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Rate responsive cardiac pacemaker with tilt sensor

  • US 5,957,957 A
  • Filed: 06/17/1997
  • Issued: 09/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Cardiac Pacing apparatus for pacing a patient'"'"'s heart having a pacing rate determining means that can adjust said pacing rate at least in part based on the posture of said patient, said Cardiac Pacing apparatus further comprising,tilt sensor means for deriving a body posture tilt signal, said signal having a characteristic varying with the degree to which the patient posture is in an upright stance or leaning forward;

  • andprocessor means for determining said pacing rate and for employing said posture tilt signal having said varying characteristic into into its determination of the pacing rate to be employed by said pacing apparatus.

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