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F I S C H E L L   L E C T U R E

F E A T U R I N G   R O B E R T   F I S C H E L L

DATE:      Wednesday, October 22, 2008
TIME:      5:00pm
LOCATION:  Computer Science Instructional Center (CSIC)
            Horvitz Lecture Hall, Room 1115
	   Reception beforehand in the lobby of CSIC

TITLE: A GUARDIAN ANGEL FOR THE HEART

ABSTRACT:
Over the last many years, the time it takes from when a patient
recognizes some symptom of a heart attack until he/she arrives at an
emergency room has remained at about 3 hours. The typical time it takes
for the patient to then be treated in the catherization laboratory is
about another 3 hours. Therefore, the total time from when the patient
recognizes some symptom until actual treatment for the heart attack is
typically about 6 hours. At about 2 hours the heart muscle starts to die
and by about 3-4 hours that damage is permanent. It has been shown that
there is an increase of about 7% in the death rate for every 30 minutes
that treatment for the patient is delayed. On February 22, 1999, Robert,
David and Tim Fischell filed a first patent on a means and method to
place a computer controlled sensor under the skin of a patient's chest
with a wire having an electrode in the heart that can sense the
occurrence of a heart attack even before there is any noticeable symptom
of that heart attack. Shortly thereafter, a new company, Angel Medical
Systems, Inc. was formed to create a system for the earliest possible
warning of a heart attack based upon the concepts in that patent. Now, 9
years and 35 million dollars later, 37 patients have had the AngelMed
Guardian implanted under the skin in their chest. As of July 2008, the
lives of five of these patients were saved by an early warning from the
Guardian by means of a vibration signal similar to the vibration used
with a cell phone. In July 2008, the system was approved for commercial
sale in Brazil where the first 20 implants took place. Also in July
2008, the FDA approved the plan for the pivotal clinical trial for the
AngelMed Guardian system so that commercial sale of this system in the
USA could be available as early as mid-2010. When that occurs, US
citizens who have a serious coronary condition will be able to get this
guardian angel for their heart.

--
Ron Lipsman
Senior Associate Dean
College of Computer, Math
    & Physical Sciences
University of Maryland
A. V. Williams Building Room 3417
ph: (301) 405-2319
email: rlipsman@umd.edu

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