Method and apparatus for monitoring an organ of a patient

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2017-11-21
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Marc D. Feldman
Jonathan W. Valvano
John A. Pearce
John R. Porterfield
Karthik Raghavan
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
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An implanted device for an organ of a patient including a housing. The device includes a detector having electrodes that have a varying distance over time between them which produces a detector signal based on electrical signals derived from the organ. The device includes a signal processor disposed in the housing in communication with the detector which determines admittance from the detector signal based on the varying distance over time between the electrodes. The device includes a drive circuit disposed in the housing to cause the electrodes to generate emitted electrical signals. A method for monitoring a patient's organ.

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