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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2005
Applicant:
Willem Boute, Dieren, NL;
Inventor:
Willem Boute, Dieren, NL;
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable medical device operates to promote intrinsic ventricular depolarization according to a pacing protocol. The medical device monitors the number of attempts made to promote intrinsic conduction in comparison with the number of successful cardiac cycles to determine an efficiency value.