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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Kelly H. McClure, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Junyu Mai, Valencia, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for automatically adjusting the sensing parameters in an implantable cardiac stimulation device is described. The adjustment is based on the amplitudes and the onsets and ends of cardiac events, such as R-waves, T-waves, far-field R-waves, and/or far-field T-waves. Having determined the onset and termination of the cardiac events for a given number of cardiac cycles, particular variables that characterize these cardiac events can be averaged and stored in memory. Such variables include the peak amplitudes sampled during a cardiac event, the duration of the cardiac event, and the duration between cardiac events. Based on the averaged variables, the system automatically adjusts the sensing parameters, such as sensitivity, and blanking and refractory periods.