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Device for determining myocardial function and corresponding procedure

  • US 5,693,075 A
  • Filed: 03/04/1996
  • Issued: 12/02/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of determining myocardial function of a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:

  • implanting an acceleration sensor in the right ventricle of the patient'"'"'s heart;

    sensing a natural heart acceleration of the patient;

    generating a signal representative of the natural heart acceleration; and

    selecting at least one time segment of the natural heart acceleration signal based on a predetermined portion of a cardiac cycle; and

    processing the selected time segment of the signal to provide an indication of myocardial function of the patient'"'"'s heart.

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