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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2002
Kjell Norén, Solna, SE;
Kjell Norén, Solna, SE;
St. Jude Medical AB, Jarfalla, SE;
Abstract
A dual chamber pacing system normally operates in an atrial synchronized mode, and includes a mode switch that switches the pacing mode to a non-atrial synchronized ventricular stimulating mode in response to the detection of an atrial tachyarrhythmia, and switches the pacing mode back to the atrial synchronized mode in response to, or after a preset time following, detection of cessation of the atrial tachyarrhythmia. A mode switch supervising circuit includes a counter that accumulates an amount of mode switches from a starting point, and supplies the accumulated amount to a comparator, wherein the accumulated amount is compared to a predetermined mode switch amount threshold. The mode switch supervising circuit controls the mode switch to lock the pacing mode to the non-atrial synchronized ventricular stimulating mode for at least a predetermined time period in response to the mode switch amount exceeding the amount threshold.