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US 12,268,883 B2Granted
Integrated system to assist cardiovascular functioning with implanted cardiac device and sensor-enabled wearable device
AssigneeMedibolics
InventorRobert A. Connor
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Abstract
This invention is a system to assist human cardiovascular functioning which integrates the operation of an implanted cardiac device and a wearable device with an arcuate array of biometric sensors. Analysis of data from the biometric sensors on the wearable device is used to automatically adjust and optimize the operation of the implanted cardiac device. This system can work as a closed loop system for assisting and improving human cardiovascular functioning.
Claims18
A system for cardiac function assistance comprising:
- an implanted cardiac pacemaker or other implanted cardiac rhythm management device, wherein the implanted device has a plurality of operating parameters including pacing rate and is configured to be implanted in a person;
- a wearable device configured to be worn by the person, wherein the wearable device comprises an arcuate array of biometric sensors, the arcuate array of biometric sensors comprises a plurality of light emitters and light receivers;
- a plurality of actuators, wherein a subset of actuators in the plurality of actuators tilts, rotates, raises, or lowers light receivers in the plurality of light receivers in order to maintain a selected distance and/or selected angle between the light receivers and the surface of the person's body,
- wherein the implanted device and the wearable device are in wireless communication with each other, either directly or through an intermediary device, and
- wherein one or more of the operating parameters of the implanted cardiac pacemaker or other implanted cardiac rhythm management device are automatically adjusted based on analysis of data from the biometric sensors.
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A system for cardiac function assistance comprising:
- an implanted Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) or other implanted blood-pumping device, wherein the implanted device has a plurality of operating parameters including rotational and/or flow speed and is configured to be implanted in a person;
- a wearable device configured to be worn by the person, wherein the wearable device comprises an arcuate array of biometric sensors, the arcuate array of biometric sensors comprises a plurality of light emitters and light receivers;
- a plurality of actuators, wherein a subset of actuators in the plurality of actuators tilts, rotates, raises, or lowers light receivers in the plurality of light receivers in order to maintain a selected distance and/or selected angle between the light receivers and the surface of the person's body,
- wherein the implanted device and the wearable device are in wireless communication with each other, either directly or through an intermediary device, and
- wherein one or more of the operating parameters of the Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) or other implanted blood-pumping device are automatically adjusted based on analysis of data from the biometric sensors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.