Implantable cardiac stimulation device and method providing dynamic sensing configurations for bichamber stimulation and tachyarrhythmia detection
US7676265B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3688
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable cardiac stimulation device provides bichamber pacing and dynamic bichamber and single chamber sensing. The device includes a sensing circuit that senses activity of a heart, a lead system coupled to a plurality of chambers of the heart, and a cardiac rate circuit that determines a cardiac rate of the heart. A control circuit causes the lead system to couple the sensing circuit to corresponding chambers of the heart to enable bichamber trigger pacing when the cardiac rate is below a given rate and to a single chamber of the heart when the cardiac rate is above the given rate to enable enhanced tachycardia sensing.
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