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Sensing system and method for sensing minute ventilation
Assignee: Pacesetter Inc
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Filing: 1987-06-03
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Granted: 1989-08-22
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Expires: 2007-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A sensing system for detecting the frequency and amplitude of motion of a patient's diaphragm, having a transducer for detecting movement, transvenously implantable in a patient's cardiovascular system; a lead coupled to the transducer, transvenously implanatable in a patient's cardiovascular system; and a sensing instrument coupled to the lead for correlating transducer movement with the frequency and amplitude of diaphragm motion. A method for sensing the frequency and amplitude of motion of a patient's diaphragm including transvenously implanting in a patient's cardiovascular system a transducer capable of measuring movement frequency and amplitude; detecting the frequency and amplitude of movement of the transducer; and correlating transducer movement with the frequency and amplitude of the patient's diaphragm movement.
Inventors
- 👤 Clyde D. Elliott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:23
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/18; A61N1/32; A61N1/36; A61N1/362; A61N1/365; A61N1/36514; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/103; A61B5/11; A61B5/68; A61B5/6846; A61B5/6847; A61B5/686; A61B5/6867; A61B5/6869
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A sensing system for detecting the frequency and amplitude of motion of a patient's diaphragm comprising: a transducer means for detecting vertical movements of the patient's pericardial sac, transvenously implantable in a patient's cardiovascular system; a lead means coupled to the transducer means, transvenously implantable in a patient's cardiovascular system, and a sensing instrument means for correlating transducer movement detection with the frequency and amplitude of diaphragm motion coupled to the lead means and the transducer means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A sensing system for detecting the frequency and amplitude of motion of a patient's diaphragm comprising: a transducer means for detecting vertical movements of the patient's pericardial sac, transvenously implantable in a patient's cardiovascular system; a lead means coupled to the transducer means, transvenously implantable in a patient's cardiovascular system, and a sensing instrument means for correlating transducer movement detection with the frequency and amplitude of diaphragm motion coupled to the lead means and the transducer means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the transducer means is a strain gauge means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The sensing system of claim 2, wherein the strain gauge means is embedded in the lead means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the transducer means is a piezoelectric crystal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the lead means is deformable in response to pericardial sac motion, the transducer means is a pair of capacitance plates mounted on the lead means with a gap between the plates that is variable in proportion to lead means deformation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the lead means is deformable in response to pericardial sac motion, the transducer means is a pulsed photoelectric signal receiver for intercepting a signal transmitted by the generator, and the generator and receiver are mounted on the lead means with a gap therebetween that is variable in proportion to lead means deformation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The sensing system of claim 6, wherein the generator and the receiver are semiconductor devices.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The sensing system of claim 7, wherein at least one of the semiconductor devices is a photodiode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the lead means is deformable in response to diaphragm motion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
77 words
The sensing system of claim 1, wherein: at least a portion of the lead means is implantable in a flexed configuration having a bend therein and a pair of opposing leg portions projecting from the bend and forming a gap, therebetween, so that diaphragm motion causes lead deformation by causing arcuate rotation of the leg portions and varies the gap; and the transducer means is in the flexed portion of the lead means and detects lead deformation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the sensing instrument means is a demand rate-variable pacer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The sensing system of claim 1, wherein the lead means includes an atrial J-electrode.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
154 words
A sensing system for detecting the frequency and amplitude of motion of a patient's diaphragm comprising: a strain gauge means for detecting vertical movements of the patient's pericardial sac, transvenously implantable in a patients' cardiovascular system, having variable elongation in response to movement; a lead means transvenously implantable in a patient's cardiovascular system, at least a portion of the lead means being implantable in a flexed configuration having a bend therein and a pair of opposing leg portions projecting from the bend and forming a gap therebetween, with the strain gauge being coupled to the lead means in the flexed portion thereof so that vertical movements of the pericardial sac cause arcuate rotation of the leg portions and varies elongation of the strain gauge means; and a demand rate-variable pacer coupled to the lead means and the strain gauge means for correlating strain gauge elongation with the frequency and amplitude of the diaphragm motion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
154 words
A sensing system for detecting the frequency and amplitude of motion of a patient's diaphragm comprising: a strain gauge means for detecting vertical movements of the patient's pericardial sac, transvenously implantable in a patients' cardiovascular system, having variable elongation in response to movement; a lead means transvenously implantable in a patient's cardiovascular system, at least a portion of the lead means being implantable in a flexed configuration having a bend therein and a pair of opposing leg portions projecting from the bend and forming a gap therebetween, with the strain gauge being coupled to the lead means in the flexed portion thereof so that vertical movements of the pericardial sac cause arcuate rotation of the leg portions and varies elongation of the strain gauge means; and a demand rate-variable pacer coupled to the lead means and the strain gauge means for correlating strain gauge elongation with the frequency and amplitude of the diaphragm motion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The sensing of system of claim 13, wherein the lead means includes an atrial J-electrode.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
66 words
A method for sensing the frequency and amplitude of motion of a patient's diaphragm comprising: transvenously implanting in a patient's cardiovascular system a transducer means capable of measuring frequency and amplitude of vertical movements of the patient's pericardial sac; detecting the frequency and amplitude of movement measurements of the transducer means; and correlating transducer movement measurements with the frequency and amplitude of the patient's diaphragm movement.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
66 words
A method for sensing the frequency and amplitude of motion of a patient's diaphragm comprising: transvenously implanting in a patient's cardiovascular system a transducer means capable of measuring frequency and amplitude of vertical movements of the patient's pericardial sac; detecting the frequency and amplitude of movement measurements of the transducer means; and correlating transducer movement measurements with the frequency and amplitude of the patient's diaphragm movement.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the transducer means is a strain gauge means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the implanting is performed in a patient's cardiac chamber.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the implanting is performed in a patient's cardiac atrium.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the implanting is performed in a patient's hepatic vein.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the detecting comprises measuring a signal generated by the transducer in response to transducer movement.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 20, wherein the signal measuring includes carrying the signal to a sensing instrument.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 21, wherein the sensing instrument is a demand rate-variable pacer.
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