Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Patent
1994-12-28
1995-12-19
Kamm, William E.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
A61N 137
Patent
active
054764874
ABSTRACT:
Capture is assessed in an implantable pacemaker by issuing a pair of stimulation pulses, separated by about 60-100 milliseconds. The second pulse of the stimulation pair is set to an energy level that assures capture, and remains at that level. The first pulse of the stimulation pair is initially set to an energy level that assures capture, and its energy level is thereafter systematically decreased, e.g., its amplitude is decreased, by a set amount each time the pair of stimulation pulses is issued. One of the stimulation pulses of the stimulation pair will always cause capture: the first pulse when its energy level is greater than the capture threshold (in which case the second pulse is issued into refractory cardiac tissue and has no effect); or the second pulse, when the energy of the first pulse drops below the capture threshold. In either event, a T-wave follows the capturing pulse, whether the first or the second, evidencing repolarization of the cardiac tissue. Capture is assessed by measuring the time interval between a fixed reference point associated with the stimulation pair, e.g., the first pulse, and the T-wave. A significant change in this time interval, e.g., of approximately 60- 100 milliseconds, indicates that the first pulse has dropped below the capture threshold.
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Kamm William E.
Pacesetter Inc.
Schaetze Kennedy J.
Weinberg Lisa P.
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