Optical sensor and method for detecting a patient condition

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8260415
APP PUB NO 20090163969A1
SERIAL NO

11963045

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An implantable medical device for monitoring tissue perfusion that includes a light source emitting a light signal and a light detector receiving emitted light scattered by a volume of body tissue. The light detector emits a signal having an alternating current component corresponding to the pulsatility of blood flow in the body tissue volume. A processor receives the current signal and determines a patient condition in response to the alternating component of the current signal.

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MEDTRONIC INC710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY NE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432-5604

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Donofrio, William T Andover, US 90 17464

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