Arrangement and system for enabling patient control of electrical therapies
October 19, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3311111 3805796 Telemetry means for tissue stimulator system Patient-operated pacemaker programmer Externally-inhibited tachycardia control pacer Atrial defibrillator with means for delivering therapy in response to a determination that the patient is likely asleep Method and apparatus for alleviating cardioversion shock pain Neuro-stimulation to control pain during cardioversion defibrillation Method and apparatus for alleviating cardoversion shock pain Adaptive, performance-optimizing communication system for communicating with an implanted medical device InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 10053035 filed on 10/19/2001US Classes:607/6, Sensing body condition or signal other than electrocardiographic signal607/60, Telemetry or communications circuits607/62, Output controlled by sensor responsive to body or interface condition607/63, Promoting patient safety or comfort607/5, Cardioverting/defibrillating607/32Communicating with pacer (e.g., telemetry)ExaminersPrimary: Bockelman, MarkAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61N 130AbstractA patient-controlled system for temporarily disabling an electrical cardioverting therapy in order to prepare the patient psychologically and physiologically for the pain associated with electrical cardioversion therapy. In an example embodiment, the system includes a capacitive circuit capable of charging and discharging in order to apply the electrical therapy. The implanted medical device automatically causes the capacitive circuit to charge and discharge at least once within a selected period. The system includes a patient activator device that communicates with the implanted device. A disabling circuit is also included within the implanted medical device that temporarily disables the electrical therapy application in response to the patient activator device. The system further includes an alerting arrangement that alerts the patient activator device in response to the disabling circuit. An override circuit overrides the temporary disabling of the electrical therapy application in response to the patient being in a relaxed mode. | |
