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Morphology discrimination for capture assessment

US7899536B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2007
Grant dateMar 1, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/39622
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An exemplary method includes delivering a pacing pulse to a heart, acquiring a cardiac electrogram, comparing the cardiac electrogram to a template and, based on the comparing, deciding if the pacing pulse caused an evoked response. In such a method, the comparing may compare morphology of the cardiac electrogram to the template. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.

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