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Surgery: Light, Thermal, And Electrical Application > Light, Thermal, And Electrical Application > Electrical Therapeutic Systems > Combined Cardioverting/defibrillating And Pacing Combined Cardioverting/defibrillating And PacingCombined Cardioverting/defibrillating And Pacing patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/02/06 - 20060247687 - Method and apparatus for validating a pacing train associated with t-shock delivery A method and apparatus for validating a cardiac pacing pulse train preceding a T-shock. Validation of the pacing pulse train includes verifying capture of at least the last pacing pulse of the pulse train and verifying that intrinsic ventricular events are not sensed during a pacing train interval that includes ... 10/26/06 - 20060241699 - Neural stimulation system to prevent simultaneous energy discharges Various aspects of the present subject matter relate to a system. Various embodiments of the system comprise at least one port to connect to at least one lead with at least one electrode, at least one stimulator circuit and at least one controller. The at least one stimulator circuit is ... 10/05/06 - 20060224193 - Delivery of crt therapy during at/af termination In some embodiments, a method for operating a cardiac rhythm management device may include one or more of the following steps: (a) sensing atrial depolarizations through an implanted atrial electrode, (b) administering a sequential CRT pacing therapy in a sequential CRT pacing mode to a left and right ventricle of ... 09/28/06 - 20060217769 - Device and method to discriminate between supra ventricular tachycardias and ventricular arrhythmias This invention provides a method to discriminate between ventricular arrhythmia and supraventricular tachycardia by detecting an earliest arriving electrical signal following antitachycardia pacing. Also disclosed is an implantable cardiac defibrillator that is capable of simultaneous atrioventricular anti-tachycardia pacing bursts and detecting an earliest arriving electrical signal. The discrimination capability reduces ... 09/21/06 - 20060212079 - Cardiac contractility modulation device having anti-arrhythmic capabilities and method of operating thereof A cardiac contractility modulating (CCM) device (30) includes an anti-arrhythmic therapy unit (38) for detecting a cardiac arrhythmia in a heart (2) of a patient based on processing electrical signals related to cardiac activity sensed at the heart, and for delivering anti-arrhythmic therapy to the heart. The device includes a ... 09/14/06 - 20060206151 - Heart rhythm management system The invention provides for a heart rhythm management system that includes a battery module and either or both a pacing module and a defibrillator module. The modules have connection ports for releasably connecting one module to another. The invention also provides methods of using such a heart rhythm management system. ... 07/27/06 - 20060167502 - Positionally adaptable implantable cardiac device Cardiac sensing and/or stimulation devices and methods that adapt to implant location and positioning, and may employ automated vector selection from multiple electrodes. Devices include a housing having a first face opposing a second face, and an edge extending around the perimeter. A pulse generator and controller are coupled to ... 07/20/06 - 20060161205 - Method and apparatus for arrhythmia detection in a medical device A method and device for detecting arrhythmias in a patient that includes electrodes positioned subcutaneously within the patient, a microprocessor, coupled to the electrodes, determining one of a sequence of the sensing of cardiac signals by the electrodes and a duration between the sensing of cardiac signals by the electrodes, ... 07/06/06 - 20060149320 - Implantable cardiac stimulator An implantable cardiac stimulator, comprises a ventricular detection unit which is adapted to be connected to an intracardiac electrode and to record and detect ventricular events, a ventricular stimulation unit which is adapted to be connected to a ventricular electrode and to produce ventricular stimulation pulses for delivery to the ... 06/29/06 - 20060142804 - Implantable intravenous cardiac stimulation system with pulse generator housing serving as optional additional electrode Described is an implantable pulse generator housing for enclosing and containing pulse generator circuitry. The housing is formed of electrically conductive metal defining an electrically conductive outer surface which may be connected to the pulse generator circuitry for delivering electrical energy to the heart. A programmable switch operable by the ... 