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US06445952B1 Apparatus and method for detecting micro-dislodgment of a pacing lead
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用于检测起搏引线的微移位的装置和方法
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for detecting micro-dislodgment of a pacing lead
- Patent Title (中): 用于检测起搏引线的微移位的装置和方法
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Application No.: US09573507Application Date: 2000-05-18
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Publication No.: US06445952B1Publication Date: 2002-09-03
- Inventor: Christopher M. Manrodt , H. Toby Markowitz , Bradley C. Peck
- Applicant: Christopher M. Manrodt , H. Toby Markowitz , Bradley C. Peck
- Main IPC: A61N108
- IPC: A61N108

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for detecting micro-dislodgment at a heart tissue/pacing lead electrode interface involves measuring a first pacing threshold parameter at a first time in a patient's cardiac cycle and measuring a second pacing threshold parameter at a second time in the patient's cardiac cycle. Micro-dislodgment occurring at the heart tissue/pacing lead electrode interface is detected using the first and second pacing threshold parameters. Micro-dislodgment may be detected by comparing a difference between, or a ratio of, the first and second pacing threshold parameters to a preestablished maximum allowable deviation value. A difference between the first and second pacing threshold parameters or a ratio in excess of the preestablished maximum allowable deviation value indicates a problem at the heart tissue/pacing lead interface. The first and second pacing threshold parameters are preferably pacing threshold voltages, and the preestablished maximum allowable deviation value is either a voltage ranging from about 0.2 volts to about 2 volts or a percentage ranging from about 5% to about 100%. The micro-dislodgment procedure may be performed in-situ an implantable pulse generator (IPG), with data indicative of a detected change at the heart tissue/pacing electrode interface being stored in a memory coupled to the IPG and subsequently read out of memory for evaluation. Alternatively, the micro-dislodgment procedure may be performed using an external programmer and may further be performed during implantation of a pacing lead electrode at the heart tissue/pacing lead electrode interface to assure a physician of proper lead attachment.
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