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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
Wesley J. Clement, Andover, MN (US);
Hiroshi Fujimoto, Fujisawa, JP;
Jeffrey D. Wilkinson, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
John R. Buysman, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Girard B. Borgerding, Miineapolis, MN (US);
Jean Borgerding, Legal Representative, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Wesley J. Clement, Andover, MN (US);
Hiroshi Fujimoto, Fujisawa, JP;
Jeffrey D. Wilkinson, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
John R. Buysman, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Girard B. Borgerding, Miineapolis, MN (US);
Jean Borgerding, legal representative, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device (IMD) includes a detector for detecting the presence of x-ray radiation, where the presence of x-ray radiation is detected in response to the strength of the x-ray radiation exceeding a first threshold. In one embodiment, the IMD includes a processor for adjusting a cardiac stimulation rate IMD in response to determining that the strength of the detected x-ray radiation exceeds a second threshold. The second pre-selected x-ray radiation threshold is greater than the first pre-selected x-ray radiation threshold. In another embodiment, the implantable device includes a detector for detecting the presence of any amount x-ray radiation and a processor for adjusting a stimulation rate provided by the IMD in response to detected x-ray radiation to reduce the chance of over-sampling artifacts or inappropriate therapy delivery.