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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120109231 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR BIOPACEMAKER MATURATION The present invention includes systems, devices, and methods relating to the monitoring of the functional maturation of biological interventions effecting cardiac pacing.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109246 | ASSESSING A LEAD BASED ON HIGH-FREQUENCY RESPONSE In general, this disclosure is directed to techniques and circuitry to determine characteristics of an implantable lead associated with an implantable medical device (IMD). The implantable lead may be designed to be MRI-safe by having one or more components that attenua... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120046707 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELDS IN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES Systems and methods for sensing external magnetic fields in implantable medical devices are provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to an apparatus for sensing magnetic fields. An apparatus embodiment includes a sensing circuit with at least one inductor having ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041503 | CIRCUIT-BASED DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PULSE CONTROL OF ENDOCARDIAL PACING IN CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT Tools and methods are particularly suited for certain cardiac conditions involving use of a catheter for pacing of the right and left ventricles from a lead in the right ventricle, e.g., to facilitate mechanically and/or electrically synchronous contractions for resynch... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120029589 | PACEMAKER PASSIVE MEASUREMENT TESTING SYSTEM A system and method for passively testing a cardiac pacemaker in which sensing signal amplitudes and lead impedance values are measured and stored while the pacemaker is functioning in its programmed mode. The amplitude and impedance data may be gotten and stored period... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120010679 | IMPLANTED HEART-STIMULATION DEVICE ENABLING CHARGE BALANCE AFTER STIMULATION SEQUENCE In an implantable medical device, in particular an implantable heart-stimulation device, and a method for operating an implantable heart-stimulation device and a heart-stimulation system, stimulation pulses are delivered via a number of stimulation channels to selected ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120004699 | IDENTIFYING A LEAD RELATED CONDITION BASED ON MOTION-BASED LEAD IMPEDANCE FLUCTUATIONS Techniques for determining whether a lead related condition exists based on a correlation between a parameter indicative of impedance of a lead and a parameter indicative of motion of the lead. In some examples, the techniques include generating an electrical signal tha... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110319956 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS RELATING TO ENDOCARDIAL PACING FOR RESYNCHRONIZATION Disclosed are certain methods, apparatus, and processor-readable mediums that may be used to treat a conduction abnormality of the heart. In one example, the apparatus includes an implantable pacing profile generator configured to generate a specified pacing electrostim... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110257699 | IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR AND METHOD HAVING ADJUSTABLE SIGNAL BLANKING An implantable pulse generator senses a cardiac signal, identifies cardiac events in the cardiac signal, and starts a blanking interval including a repeatable noise window blanking interval in response to each cardiac event. When noise is detected during the repeatable ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110208261 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND REPROGRAMMING SENSING VECTORS FOR USE WITH AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DEVICE Techniques are provided for use with a pacemaker or other implantable medical device capable of sensing electrical signals along a set of programmable sensing vectors. In one example, electrical cardiac signals are sensed within a patient using a primary sensing vector ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110184481 | STORAGE OF DATA FOR EVALUATION OF LEAD INTEGRITY In general, the disclosure describes techniques for storing data corresponding to sensed high-rate non-sustained episodes that occur close in time to detection of a lead integrity condition. A method comprises detecting a first high-rate non-sustained episode, activatin... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110178562 | System and Method For Protecting Against Magnetic Fields Produced By MRI An implantable cardiac device that detects and protects against strong magnetic fields produced by MRI equipment is disclosed. The device has a magnetic field sensor for detecting the presence of a relatively weak static magnetic field (102, 110, 118, 122) of a l... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110160791 | CONFIGURING OPERATING PARAMETERS OF A MEDICAL DEVICE BASED ON EXPOSURE TO A DISRUPTIVE ENERGY FIELD An implantable medical device (IMD) determines an effect of the disruptive energy field and adjusts one or more operating parameters of the IMD based on at least the determined effect. In some instances, the IMD may determine an actual effect of the disruptive energy fi... