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Tuning of a heart pacemaker through the use of blood pressure and cardiovascular readings

  • US 5,162,991 A
  • Filed: 11/22/1989
  • Issued: 11/10/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of tuning a heart pacemaker comprising the steps of(a) using an electrocardiographic device to adjust the firing sequence of the pacemaker,(b) affixing a non-invasive pressure inducing means and transducer means to the patient,(c) elevating the pressure induced by the pressure inducing means to a suprasystolic pressure,(d) decreasing the pressure induced by the pressure inducing means over time to a subdiastolic pressure,(e) obtaining a data stream from the transducer means, the data stream including pressure data and pulsation signal data,(f) examining the information stream to detect cardiovascular irregularities displayed in the information stream, and(g) repeating steps (e) to (f), if necessary, to minimize the cardiovascular irregularities displayed in the information stream.

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