Patent ID: 8214039
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: A61B,A61N,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of determining therapy for an individual patient, the method comprising: determining representative normal physiologic characteristics for a plurality of patients having a range of anatomical dimensions; developing a plurality of normal templates wherein each template indicates the representative normal physiologic characteristics of a group of patients having similar anatomical dimensions; measuring the anatomical dimensions of a dysfunctional patient; matching the dysfunctional patient with a template for patients having similar anatomical dimensions as the dysfunctional patient; determining the physiologic characteristics for the dysfunctional patient; determining indicated correction factors corresponding to any differences between the dysfunctional patient's physiologic characteristics and those of the matched template; and adjusting therapy delivery by any indicated correction factors to stimulate the patient in a pattern more closely matched to the physiologic characteristics of the matched template; wherein the dysfunction comprises cardiomyopathy and the therapy comprises cardiac resynchronization therapy.