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110160792 | Method And Device For Determination Of Efficacy Of Cardiac Resynchronization Pacing Utilizing Simultaneous RV And LV Electroanotomic Cardiac Phase Motion Mapping The current invention describes a method and system to measure and validate the efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy pacing using electroanatomical position and motion sensing during the various phases of the cardiac cycle. In this method, electroanatomical pos... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110137369 | OPTIMAL PACING CONFIGURATION VIA VENTRICULAR CONDUCTION DELAYS An exemplary method for optimizing pacing configuration includes providing distances between electrodes of a series of three or more ventricular electrodes associated with a ventricle; selecting a ventricular electrode from the series; delivering energy to the ventricle... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110112598 | Biventricular Cardiac Stimulator A biventricular cardiac stimulator is disclosed, comprising a right ventricular stimulation unit, a left ventricular stimulation unit, and a pacemaker timer. In order to detect the effect of a particular atrioventricular delay time (AVD) and a particular interventricula... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110112597 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFF-LINE REPROGRAMMING OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENTS TO REDUCE FALSE DETECTIONS OF CARDIAC EVENTS Techniques are provided for use by implantable medical devices such as pacemakers or by external systems in communication with such devices. An intracardiac electrogram (IEGM) is sensed within a patient in which the device is implanted using a cardiac signal sensing sys... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110106203 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO EVALUATE ELECTRODE POSITION AND SPACING A method and apparatus for tracking and illustrating the location of leads positioned within the volume is disclosed. For example, the lead electrodes can be positioned within a heart of a patient that can be tracked over time. The lead electrodes can be tracked with an... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110106191 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE NOISE MODE Techniques for activating an alternative operating mode in an implantable medical device based on a determination that the device is within a relatively high noise environment or otherwise exposed to relatively high noise. The implantable medical device can automaticall... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110098771 | MULTIPLE VECTOR FLUID LOCALIZATION A differential or relative measurement between an orthogonal measurement vector and another measurement vector can be used to determine the location where fluid accumulation is occurring or the local change in such fluid accumulation. This can help diagnose or treat inf... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110098772 | SYTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL ELECTRODE PAIRS FOR USE IN BIVENTRICULAR PACING USING MULTI-POLE VENTRICULAR LEADS Techniques are provided for use by implantable medical devices for determining a preferred or optimal pair of electrodes for delivering biventricular pacing therapy. In one example, the implantable device is equipped with a right ventricular (RV) lead and a multi-pole l... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110077706 | AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF PARAMETERS OF AN EXPOSURE MODE OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE An implantable medical device (IMD) automatically determines at least a portion of the parameters and, in some instances all of the parameters, of an exposure operating mode based on stored information regarding sensed physiological events or therapy provided over a pre... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110071583 | Galectin-3 and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy The present invention relates to materials and methods for monitoring and predicting a heart failure patient's physiological response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. More specifically, the present invention relates to the endogenous protein galectin-3 and its use ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110054554 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF LEAD CONDUCTOR ANOMALIES USING DYNAMIC ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS A method and apparatus to detect anomalies in the conductors of leads attached to implantable medical devices based on the dynamical electrical changes these anomalies cause. In one embodiment, impedance is measured for weak input signals of different applied frequencie... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110054558 | IDENTIFYING A LEAD RELATED CONDITION BASED ON DETECTING NOISE SUBSEQUENT TO SIGNAL DELIVERY In general, the disclosure describes techniques for detecting lead related conditions, such as lead fractures or other lead integrity issues. As described herein, delivering an electrical signal through selected electrodes may result in, reveal, or amplify noise if a le... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110040346 | METHOD FOR SCHEDULING ATRIAL-VENTRICULAR CONDUCTION CHECKS IN MINIMUM VENTRICULAR PACING A medical device and associated method deliver cardiac pacing in a dual chamber pacing mode and schedule an atrial-ventricular (AV) conduction check during the dual chamber pacing mode to detect the presence of AV conduction. If AV conduction is detected during the sche... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110022111 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING VENTRICULAR PACING DELAYS DURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Techniques are provided for use by implantable medical devices for controlling ventricular pacing, particularly during atrial fibrillation. In one example, during a V sense test for use in optimizing ventricular pacing, the implantable device determines relative degrees... