Tiered antitachycardia pacing and pre-pulsing therapy
US7596410B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0563
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable system applies tiered antitachycardia pacing (ATP) that may be combined with pre-pulsing therapy in order to reduce pain. In one implementation, an exemplary system applies a progression of increasingly potent pacing vectors, progressing in an initial tier from small electrodes inside the heart to later tiers that increasingly use a large electrode surface outside the heart. In the latter tiers, a pre-pulse may be added prior to each ATP pulse to reduce the sensation of pain.
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