Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080215107 | CARDIAC PACING SYSTEM, BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATING SYSTEM, AND CARDIAC DISEASE TREATMENT SYSTEM BY SUBSTITUTING NATIVE BIOLOGICAL REGULATORY FUNCTION - A medical treating system based on biological activities characterized by biological activity sensing means for sensing biological activity information produced by biological activities and outputting a biological activity signal, calculating means for receiving, analyzing, and processing the biological activity signals from the biological activity sensing means, calculating an organism stimulation signal, and outputting the organism stimulation signal, and organism stimulating means for receiving the organism stimulation signal calculated by the calculating means and stimulating an organism according to the organism stimulation signal. A cardiac pacing system based on the treating system, a blood pressure regulating system, and a cardiac disease treating system are also disclosed. | 09-04-2008 |
20080319502 | CARDIAC PACING SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTED CARDIAC PACING SYSTEM - A micro integrated cardiac pacemaker includes a control unit for outputting a control signal according to cardiograph information, heart stimulating means for stimulating heart tissue in response to the control signal, cardiograph information extracting means for extracting cardiograph information and outputting it to the control unit, and a power supply unit for supplying drive power. The power supply unit is a biological fuel cell that takes out electrons by oxidation of a biological fuel. The biological fuel cell includes an anode and a cathode. An oxidase of a biological fuel and a mediator are immobilized on the cathode. Blood and/or body fluid are used as an electrolytic solution, and a biological fuel and oxygen in the blood and/or the fluid are used. The biological fuel cell is attached to the end of a catheter and implanted into the heart, and the catheter is withdrawn, without incising the breast. | 12-25-2008 |
20090221923 | Cardiac Disease Treatment System - Problems To provide a cardiac disease treatment system for accurately diagnosing the functional cause of an abnormality of a cardiac disease by analyzing the hemodynamic state of a patient, automatically performing medication in accordance with the diagnosis result, and treating the cardiac disease.
| 09-03-2009 |
20110034782 | APPARATUS FOR BODY SURFACE STIMULATION TREATMENT, PROGRAM FOR BODY SURFACE STIMULATION TREATMENT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THE SAME - [Problems] To provide an apparatus for a body surface stimulation treatment capable of overcoming the uncertainty in the existing body surface stimulation therapy and exhibiting stable therapeutic effects. | 02-10-2011 |
20110098767 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY MINIMIZING CARDIAC OXYGEN CONSUMPTION AND CARDIAC DISEASE TREATING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - [PROBLEMS] A system for automatically minimizing cardiac oxygen consumption that is capable of estimating a patient's amount of cardiac oxygen consumption with high accuracy and moreover capable of minimizing the amount of cardiac oxygen consumption and a cardiac disease treating system are provided. | 04-28-2011 |
20110144710 | CARDIAC PACING SYSTEM BY SUBSTITUTING NATIVE BIOLOGICAL REGULATORY FUNCTION - The present invention provides a cardiac pacing system based on biological activities, comprising: a) at least one nerve activity sensing means which senses nerve activity of a cardiac sympathetic nerve and/or a vagal nerve, and outputs a plurality of input nerve activity signals; b) a calculating means which receives the input nerve activity signals, calculates a transfer function by computing a Fourier transform of normal nerve activity signals and a normal heart rate signal from normal cardiovascular system, calculates an impulse response by computing an inverse Fourier transform of the transfer function, calculates a plurality of pacing signals for control of a heart rate using a convolution integral between the input nerve activity signals and the impulse response, and outputs the pacing signals; and c) a pacing means which receives the pacing signals, and stimulates the heart based on the pacing signals such that heart rate is regulated. | 06-16-2011 |
20110144714 | BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATING SYSTEM BY SUBSTITUTING NATIVE BIOLOGICAL REGULATORY FUNCTION - A blood pressure regulating system uses a native regulation rule to estimate at least one nerve activity in response to blood pressure changes, comprising at least one blood pressure sensing means which senses blood pressure and outputs a input blood pressure signal, a calculating means which receives the input blood pressure signal, calculates a transfer function by computing a Fourier transform of a normal blood pressure signal and a normal sympathetic nerve activity from normal cardiovascular system, calculates an impulse response by computing an inverse Fourier transform of the transfer function, calculates a sympathetic nerve stimulation signal using a convolution integral between the input blood pressure signal and the impulse response, and outputs the sympathetic nerve stimulation signal, and a stimulating means which receives the sympathetic nerve stimulation signal, and stimulates the sympathetic nerve innervating vascular beds based on the sympathetic nerve stimulation signal such that blood pressure is regulated. | 06-16-2011 |
20110202107 | BLOOD PRESSURE STABILIZATION SYSTEM USING TRANSDERMAL STIMULATION - The present invention relates to an electric stimulation apparatus for treating hypotension of patients with spinal cord injury and a method for treating hypotension. An electric stimulation apparatus of the present invention comprises: a blood pressure measuring means for continuously measuring a blood pressure of a subject; an electric current application means for intermittently applying an electric current to skin of the subject; and a control means for controlling the electric current application means so as to maintain the blood pressure at a predetermined target blood pressure value by activating the electric current application means when the subject blood pressure is equal to or less than the target blood pressure value. | 08-18-2011 |
20120165886 | ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DEVICE FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND METHOD FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - The object of the invention is to provide a new treatment method and treatment device that together with being able to improve a drop in cardiac contractility when treating cardiovascular disease such as acute myocardial infarction and suppress the occurrence of arrhythmia, is able to reduce the infarct size. Provided is an electrical stimulation device for treating cardiovascular disease having at least one electrode that is placed on a nerve site in the body of an animal, and an electrical stimulation application unit that applies electrical stimulation by the electrode to the vagus nerve in the neck region of the animal; and a method for treating cardiovascular disease in an animal having a step of placing an electrode in contact with the vagus nerve in the neck region of an animal, and a step of applying electrical stimulation to the animal. | 06-28-2012 |
20150025298 | STIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - A stimulation device and method for treating cardiovascular disease in a human or an animal is provided, the method including placing a magnetic pulse application unit including a coil on a skin surface of a region of the human or the animal, and generating magnetic pulses around the coil, wherein the magnetic pulses induce currents in tissues in the region to stimulate a vagus nerve. The region may be a neck region or a chest region. | 01-22-2015 |
20150025591 | STIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - An electrical stimulation device and method are provided for treating cardiovascular disease in a human or an animal, the device including at least one electrode configured for placement on a nerve site inside the human or the animal, the at least one electrode having a spherical shape, and an electrical stimulation application unit coupled to the at least one electrode and configured to apply electrical stimulation to a vagus nerve in a neck region of the human or the animal by the at least one electrode. | 01-22-2015 |