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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1987
Max Schaldach, Erlangen, DE;
Biotronik, Mess-und Therapiegerate GmbH & Co., Ingenieurburo Berlin, DE;
Abstract
A cardiac pacemaker for implanting in a patient includes a device for applying stimulating pulses to the heart of the patient at a rate determined by a pacing parameter; a plurality of devices for detecting a corresponding plurality of physiological parameters which are respectively associated with physical exertion of the patient and producing a corresponding plurality of output signals representative of the corresponding physiological parameters; a circuitry device receiving the first output signals for varying the pacing parameter as a function of the first output signal, an external programming device in communication with the circuitry device; a linking element in communication with the external programming devices which selectably links the circuitry device with a selectable one of the plurality of device for detecting; and the external programming device causing the linking element to select a given one of the plurality of detecting device for linking with the circuitry device.