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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1987
Filed:
May. 28, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert DeCote, Jr, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Cordis Corporation, Miami, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1284 / ;
Abstract
An automatic capture threshold determination system and method apply pacing pulses to a patient's heart while simultaneously monitoring intracardiac electrical activity to detect evoked cardiac contractions. The system and method automatically adjust the energy of the applied pacing pulses in accordance with a prearranged routine, until capture is obtained, thereby determining the minimum pulse amplitude required to reliably stimulate the heart.