06/22/06 - 20060135999 - Leadless cardiac stimulation device employing distributed logic Systems and methods involve an intrathoracic cardiac stimulation device operable to provide autonomous cardiac sensing and energy delivery. The cardiac stimulation device includes a housing configured for intrathoracic placement relative to a patient's heart. A fixation arrangement of the housing is configured to affix the housing at an implant location ... 05/25/06 - 20060111747 - Cardiac template generation based on patient response information Cardiac treatment methods and devices provide for templates representative of past tachyarrythmia events, each template associated with a therapy. Methods involve providing a cardiac waveform representative of a patient's cardiac activity and identifying a portion that indicates an arrhythmic event. A cardiac template corresponding to the portion is generated, and ... 05/11/06 - 20060100669 - Method and system for atrial defibrillation A method and system for atrial defibrillation in a patient are provided. The method comprises introducing into the patient a catheter comprising an elongated catheter body having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen therethrough, and a basket-shaped electrode assembly at the distal end of the catheter body. ... 05/04/06 - 20060095082 - Cardiac therapy triggered by capture verification The present invention provides methods and systems for tachyarrhythmia therapy involving pacing the heart to prior to the application of a cardioversion/defibrillation shock. One or more pace pulses are delivered to the arrhythmic chamber or chambers. The pace pulses may be delivered to the heart at an adaptable rate selected ... 04/27/06 - 20060089675 - Method and apparatus for delaying a ventricular tachycardia therapy A device and method to detect slow ventricular tachycardia, deliver anti-tachycardia pacing therapies, and delay a scheduled shock therapy if the ventricular tachycardia is not terminated or accelerated. Preferably, a shock therapy is delayed after verifying hemodynamic stability based on a hemodynamic sensor. After a shock is delayed, the device ... 04/20/06 - 20060085038 - Method and apparatus for adjusting cardiac event detection threshold based on dynamic noise estimation An implantable cardiac rhythm management (CRM) device includes a sensing and detection circuit that senses at least one cardiac signal and detects cardiac electrical events from the sensed cardiac signal using a detection threshold that is adjusted based on a dynamic noise estimation. The sensed cardiac signal is filtered to ... 04/06/06 - 20060074452 - Ecg/pacing electrodes A medical electrode assembly comprising a first electrically conductive element configured to be in electrical contact with the patient and to deliver a therapy pulse, a second electrically conductive element configured to be in electrical contact with the patient and to deliver a depolarizing current, and an electrically conductive material ... 03/09/06 - 20060052830 - Cardiac rhythm management system with arrhythmia classification and electrode selection A system, method, or device classifies an arrhythmia according to the temporal order in which a depolarization wave associated with a particular heart contraction is received at a plurality of electrodes. One or more antiarrhythmia therapies is mapped to each arrhythmia classification. When a particularly classified arrhythmia is detected, the ... 03/09/06 - 20060052829 - Adapative anti-tachycardia therapy apparatus and method A method and apparatus for delivering anti-tachycardia pacing in an adaptive manner is disclosed. A cardiac rhythm management device, such as an implantable pacemaker, having anti-tachycardia pacing capability delivers anti-tachycardia pacing therapy in accordance with a selected pacing protocol upon detection of a terminable arrhythmia. The protocol is selected from ... 02/02/06 - 20060025822 - Atp therapy for tachyarrhythmias in vf zone A method and apparatus for delivering therapy to treat ventricular tachyarrhythmias is described. A ventricular tachyarrhythmia can be classified into tachycardia or fibrillation zones using a rate criterion so that the tachyarrhythmia can be treated with either anti-tachycardia pacing or shock therapy, respectively. Rate stability and morphology criteria are employed ... 12/29/05 - 20050288715 - Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for defibrillating and/or pacing/sensing A system for treating the heart includes a cardiac harness associated with a cardiac rhythm management device which includes at least one set of electrodes and a power source. At least one electrode from the at least one set of electrodes is selected for sensing heart functions and providing pacing ... 