Patents Represented by Law Firm Nikolaim Merserea & Dietz, P.A.
  • Optimization of pacing parameters based on measurement of acoustic noise
    Patent number: 6058329
    Abstract: Hemodynamic performance of the heart as a pump is optimized by using an accelerometer and signal processing circuitry to measure total acoustic noise (TAN) over predetermined time periods when a pacemaker is made to function in a variety of modes. By detecting the particular mode associated with minimum TAN, the optimum pacing mode is arrived at.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney W. Salo, Kevin G. Nugent