Patent ID: 11950833
Assignee: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. The system of claim 8, wherein the contact assessment module determines contact status based on the formula:, D
   =
   
    max
    ⁡
    (
    
     
      M
      
       M
       B
      
     
     ,
      
     
      
       S
       V
      
      *
      
       min
       ⁡
       (
       
        PP
        ,
        
         PP
         C
        
       
       )
      
     
    
    )
   
  
  ,, where D is a contact variable, M is the measured BECI value, MB is the baseline BECI value, PP is the peak-to-peak value calculated during the given interval, PPC is a ceiling or maximum peak-to-peak BECI measurement, and SV is a scaling variable selected to properly scale the peak-tip-peak BECI measurements to a reference frame of a ratio defined by M/MB.