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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Douglas A. Hettrick, Blaine, MN (US);
Kristin L. Myers, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Katherine H. Anderson, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Inventors:
Douglas A. Hettrick, Blaine, MN (US);
Kristin L. Myers, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Katherine H. Anderson, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for detecting cardiac arrhythmias during overdrive pacing. A maximum paced rate and a reduced paced rate for a heart are determined, the maximum paced rate being higher than the reduced paced rate. The heart is paced at the maximum paced rate. After the heart is paced at the maximum paced rate for a predetermined amount of time, the heart is paced at the reduced paced rate.