SINGLE CHAMBER LEADLESS INTRA-CARDIAC MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING DUAL CHAMBER SENSING WITH SIGNAL DISCRIMINATION
    11.
    发明申请
    SINGLE CHAMBER LEADLESS INTRA-CARDIAC MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING DUAL CHAMBER SENSING WITH SIGNAL DISCRIMINATION 审中-公开
    具有信号识别的双室感觉的单室无内科医疗设备

    公开(公告)号:US20130138006A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-30

    申请号:US13485534

    申请日:2012-05-31

    IPC分类号: A61B5/042

    摘要: A leadless intra-cardiac medical device (LIMD) includes multiple electrodes that allow for stimulation and sensing of the right ventricle (RV) and sensing of the right atrium (RA), even though it is entirely located in the RV. The LIMD includes a housing having a proximal end configured to engage local tissue in the local chamber and electrodes located at multiple locations along the housing. Sensing circuitry is configured to define a far field (FF) channel between a first combination of the electrodes to sense FF signals occurring in the adjacent chamber. The sensing circuitry is configured to define a near field (NF) channel between a second combination of the electrodes to sense NF signals occurring in the local chamber. A controller is configured to analyze the NF and FF signals to determine whether the NF and FF signals collectively indicate that a validated event of interest occurred in the adjacent chamber.

    摘要翻译: 无引线心脏内心脏医疗器械(LIMD)包括多个电极,即使完全位于RV中,也能够对右心室(RV)进行刺激和感测,并检测右心房(RA)。 LIMD包括壳体,其具有被配置为接合局部室中的局部组织的近端和位于沿壳体的多个位置处的电极。 感测电路被配置为在电极的第一组合之间定义远场(FF)通道,以感测在相邻室中发生的FF信号。 感测电路被配置为在电极的第二组合之间限定近场(NF)通道,以感测在局部室中发生的NF信号。 控制器被配置为分析NF和FF信号以确定NF和FF信号是否共同表示在邻近室中发生了有效的感兴趣事件。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING A MEDICAL DEVICE
    13.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING A MEDICAL DEVICE 审中-公开
    植入医疗装置的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140018818A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-16

    申请号:US13547791

    申请日:2012-07-12

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05

    摘要: A system for implanting an implantable medical device (IMD) within a patient may include a main handle assembly having proximal and distal ends, a device-connection control handle connected to the proximal end of the main handle assembly, an introducer connected to the distal end of the main handle assembly, and a connection tool extending from the introducer. The connection tool may include a device-engaging member configured to change at least one of shape or orientation to selectively connect to and disconnect from the IMD. The device-connection control handle may be operatively connected to the device-engaging member and the device-connection control handle may be configured to manipulate the device-engaging member between connected and disconnected states by changing the at least one of the shape or orientation.

    摘要翻译: 用于在患者体内植入可植入医疗装置(IMD)的系统可以包括具有近端和远端的主手柄组件,连接到主手柄组件的近端的装置连接控制手柄,连接到远端的导引器 的主把手组件,以及从导引器延伸的连接工具。 连接工具可以包括被配置为改变形状或取向中的至少一个以选择性地连接到IMD并与IMD断开连接的装置接合构件。 设备连接控制手柄可以可操作地连接到装置接合构件,并且装置连接控制手柄可以被配置成通过改变形状或取向中的至少一个来在连接状态和断开状态之间操纵装置接合构件。

    NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME
    14.
    发明申请
    NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME 审中-公开
    神经病学装置及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100331921A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-30

    申请号:US12491101

    申请日:2009-06-24

    IPC分类号: A61N1/08

    摘要: A stimulation device that includes a housing, a neuro lead configured to be coupled to the housing and to be located proximate to a neurostimulation site of interest, a neuro pulse generator, in the housing, configured to generate multi-polar neuro modulation (NM) pulses for delivery by the lead to the neuromodulation site of interest and the neuro pulse generator generating the NM pulses utilizing a waveform, with the frequency components of the ICMD compatible waveform in a range of 0 to 225 Hz having substantially limited NM energy content to avoid interference with sensing operation of the ICMD. A method for managing a neuromodulation (NM) device to avoid interference with an implantable medical device (ICMD) providing an ICMD having electrodes configured based on ICMD sensing parameters that define an ICMD sensing frequency range, providing an NM device having NM electrodes to be located proximate a region of interest, the NM electrodes delivering NM pulses based on NM pulse parameters, setting at least one NM pulse parameter in a manner that limits an amount of NM energy content that propagates beyond an active area surrounding the site of interest within the ICMD sensing frequency range.

