Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-23
2011-11-08
Patel, Niketa (Department: 3762)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
C607S009000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08055342
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting the sensing threshold of cardiac rhythm management devices. The invention is particularly suited for implementation in devices such as implantable cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter/defibrillators. A method and apparatus are provided in which a noise level and signal level for a sensing channel are determined for each cardiac cycle with the sensing threshold of the channel being adjusted in accordance therewith.
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Hartley Jesse W.
Mepham Laura
Zhang Geng
Zhu Qingsheng
Cardiac Pacemakers Inc.
Patel Niketa
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Stoklosa Joseph
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