Method and device for delivering anti-tachycardia pacing therapy
US7761155B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/39622
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and device for delivering anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) therapy that includes an electrode to sense cardiac signals and to deliver the therapy, sensing circuitry, electrically coupled to the electrode, to detect the tachycardia event in response to the sensed cardiac signals, and a processor to control delivery of the therapy. The processor determines a cause of the delivered first plurality of pacing pulses failing to terminate the tachycardia event as a result of one of a failure to capture the tachycardia event, a failure to complete peelback, and a failure to entrain a reentrant circuit associated with the tachycardia event, and adjusts delivery of a second plurality of pacing pulses subsequent to the delivery of the first plurality of pacing pulses in response to the determined cause.
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