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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2006
Applicants:

Saul E. Greenhut, Aurora, CO (US);

Robert W. Stadler, Shoreview, MN (US);

Holly S. Vitense, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

Saul E. Greenhut, Aurora, CO (US);

Robert W. Stadler, Shoreview, MN (US);

Holly S. Vitense, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An implantable medical device system and method are provided for monitoring the quality of signals sensed by a subcutaneously implanted device using subcutaneous electrodes. In one embodiment, the method includes selecting one or more sensing vectors; sensing signals from selected sensing vectors, determining a signal quality metric in response to a sensed signal, comparing the signal quality metric to a predetermined threshold, and generating a loss of signal quality response in response to the signal quality crossing the threshold.


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