Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for leadless pacing and shock therapy
- Patent Title (中): 无引导起搏和休克疗法的系统和方法
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Application No.: US13756085Application Date: 2013-01-31
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Publication No.: US08744572B1Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: Saul E. Greenhut , Robert J. Nehls , Walter H. Olson , Xusheng Zhang , Wade M. Demmer , Troy E. Jackson
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agent Reed A. Duthler; Stephen W. Bauer
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00

Abstract:
Techniques and systems for monitoring cardiac arrhythmias and delivering electrical stimulation therapy using a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (SICD) and a leadless pacing device (LPD) are described. For example, the SICD may detect a tachyarrhythmia within a first electrical signal from a heart and determine, based on the tachyarrhythmia, to deliver anti-tachyarrhythmia shock therapy to the patient to treat the detected arrhythmia. The LPD may receive communication from the SICD requesting the LPD deliver anti-tachycardia pacing to the heart and determine, based on a second electrical signal from the heart sensed by the LPD, whether to deliver anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) to the heart. In this manner, the SICD and LPD may communicate to coordinate ATP and/or cardioversion/defibrillation therapy. In another example, the LPD may be configured to deliver post-shock pacing after detecting delivery of anti-tachyarrhythmia shock therapy.
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