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  • Implantable drug delivery system responsive to intra-cardiac pressure
    Patent number: 7744560
    Abstract: The invention is directed to techniques for monitoring the condition of a patient, such as a patient having congestive heart failure, and appropriately modifying the patient's drug therapy as a function of a pressure in the patient's heart, such as the estimated pulmonary artery diastolic pressure. The drugs may be administered by an implanted drug delivery device. The drug selection, the drug dosage or both may be controlled as a function of the pressure and/or the activity level of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Chester Struble