12/29/05 - 20050288714 - Defibrillation pacing circuitry Electrical circuit componentry is switchable into a defibrillator circuit to deliver a constant pacing current to a patient. The circuitry may include a constant current source inserted in a leg of the defibrillator circuit or a resistor of selected value inserted between a high voltage source and the high side ... 12/22/05 - 20050283195 - Methods and apparatuses for localizing myocardial infarction during catheterization A catheter with a tissue property sensor provides for localization of myocardial infarction (MI) by utilizing one or more differences between properties of infarcted myocardial tissue and properties of normal myocardial tissue. The tissue property sensor is to be placed on endocardial wall or epicardial wall during catheterization to sense ... 12/15/05 - 20050277990 - Current waveforms for anti-tachycardia pacing for a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator A power supply for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning between the third rib and the twelfth rib and using a lead system that does not directly contact a patient's heart or reside in the intrathoracic blood vessels and for providing anti-tachycardia pacing energy to the heart, comprising a capacitor ... 10/06/05 - 20050222629 - Method and apparatus for anti-tachycardia pacing and defibrillation An implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD) includes an Anti-Tachycardia Pacing Before Charge (ATP-BC) mode according to which one or more high-voltage capacitors for storing defibrillation energy are charged in preparation of delivering a defibrillation shock only if a ventricular tachycardia (VT) sustains after an ATP delivery. Fast ATP delivery and effect verification ... 08/25/05 - 20050187582 - Fibrillation/tachycardia monitoring and preventive system and methodology A cardiac assist device senses conditions of a heart and controls the generation of various electrical stimuli in response to sense conditions of the heart. The cardiac assist device generates a electrical pulse so as to defibrillate a fibrillated heart when the cardiac assist device determines from the sensed conditions ... 07/21/05 - 20050159781 - Classification of supraventricular and ventricular cardiac rhythms using cross channel timing algorithm A system and method for classifying cardiac complexes sensed during a tachycardia episode. A first cardiac signal and a second cardiac signal are sensed, where the first cardiac signal has a voltage. A first cardiac complex and a second cardiac complex of a cardiac cycle are detected in the first ... 06/30/05 - 20050143778 - Current waveforms for anti-bradycardia pacing for a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator A power supply for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning between the third rib and the twelfth rib and using a lead system that does not directly contact a patient's heart or reside in the intrathoracic blood vessels and for providing anti-bradycardia pacing energy to the heart, comprising a capacitor ... 06/30/05 - 20050143777 - Method and system of treatment of heart failure using 4d imaging A method is provided for treatment of heart failure having the steps of obtaining cardiac digital data from a medical imaging system utilizing an ECG gated protocol; generating a series of 3D images of a cardiac chamber and its surrounding structures, preferably the left ventricle and coronary sinus, from this ... 06/30/05 - 20050143776 - Apparatus for detecting and treating ventricular arrhythmia A system and method for long-term monitoring of cardiac conditions such as arrhythmias is disclosed. The invention includes a pulse generator including means for sensing an arrhythmia. The pulse generator is coupled to at least one subcutaneous electrode or electrode array for providing electrical stimulation such as cardioversion/defibrillation shocks and/or ... 06/23/05 - 20050137627 - Synchronizing continuous signals and discrete events for an implantable medical device A system comprises an implantable medical device (IMD). The IMD includes at least one electrical input to receive sensed electrical activity of a heart and a sampler circuit coupled to the at least one electrical input. The sampler circuit generates sampled values of the sensed electrical activity. The IMD includes ... 06/16/05 - 20050131464 - Apparatus for detecting and treating ventricular arrhythmia A system and method for long-term monitoring of cardiac conditions such as arrhythmias is disclosed. The invention includes a pulse generator including means for sensing an arrhythmia. The pulse generator is coupled to at least one subcutaneous electrode or electrode array for providing electrical stimulation such as cardioversion/defibrillation shocks and/or ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |