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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Mark W. Kroll, Crystal Bay, MN (US);
Michael Benser, Valencia, CA (US);
Euljoon Park, Valencia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark W. Kroll, Crystal Bay, MN (US);
Michael Benser, Valencia, CA (US);
Euljoon Park, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/368 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable system applies tiered antitachycardia pacing (ATP) that may be combined with pre-pulsing therapy in order to reduce pain. In one implementation, an exemplary system applies a progression of increasingly potent pacing vectors, progressing in an initial tier from small electrodes inside the heart to later tiers that increasingly use a large electrode surface outside the heart. In the latter tiers, a pre-pulse may be added prior to each ATP pulse to reduce the sensation of pain.