PULSE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING PATIENT IMPEDANCE

• Main Authors: O'HEARN PATRICIA, TAYLOR JAMES W, JAYNE CYNTHIA P, LANK PAULA, STICKNEY RONALD E, HAMPTON DAVID R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.05.2010
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; RADIATION THERAPY; SURGERY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

The presence of a cardiac pulse in a patient is determined by evaluating fluctuations in an electrical signal that represents a measurement of the patient's transthoracic impedance. Impedance signal data obtained from the patient is analyzed for a feature indicative of the presence of a cardiac...