METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POST-SHOCK EVALUATION USING TISSUE OXYGENATION MEASUREMENTS

摘要

A method and device for delivering therapy that includes an electrode to sense cardiac signals and to deliver a therapy, a therapy delivery module coupled to the electrode to deliver a therapy via the electrode in response to the sensed cardiac signals, a sensor emitting light and detecting emitted light scattered by a tissue volume adjacent the sensor to generate a corresponding detected light intensity output signal, a control module coupled to the sensor to control light emission of the sensor in response to delivering the therapy; and a controller coupled to the therapy delivery module and the sensor, the controller configured to determine a tissue oxygenation measurement in response to the output signal, and determine whether the delivered therapy was successful in restoring cardiac hemodynamic function in response to the tissue oxygenation measurement.