WIRELESS CARDIORESONANCE STIMULATION

摘要

An apparatus for the cardio-synchronised stimulation of skeletal or smooth muscle, but excluding the heart muscles, in a counterpulsation mode of a patient. The apparatus comprises an active and a passive electrode for attachment to said patient, a signal processor having a configuration input for varying a time delay associated with counterpulsation mode stimulation, and a sensing system for sensing information relating to the performance of the patient's heart and for transmission of information signals to said signal processor, said signal processor producing control signal information relating to stimulation signals to be applied to said active electrode in a counterpulsation mode, a stimulation signal generator associated with said active electrode for generating stimulation signals, wireless transmission means for transmitting said control signal information from said signal processor to said stimulation signal generator whereby said stimulation signal generator applies stimulation signals to said active electrode in accordance with said signal information.

主权项

1. An apparatus for cardio-synchronised stimulation of skeletal or smooth muscle, but excluding heart muscles, in a counterpulsation mode of a patient having a cardiovascular system and a heart having a heart rate, the apparatus comprising:
at least one active electrode and at least one passive electrode configured for attachment to said patient at positions at which the electrodes are in communication with said skeletal or smooth muscle when said skeletal or smooth muscle is in its original, natural position within the patient; a signal processor having a configuration input and configured to produce control signal information relating to stimulation signals to be applied to said at least one active electrode in the counterpulsation mode;
a sensing system configured to sense information relating to performance of the patient's heart, the information comprising at least the heart rate, and to transmit information signals relating to the information to said signal processor;a medical evaluation unit configured to transmit signal configuration information to the configuration input and said signal processor being adapted to take account of said signal configuration information when generating said control signal information,wherein the connection between the configuration input and the signal processor, and/or the connection between the configuration input and the medical evaluation unit can be realized by any device with wireless transmitter and/or receiver capabilities.