Systems and methods for treating cardiac arrhythmias

US10463866B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jeffrey E. Stahmann · Ramsey, US
• Michael J. Kane · Clinton, US
• William J. Linder · Golden Valley, US
• Howard D. Simms, Jr. · Shoreview, US
• Keith R. Maile · New Brighton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 7, 2015
• Grant date: Nov 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Nov 10, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3987
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for treating cardiac arrhythmias. One example medical device system for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a heart of a patient may comprise a leadless cardiac pacemaker (LCP) implanted within a heart of a patient and configured to determine occurrences of cardiac arrhythmias, a medical device configured to determine occurrences of cardiac arrhythmias and to deliver defibrillation shock therapy to the patient, wherein the LCP and the medical device are spaced from one another and communicatively coupled, and wherein after the LCP determines an occurrence of a cardiac arrhythmia, the LCP is configured to modify the defibrillation shock therapy of the medical device.