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Exercise responsive cardiac pacemaker
Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
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Filing: 1982-05-19
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Granted: 1984-03-13
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Expires: 2002-05-19
Abstract
Abstract An exercise-responsive cardiac pacemaker is provided which physiologically controls the stimulation rate of a heart by sensing the venous blood temperature in the right ventricle of the heart. A temperature sensing means which includes a thermistor produces an output signal which is sent to an algorithm implementing means for implementing the output signal by an algorithm which represents the mathematical function between venous blood temperature in the right ventricle and heart rate in a normally functioning heart. The algorithm implementing means produces an output signal which is variable between a maximum and minimum level corresponding to the desired maximum and minimum levels of heart rate in a normally functioning heart. The algorithm implementing means is also programmable by telemetry after implantation. A cardiac pacemaker is connected to the algorithm implementing means and is responsive thereto in order to variably control the stimulation rate of the heart.
Inventors
- 👤 William A. Cook
- 👤 Neal E. Fearnot
- 👤 Leslie A. Geddes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:49
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/18; A61N1/32; A61N1/36; A61N1/362; A61N1/365; A61N1/36514; A61N1/3655
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A cardiac pacemaker including means for variably controlling the stimulation rate of the heart according to the level of muscular exertion in the body, comprising: a temperature sensing means for sensing a non-ambient body temperature, said non-ambient body temperature related by an algorithm to heart rate in a normally functioning heart, said temperature sensing means producing an output signal; an algorithm implementing means connected to said temperature sensing means for implementing said output signal by an algorithm which represents the mathematical function between said non-ambient body temperature and heart rate in a normally functioning heart; and a cardiac pacemaker connected to said algorithm implementing means and responsive thereto in order to variably control the stimulation rate of said heart.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A cardiac pacemaker including means for variably controlling the stimulation rate of the heart according to the level of muscular exertion in the body, comprising: a temperature sensing means for sensing a non-ambient body temperature, said non-ambient body temperature related by an algorithm to heart rate in a normally functioning heart, said temperature sensing means producing an output signal; an algorithm implementing means connected to said temperature sensing means for implementing said output signal by an algorithm which represents the mathematical function between said non-ambient body temperature and heart rate in a normally functioning heart; and a cardiac pacemaker connected to said algorithm implementing means and responsive thereto in order to variably control the stimulation rate of said heart.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The cardiac pacemaker of claim 1, wherein said algorithm implementing means output signal is a variable between a maximum and minimum level corresponding to the desired maximum and minimum levels of heart rate in a normally functioning heart.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The cardiac pacemaker of claim 2, wherein said temperature sensing means senses blood temperature.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The cardiac pacemaker of claim 3, wherein said temperature sensing means senses venous blood temperature in the right ventricle of said heart.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cardiac pacemaker of claim 4, wherein said algorithm implementing means is programmable by telemetry after said cardiac pacemaker is implanted in said body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The cardiac pacemaker of claim 5, wherein said temperature sensing means includes a thermistor.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
97 words
A method for variably controlling the stimulation rate of the heart according to the level of muscular exertion in a body, comprising the steps of: (a) measuring the temperature at a desired location within said body at which location the temperature is a non-ambient body temperature which is related to heart rate in a normally functioning heart by an algorithm; and (b) controlling a cardiac pacemaker by said measured temperature so as to cause said cardiac pacemaker to provide electrical stimulation to a heart at a rate which is related by said algorithm to the temperature measured.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
97 words
A method for variably controlling the stimulation rate of the heart according to the level of muscular exertion in a body, comprising the steps of: (a) measuring the temperature at a desired location within said body at which location the temperature is a non-ambient body temperature which is related to heart rate in a normally functioning heart by an algorithm; and (b) controlling a cardiac pacemaker by said measured temperature so as to cause said cardiac pacemaker to provide electrical stimulation to a heart at a rate which is related by said algorithm to the temperature measured.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 7, wherein step (a) includes inserting a temperature sensing means within the blood stream in order to sense blood temperature.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 8, wherein step (a) includes inserting said temperature sensing means via a catheter within the right ventricle of said heart in order to sense venous blood temperature.
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