Thoratec Corporation

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

John C Layton

Christopher James Cotter

Maria Dominika Kulinski

Keith Kearsley

Ramesh Babu Jayaraman

Aaron R McCabe

Donald Lee Hopper

Justin Aron Callaway

Justin Aaron Callaway

Richard O Kuenzler

Mary Jane Rasmussen

A modular driveline includes a modular portion including a cable and a connector, the cable having terminations, and a percutaneous portion including a cable and a connector, the cable having terminations. The percutaneous portion connector couples to the modular portion connector, and cable terminations at the connectors are captured in the connectors by potting. The cable can include an inner member, conductors disposed about the inner member, a covering about the conductors, a layer extruded onto the covering, an armor braid over the extruded layer, and an outer jacket extruded over the armor braid.

Modular driveline

Changes in patient status are assessed based at least in part on respiration parameters. A user can make selections regarding alert criteria options to be used in assessing patient status. Respiration is implantably sensed and respiration data is stored by an implantable device. A respiration parameter, such as respiration rate, is measured from the respiration data. The change in patient status is assessed by comparing the respiration parameter to the configured alert criteria. If the comparison of the respiration parameter and the configured alert criteria indicates a significant change in patient status, an alert signal is generated.

Respiration as a trigger for therapy optimization

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Dublin, CA, United States of America

John C Layton