Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-07
2005-06-07
Getzow, Scott M. (Department: 3762)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
active
06904314
ABSTRACT:
An implantable cardiac stimulating device employs an automatic defibrillation threshold tracking process that uses a measured pacing stimulation threshold to estimate the patient's defibrillation threshold on a dynamic, ongoing basis, using changes in the defibrillation threshold to re-calculate new defibrillation parameters (e.g., energy settings) on a periodic basis as a patient's heart changes over time. The defibrillation threshold estimation formula may involve a variety of variables, such as, for example, the patient's age and/or gender, and may include a selected safety margin. New defibrillation parameters are loaded into the appropriate locations of the device's memory, replacing the prior parameters, and are thereafter available for use by the device for defibrillation therapy. The defibrillation threshold tracking technique may be used in an external device, such as a programmer or external cardiac stimulation device.
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Brewer James E.
Kroll Mark W.
Getzow Scott M.
Pacesetter Inc.
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