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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 1998
Filed:
May. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael F Hess, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael R Hill, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John T Meador, Half Moon Bay, MN (US);
R Hardwin Mead, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ; A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607 14 ; 607 15 ; 607-4 ;
Abstract
New pacing algorithm defines faster than indicated pacing rate during detection of PAC's/PVC's and reduces rate after awhile to a safety rate unless natural depolarizations are detected.