Coordinating musculoskeletal and cardiovascular hemodynamics
AssigneePulson, Inc.
InventorsJeffery L. Bleich, Paul Mannheimer, Darin Howard Buxbaum
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Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to methods, systems, and computer program products for coordinating musculoskeletal and cardiovascular hemodynamics. In some embodiments, a heart pacing signal causes heart contractions to occur with an essentially constant time relationship with respect to rhythmic musculoskeletal activity. In other embodiments, prompts (e.g., audio, graphical, etc.) are provided to a user to assist them in timing of their rhythmic musculoskeletal activity relative to timing of their cardiovascular cycle. In further embodiments, accurately indicating a heart condition during a cardiac stress test is increased.
Claims5
A method for coordinating cardiovascular pump timing with detected musculoskeletal pump timing to facilitate favorable cardiovascular hemodynamics in an individual, the method comprising:
- accessing ongoing signals from each of one or more musculoskeletal activity sensors in a pacemaker;
- processing the accessed signals from each of the one or more sensors to detect that the individual is engaged in a rhythmic physical activity, the rhythmic activity having an associated musculoskeletal pump timing;
- determining a target cardiovascular pump timing for the individual to achieve favorable cardiovascular hemodynamics during the rhythmic physical activity;
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- providing a pacing signal to the heart pacing the heart of the individual at the target cardiovascular pump timing for the individual to favorably coordinate the cardiovascular pump timing with the associated musculoskeletal pump timing.
A method for artificially pacing a patient's heart, comprising:
- detecting a recurrent aspect of a rhythmic musculoskeletal movement in the patient;
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- providing a pacing signal to the heart, wherein the pacing signal causes heart contractions to occur with a predominantly constant timing relationship with respect to the detected recurrent aspect of the rhythmic musculoskeletal movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.