Implantable blood pressure monitor

Patent Number: 9386927

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

A method for monitoring blood pressure includes sensing and storing sympathetic nerve activity data of a patient via a recording lead of an implantable medical device. Changes in sympathetic nerve activity from the nerve activity data are determined. Corresponding changes in blood pressure are determined from the changes in sympathetic nerve activity. An alert signal and/or modification of therapy can be provided.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
Daniel Robert Kaiser - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
A 61 B 5 08
A 61 B 5 0215
A 61 B 5 04
A 61 N 1 36
A 61 B 5 00
A 61 N 1 365

Assignee

Organization First Name Last Name City State Country
Medtronic, Inc. - - - - -