Apparatus and method using ATP return cycle length for arrhythmia discrimination
US7149577B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3622
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for discriminating between cardiac events that includes an input circuit receiving signals indicative of the cardiac events, a first output circuit generating pulses in response to the received signals, and a microprocessor determining whether a signal received by the input circuit subsequent to the generated pacing pulses corresponds to a predetermined cardiac event in response to an elapsed time period between the generated pulses and the subsequently received signal and a predetermined discrimination threshold.
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