Apparatus for cardiac impedance sensing
CA 2265986 A1 · Owner: Nedungadi, Ashok P. · Inventors: Nedungadi, Ashok P.; Aria, Behrad
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A method and apparatus for measuring impedance of heart tissue or the leads associated with a cardiac stimulation apparatus involves charging a capacitor storing the value of the voltage across the capacitor when charged discharging the capacitor into said lead/heart system and storing the voltage on said capacitor when discharged. The two voltages may then be used to determine the combined impedance of the lead and the heart tissue. This may be advantageously accomplished by using separate circuits to measure each of the voltages of the capacitor and storing those voltages. These voltages then may be applied to an analog-to-digital converter which converts the ratio of said voltages …
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- Filed September 16, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 16, 2017.
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