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USING ACOUSTIC ENERGY TO COMPUTE A LUNG EDEMA FLUID STATUS INDICATION

  • US 20090036777A1
  • Filed: 08/03/2007
  • Published: 02/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a fully implantable device including an acoustic transducer configured to emit acoustic energy to a lung and to receive a responsive acoustic energy echo from a lung; and

    an implantable or external processor circuit configured to receive information about the acoustic energy echo and to use the information about the acoustic energy echo to compute and provide a lung edema fluid status indication.

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