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Minimum ventricular pacing to break the repetitive AR-VS pattern

US8024042B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2009
Grant dateSep 20, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/372
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable cardiac pacing device delivering minimum ventricular pacing and an associated method control intervals timed by the device during sensing and pacing. An atrial-only pacing mode is set in response to sensing intrinsic ventricular events in the ventricular chamber. A first post-ventricular atrial refractory period is set following each of a plurality of ventricular events sensed in the ventricular chamber, and atrial events each being sensed during first post-ventricular atrial refractory periods are detected. A second post-ventricular atrial refractory period is set in response to detecting the atrial events each being sensed during the first post-ventricular atrial refractory period.

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