    摘要翻译: 一种刺激装置,其包括壳体,神经导线,被配置为耦合到所述壳体并且位于靠近感兴趣的神经刺激部位的神经脉冲发生器,被配置为产生多极神经调制(NM) 用于通过引线输送到感兴趣的神经调节部位的脉冲,以及使用波形产生NM脉冲的神经脉冲发生器,其中ICMD兼容波形的频率分量在0至225Hz的范围内具有基本上有限的NM能量含量以避免 干扰ICMD的感测操作。 一种用于管理神经调节(NM)装置以避免与可植入医疗装置(ICMD)的干涉的方法,所述可植入医疗装置(ICMD)提供具有基于定义ICMD感测频率范围的ICMD感测参数配置的电极的ICMD,提供具有待定位的NM电极的NM装置 靠近感兴趣的区域,NM电极基于NM脉冲参数传送NM脉冲,以限制NM能量含量的量超出ICMD内的感兴趣位置周围的有效区域的方式设置至少一个NM脉冲参数 感应频率范围。

    Methods and apparatus for overdrive pacing heart tissue using an implantable cardiac stimulation device

    公开(公告)号:US07043302B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-09

    申请号:US10323380

    申请日:2002-12-18

    IPC分类号: A61N1/08

    CPC分类号: A61N1/368

    摘要: Techniques are described for overdrive pacing the heart using a pacemaker wherein the overdrive pacing rate only increases when at least two intrinsic beats are detected within a determined search period. In one specific technique, an increase in the pacing rate occurs only if two P-waves are detected within X cardiac cycles. In another specific technique, the overdrive pacing rate is increased only if at least two P-waves are detected within a block of N cardiac cycles. In both techniques, the overdrive pacing rate is decreased if no increase has occurred in the last Z cardiac cycles. By increasing the overdrive pacing rate only in response to detection of at least two P-waves within a determined number of cardiac cycles, an excessively high overdrive pacing rate is avoided. Other techniques are described for adaptively adjusting overdrive pacing parameters so as to achieve a determined target degree of pacing of, for example, 95% paced beats. By adaptively adjusting overdrive parameters to maintain a target degree of pacing, the average overdrive pacing rate is minimized while still maintaining a high number of paced beats, thereby reducing the risk of a tachyarrhythmia occurring within the patient.

    Use of impedance to assess electrode locations
    19.
    发明授权
    Use of impedance to assess electrode locations 有权
    使用阻抗来评估电极位置

    公开(公告)号:US08150512B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-03

    申请号:US12273286

    申请日:2008-11-18

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    CPC分类号: A61N1/36521 A61N1/3706

    摘要: A process for determining whether the location of a stimulation electrode meets a selected heart performance criteria includes providing stimulation to the heart through the electrode and obtaining an impedance measurement during stimulation delivery using an impedance sensing vector formed by electrodes that do not include the stimulation electrode. The impedance measurements are processed, either alone or in combination with an electrogram, also obtained during stimulation, to obtain a measure of hemodynamic performance.

    摘要翻译: 用于确定刺激电极的位置是否满足所选择的心脏性能标准的过程包括通过电极向心脏提供刺激,并且使用由不包括刺激电极的电极形成的阻抗感测向量在刺激递送期间获得阻抗测量。 阻抗测量单独地或与刺激期间获得的电描绘图结合进行处理,以获得血液动力学性能的量度。

    Methods and apparatus for preventing atrial arrhythmias by overdrive pacing and prolonging atrial refractoriness using an implantable cardiac stimulation device
    20.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for preventing atrial arrhythmias by overdrive pacing and prolonging atrial refractoriness using an implantable cardiac stimulation device 有权
    使用可植入心脏刺激装置通过过度起搏预防房性心律失常和延长心房不应性的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06606517B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-12

    申请号:US09548293

    申请日:2000-04-12

    IPC分类号: A61N1362

    CPC分类号: A61N1/3622

    摘要: A method and apparatus for reducing the incidence of atrial arrhythmias by using an overdrive algorithm to determine the application of overdrive stimulation pulses to a patient's heart, e.g., in the atria. In a first aspect of the invention, the apparatus first determines an overdrive pacing rate and then applies pairs of temporally spaced (staggered) pacing pulses, i.e., primary and secondary pacing pulses, at the determined overdrive pacing rate. In a further aspect of the invention, the pairs of pacing pulses are applied at the overdrive pacing rate to multiple spatially spaced electrodes, i.e., electrodes distributed among multiple sites in a patient's heart, e.g., in the atria. In accordance with a first preferred embodiment, the electrodes may be distributed within a single atrium, e.g., the right atrium, of the patient's heart. Alternatively, a first electrode may be placed in the right atrium and a second electrode may be placed in the coronary sinus or the left atrium or multiple electrodes may be placed proximate to the left atrium. Furthermore, the invention relates to techniques for controlling overdrive pacing to multiple sites in a patient's heart so as to achieve and maintain a target degree of pacing and thus suppress tachycardias.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过使用过驱动算法来确定过度驱动刺激脉冲施加到患者心脏(例如在心房)中来减少心房心律失常发生率的方法和装置。 在本发明的第一方面中,装置首先确定过驱动起搏速率,然后以确定的超速起搏速率施加时间间隔(交错)的起搏脉冲,即初级和次级起搏脉冲。 在本发明的另一方面,以超速起搏速率将多对起搏脉冲施加到多个空间间隔开的电极,即分布在患者心脏中的多个部位之间的电极,例如在心房中。 根据第一优选实施例,电极可以分布在患者心脏的单个心房(例如右心房)内。 或者,第一电极可以放置在右心房中,并且第二电极可以放置在冠状窦或左心房中,或者多个电极可以放置在靠近左心房的位置。 此外,本发明涉及用于控制对患者心脏中的多个部位的超速起搏的技术,以便实现和维持目标起搏程度,从而抑制心动过速。