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110009918 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A POTENTIAL LEAD FAILURE IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE A method for detecting potential failures by a lead of an implantable medical device is provided. The method includes sensing a first signal over a first channel between a first combination of electrodes on the lead and sensing a second signal from a second channel betw... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100318151 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING NOISE IN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES Embodiments of the invention are related to managing noise in sensed signals in implantable medical devices, amongst other things. In an embodiment the invention includes a method for processing electrical signals obtained from a patient including gathering a first set ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100318147 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR STIMULATION OF THE HIS BUNDLE An implantable medical system for delivering pacing pulses to HIS bundle of a heart of a patient when implanted in said patient includes a medical lead, which is adapted to be attached with a distal end to tissue of said heart, including a at least two electrodes arrang... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100318141 | Method and apparatus for detecting imminent structural failure of an electrical lead in an implanted cardiac therapy medical device A method and apparatus implementing the method, which is not dependent on monitoring the electrical impedance of the lead, detects imminent structural failure of an electrical lead in an implanted medical device, such as an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) o... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100305651 | MEASURING AUTONOMIC TONE USING ATRIOVENTRICULAR DELAY An autonomic status indicator representative of a sympathetic/parasympathetic balance of a subject can use atrioventricular (AV) delays measured during recovery from (or in response to) elevated atrial pacing while the subject is at rest.... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100280567 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING CARDIAC AND NON-CARDIAC OVERSENSING USING INTRACARDIAC ELECTROGRAMS A method and apparatus for automatically identifying various types of cardiac and non-cardiac oversensing and automatically performing a corrective action to reduce the likelihood of oversensing is provided. EGM data, including time intervals between sensed and paced ev... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100204745 | CROSS-CHANNEL NOISE DETECTOR IN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES An apparatus comprises a primary cardiac signal sensing circuit to sense a first cardiac signal, a secondary cardiac signal sensing to sense a second cardiac signal, and an arrhythmia detection circuit. The primary sensing circuit includes at least first and second impl... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100204746 | PACEMAKER PASSIVE MEASUREMENT TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD A system and method for passively testing a cardiac pacemaker in which sensing signal amplitudes and lead impedance values are measured and stored while the pacemaker is functioning in its programmed mode. The amplitude and impedance data may be gotten and stored period... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100198292 | EVALUATING ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS FOR DELIVERING CARDIAC PACING THERAPY Described techniques include delivering cardiac pacing therapy from a medical device to a chamber of a heart via a first electrode configuration and determining that the delivery of cardiac pacing therapy via the first electrode configuration inadequately captures the c... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100174337 | PACE COUNTER ISOLATION FOR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION PACING A system and method recording sensing and pacing events in a cardiac rhythm management device. The method may be particularly useful in assessment of pacing parameters for ventricular resynchronization therapy.... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100152805 | MEDICAL DEVICE SENSING AND DETECTION DURING MRI A medical device includes a sensor for sensing for an MRI gradient magnetic field and a microprocessor for responding to the detected gradient magnetic field by switching from a first electrical signal processing mode to a second electrical signal processing mode, such ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100137932 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION PARAMETERS USING HEART RATE VARIABILITY A cardiac rhythm management system modulates the delivery of pacing and/or autonomic neurostimulation pulses based on heart rate variability (HRV). An HRV parameter being a measure of the HRV is produced to indicate a patient's cardiac condition, based on which the deli... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100131026 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING HEART RATE VARIABILITY AS A SAFETY CHECK IN ELECTRICAL THERAPIES A cardiac rhythm management system modulates the delivery of pacing and/or autonomic neurostimulation pulses based on heart rate variability (HRV). An HRV parameter being a measure of the HRV is produced to indicate a patient's cardiac condition, based on which the deli... | 05/27/2010 |
