Wireless sensing devices for evaluating heart performance
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1. A system for monitoring heart performance, comprising:
- a plurality of sensing devices configured to attach to a patient'"'"'s heart tissue, each sensing device comprising a sensor configured to detect physiological data relating to heart contractility, and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit data detected by the sensor; and
a controller comprising a receiver configured to receive the detected data transmitted by the plurality of sensing devices, and a processor configured to analyze the received data.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring heart performance comprises a plurality of sensing devices configured to attach to a patient'"'"'s heart tissue and a controller. Each sensing device comprises a sensor configured to detect physiological data relating to heart contractility and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit data detected by the sensor. The controller comprises a receiver configured to receive the detected data transmitted by the plurality of sensing devices and a processor configured to analyze the received data.
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1. A system for monitoring heart performance, comprising:
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a plurality of sensing devices configured to attach to a patient'"'"'s heart tissue, each sensing device comprising a sensor configured to detect physiological data relating to heart contractility, and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit data detected by the sensor; and
a controller comprising a receiver configured to receive the detected data transmitted by the plurality of sensing devices, and a processor configured to analyze the received data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for evaluating heart performance, comprising:
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attaching a plurality of sensing devices to a patient'"'"'s heart tissue;
detecting, with the sensing devices, physiological data relating to heart contractility;
wirelessly transmitting the detected data from the sensing devices to a controller; and
analyzing the detected data at the controller to determine a contractility of the patient'"'"'s heart. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for monitoring heart performance, comprising:
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a plurality of sensing devices configured to attach to a patient'"'"'s heart tissue, each sensing device comprising a sensor configured to detect physiological data relating to heart contractility, and a wireless transmitter configured to acoustically transmit data detected by the sensor;
a controller incorporated in a diagnostic or therapeutic medical device comprising a receiver configured to receive the detected data transmitted by the plurality of sensing devices, and a processor configured to analyze the received data.
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