Method and system for monitoring and controlling systemic and pulmonary circulation during a medical procedure
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Abstract
A method of performing a medical procedure, such as surgery, is provided. The system comprises a sensor to sense a biological characteristic, such as a chemical, physical or physiological characteristic of a bodily tissue or fluid. The method also comprises a nerve stimulator in communication with the sensor to inhibit beating of a heart when the sensor senses the biological characteristic at a first value; and a cardiac stimulator in communication with the sensor to stimulate beating of the heart when the sensor senses the biological characteristic at a second value.
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67 Claims
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9. A method for controlling a heart beat during a medical procedure, comprising:
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sensing a first gas level in a body;
stimulating a first nerve to inhibit beating of a heart;
performing at least one step of the medical procedure;
sensing a second gas level while performing the medical procedure;
stopping stimulation of the first nerve to allow beating of the heart when the second gas level is less than the initial gas level. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for performing a medical procedure, comprising:
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sensing a characteristic of a bodily tissue or fluid via a sensor at a first value;
sending a first signal related to the sensed characteristic at a first value;
modifying the beating of a heart via a nerve stimulator in response to the first signal;
performing at least one step of the medical procedure;
sensing the characteristic via the sensor at a second value;
sending a second signal related to the sensed characteristic at a second value; and
modifying the beating of the heart via a cardiac stimulator in response to the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for performing a medical procedure, comprising:
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sensing a first level of a biological characteristic in a body;
stimulating a nerve to inhibit beating of a heart;
performing at least one step of the medical procedure;
sensing a second level of the biological characteristic while performing the medical procedure;
stopping stimulation of the nerve to allow beating of the heart when the second level differs from the first level by a selective amount. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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