Method and apparatus for capture verification based on propagated electrical activity
US6768924B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3714
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable cardiac rhythm/function management device that automatically determines whether or not a pacing stimulus to the ventricles results in capture by detecting propagated depolarizations at stimulating and non-stimulating electrodes. The device of the present invention is suitable for use in either a single or multiple electrode pacing/sensing configuration and may be utilized to verify either atrial or ventricular capture of a heart having either normal or abnormal intrinsic AV conduction.
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