Fault tolerant implantable pulse generators and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators incorporating physiologic sensors and methods for implementing fault tolerance in same
    7.
    发明授权
    Fault tolerant implantable pulse generators and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators incorporating physiologic sensors and methods for implementing fault tolerance in same 有权
    容错植入式脉冲发生器和植入式心律转复除颤器,其结合生理传感器和实现相同容错的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08155758B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-10

    申请号:US11380567

    申请日:2006-04-27

    IPC分类号: A61N1/37

    摘要: This disclosure relates to fault tolerant instantiations of a cardiac therapy delivery device such as an implantable cardiac stimulator (e.g., an implantable pulse generator, IPG, and/or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, ICD) coupled to an implantable physiologic sensor (IPS). According to the disclosure delivery of cardiac pacing and/or cardioversion-defibrillator therapy delivery can cause errors in output signals from an IPS. Resolution of such errors involves selectively energizing (or disconnecting the output signal from) the IPS during pacing and/or defibrillation therapy delivery. Programmable signal “blanking” in lieu of or in addition to the foregoing also improves the integrity of the output signal (i.e., continuously energize the IPS and ignore parts of the output signal). An ICD having a transient weakness in an insulated conductor used for the IPS signal can likewise have the IPS de-energized and/or blank the IPS output signal during high voltage therapy delivery.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及心脏治疗递送装置的容错实例,例如可植入的心脏刺激器(例如,可植入脉冲发生器,IPG和/或植入式心律转复除颤器,ICD),其与可植入生理传感器(IPS)耦合。 根据心脏起搏和/或心脏复律 - 除颤器治疗传递的披露递送可能导致来自IPS的输出信号的错误。 这种错误的解决涉及在起搏和/或除颤治疗递送期间选择性地激励(或断开输出信号)IPS。 代替或除了上述之外的可编程信号“消隐”还提高了输出信号的完整性(即,连续地激励IPS并忽略输出信号的部分)。 在IPS信号中使用的绝缘导体具有瞬时弱点的ICD同样可以在高电压治疗传送期间使IPS不通电和/或空白IPS输出信号。

    Implantable medical lead
    8.
    发明授权
    Implantable medical lead 有权
    可植入医用铅

    公开(公告)号:US08005551B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-23

    申请号:US12350382

    申请日:2009-01-08

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: An implantable medical lead includes a device, such as a physiological sensor, that is coupled to one or more stimulation/sensing sensing conductors within the lead. When the implantable medical lead is coupled to an implantable medical device, the device carried by the lead both receives power from, and communicates with the implantable medical device via the one or more stimulation/sensing sensing conductors. Each of the one or more stimulation/sensing sensing conductors is also coupled to an electrode that is exposed to body tissue.

    摘要翻译: 可植入医疗引线包括耦合到引线内的一个或多个刺激/感测感测导体的装置,例如生理传感器。 当可植入医疗引线连接到可植入医疗设备时,由引线承载的设备都经由一个或多个刺激/感测感测导体从可植入医疗设备接收电力并与可植入医疗设备进行通信。 一个或多个刺激/感测感测导体中的每一个还耦合到暴露于身体组织的电极。

    Radiation-based timer for implantable medical devices
    9.
    发明授权
    Radiation-based timer for implantable medical devices 有权
    用于可植入医疗器械的基于辐射的计时器

    公开(公告)号:US07935935B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-03

    申请号:US12394179

    申请日:2009-02-27

    IPC分类号: G01J1/42

    摘要: A radiation-based timer for use in an implantable medical device (IMD) includes a radiation source and a radiation detection circuit. The radiation source emits radiation particles during a process referred to as radioactive decay. The radiation detection circuit detects the radiation particles emitted during the decay process and tracks the number of radiation particles detected. When the number of radiation particles detected reaches a threshold value, a timer signal is generated. In this manner, the radiation-based timer generates a timer signal as a function of the radioactive decay of the radiation source. The timer signal may be used by one or more components of the IMD for any of a number of functions, including as a wakeup trigger for a communications and/or a sensor event.

    摘要翻译: 用于可植入医疗装置(IMD)的基于辐射的定时器包括辐射源和放射线检测电路。 辐射源在被称为放射性衰变的过程中发射辐射粒子。 辐射检测电路检测在衰变过程中发射的辐射粒子,并跟踪检测到的辐射粒子的数量。 当检测到的辐射粒子的数量达到阈值时,产生定时器信号。 以这种方式,基于辐射的定时器产生作为辐射源的放射性衰减的函数的定时器信号。 定时器信号可以由IMD的一个或多个组件用于多个功能中的任何一个,包括用于通信和/或传感器事件的唤醒触发。