METHOD FOR CREATING AND ANALYZING GRAPHS OF CARDIAC FUNTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND SINUS ARRYTHMIA BASED ON THORACIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS

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(21)	Application number: 12890907.4

(22)	Date of filing: 27.12.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 5/05^(2006.01)
A61B 10/00^(2006.01)
A61B 5/053^(2006.01)
A61B 5/0468^(2006.01)
A61B 5/0245^(2006.01)

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A61B 5/046^(2006.01)
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A61B 5/044^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2012/083864

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2014/102964 (03.07.2014 Gazette 2014/27)

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METHOD FOR CREATING AND ANALYZING GRAPHS OF CARDIAC FUNTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND SINUS ARRYTHMIA BASED ON THORACIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS

METHODE ZUR ERZEUGUNG UND ANALYSE VON GRAPHEN DER HERZFUNKTION WÄHREND VORHOFFLIMMMERN UND SINUSARRHYTHMIE, BASIEREND AUF THORAKALEN IMPEDANZMESSUNGEN

MÉTHODE DE GÉNÉRATION ET D'ANALYSE DES GRAPHES DE LA FONCTION CARDIAQUE PENDANT LA FIBRILLATION AURICULAIRE ET L'ARYTHMIE SINUSALE SUR LA BASE DES MESURES D'IMPÉDANCE THORACIQUE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	28.10.2015 Bulletin 2015/44

(73)	Proprietor: Medical Corporation Ushiroda Internal Medicine Clinic
	Fukushima 971-8101 (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	USHIRODA, Shinichi Fukushima 9718101 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Prüfer & Partner mbB Patentanwälte · Rechtsanwälte
	Sohnckestraße 12 81479 München 81479 München (DE)

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