitting coil for recharging the same are disclosed. The length of the monitoring performed by the ICM is extended and the functionality of the ICM enhanced, by including an internal energy harvesting module that allows for charging the ICM at a high speed without burning the patient or overheating components of the ICM. Internally, the energy harvesting module includes at least two overlapping receiving coils that are spaced to be orthogonal to each other and that have a tilt angle of substantially 45°. Such overlapping wire combination allows to minimize mutual inductance of the solenoid coils and increase the rate at which energy can be provided to the energy harvesting module. Further, the rate at which the energy is transmitted from the outside can be increased by defining in a transmitting coil a substantially triangular gap.
Electrocardiography and respiratory monitor
An electrocardiography and respiratory monitoring patch is provided. The monitoring patch includes a backing. Electrocardiographic electrodes are affixed to and conductively exposed on a contact surface of the backing to sense electrocardiographic data. A circuit includes circuit traces and each circuit trace is coupled to one of the electrocardiographic electrodes. At least one respiratory sensor is positioned adjacent to the backing to sense respiratory data including SpO2 or respiratory rate.