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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Combined anti-tachycardia pacing (atp) and high voltage therapy for treating ventricular arrhythmias
Kevin T. Ousdigian, Shoreview, MN (US);
Vasant Padmanabhan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Paul J. Degroot, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Walter H. Olson, North Oaks, MN (US);
Vinod Sharma, Roseville, MN (US);
Cameron J. Kaszas, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul G. Krause, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Kevin T. Ousdigian, Shoreview, MN (US);
Vasant Padmanabhan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Paul J. DeGroot, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Walter H. Olson, North Oaks, MN (US);
Vinod Sharma, Roseville, MN (US);
Cameron J. Kaszas, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul G. Krause, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for treating an arrhythmia of the heart, involves delivery of anti-tachy pacing (ATP) pulses to the heart, possibly followed by the delivery of a high-voltage shock. ATP delivery is controlled such that the time delivery of any high-voltage shock is not affected by the prior delivery of the ATP pulses. System control may be accomplished using one or more programmable parameters, which may include a user-specified shock energy.