Cardiac resynchronization system and method
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1. A method of determining an inter-chamber delay within a heart of an individual, the method comprising:
- under control of one or more processors configured to execute program instruction;
determining a position of a first sensor in a first chamber of the heart;
determining a position of a second sensor in a second chamber of the heart;
repeating the determining operations for multiple inter-chamber delays;
automatically computing distance changes between the first and second sensors in connection with the corresponding inter-chamber delays; and
automatically determining a select inter-chamber delay from the inter-chamber delays based on the distance changes computed in the automatically computing operation.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of determining an inter-chamber delay within a heart of an individual that may include determining a position of a first sensor in a first chamber of the heart, determining a position of a second sensor in a second chamber of the heart, automatically computing a distance between the first and second sensors, and automatically determining the inter-chamber delay based on the automatically computing operation.
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1. A method of determining an inter-chamber delay within a heart of an individual, the method comprising:
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under control of one or more processors configured to execute program instruction; determining a position of a first sensor in a first chamber of the heart; determining a position of a second sensor in a second chamber of the heart; repeating the determining operations for multiple inter-chamber delays; automatically computing distance changes between the first and second sensors in connection with the corresponding inter-chamber delays; and automatically determining a select inter-chamber delay from the inter-chamber delays based on the distance changes computed in the automatically computing operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for determining an inter-chamber delay within a heart of an individual, the system comprising:
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a first sensor configured to be positioned within a first chamber of the heart; a second sensor configured to be positioned within a second chamber of the heart, wherein the first chamber differs from the second chamber; a surgical navigation sub-system configured to; determine a position of the first sensor in the first chamber of the heart, determine a position of the second sensor in the second chamber of the heart, and repeat the determining operations for multiple inter-chamber delays; and at least one processor configured to automatically compute distance changes between the first and second sensors in connection with the corresponding inter-chamber delays, and automatically determine a select inter-chamber delay from the inter-chamber delays based on the distance changes between the first and second sensors. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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