Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Patent
1997-10-23
1999-02-09
Kamm, William E.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
600518, A61N 139
Patent
active
058687939
ABSTRACT:
An active implantable medical device of the defibrillator/cardiovertor type with an improved tachycardia discrimination for utilizing the delivery of a therapy of defibrillation and/or cardioversion and/or antitachycardia stimulation in the ventricle and/or atrium. The atrial and ventricular activity is monitored, and suspected tachycardia episodes in the monitored activity is tested and confirmed, the stability of RR intervals and the stability of associated PR interval are analyzed. The classification discriminates tachycardias detected as between ventricular tachycardias and supra-ventricular tachycardias, and authorizes delivery of a shock therapy in the presence of a confirmed ventricular tachycardias, or inhibits delivery of a shock therapy in response to a confirmed supra-ventricular tachycardia. Where appropriate, the classification also releases an atrial therapy. The improvement concerns determining the presence or the absence of a rapid acceleration of the rhythm of RR intervals, and determining, if necessary, the origin (atrial or ventricular) of such acceleration, in the case of the detection of unstable RR intervals for discriminating tachycardias.
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Bonnet Jean-Luc
Henry Christine
Iscolo Nicolas
Kroiss Daniel
Limousin Marcel
ELA Medical S.A.
Kamm William E.
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