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Method and System for Configuration of a Pacemaker and For Placement of Pacemaker Electrodes

  • US 20080146928A1
  • Filed: 12/14/2006
  • Published: 06/19/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cardiac ultrasound imaging system for helping a clinician select a pacemaker electrode site and configure a pacemaker, the system comprising:

  • an intracardiac ultrasound imaging system configured to image a patient'"'"'s heart; and

    a computer configured to;

    process images generated by the ultrasound system in order to compute a measurement of cardiac ejection volume for a given pacemaker configuration and electrode site;

    save at least one combination of the corresponding pacemaker configuration, the corresponding electrode site, and the ejection volume measurement; and

    retrieve the ejection volume measurement, the pacemaker configuration, and the electrode site of any of the saved combinations.

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