Implantable device for vital signs monitoring
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1. A implantable medical device for subcutaneous implantation within the body of a human patient the device including:
- at least two electrodes for sensing the electrical signals from the patient'"'"'s heart;
electronic circuitry including digital memory designed to record the electrical signals from the heart;
the electronics being housed in a case having a tapered shape to facilitate implantation and removal of the device.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device is provided for subcutaneous implantation within a human being. The implantable medical device includes a pair of electrodes for sensing electrical signals from the human being'"'"'s heart. Electronic circuitry having digital memory is provided with the electronic circuitry designed to record the electrical signals from the heart. The electronics of the electronic circuitry are housed in a case having a tapered shape to facilitate implantation and removal of the implantable medical device.
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44 Claims
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1. A implantable medical device for subcutaneous implantation within the body of a human patient the device including:
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at least two electrodes for sensing the electrical signals from the patient'"'"'s heart;
electronic circuitry including digital memory designed to record the electrical signals from the heart;
the electronics being housed in a case having a tapered shape to facilitate implantation and removal of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A implantable medical device for subcutaneous implantation within the body of a human patient the device including:
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a shell housing containing the electronics and battery for the implantable medical device;
at least two electrodes for sensing the electrical signals from the patient'"'"'s heart where one electrode is located on the shell housing and the other electrode is located on a detachable subcutaneous lead, the detachable subcutaneous lead having one of at least two different lengths. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 42)
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36. A method of calculating the spectrum of R-R interval variability, the method including the steps of:
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a. implanting a medical device within the body of a human patient, the medical device being part of a system including at least one processor designed to measure the timing of beats of a patient'"'"'s heart from a signal sensed within the patients body;
b. having the at least one processor measure the R-R interval for a multiplicity of beats during the preset time period;
c. having the at least one processor calculate average R-R interval for the multiplicity of beats during the preset time period;
d. having the at least one processor calculate the R-R interval variability as the difference between the R-R interval and average R-R interval for the multiplicity of beats during the preset time period. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44)
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