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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2007
Aaron Mccabe, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Avram Scheiner, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Geng Zhang, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Quan NI, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Douglas R. Daum, Oakdale, MN (US);
Yi Zhang, Blaine, MN (US);
Aaron McCabe, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Avram Scheiner, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Geng Zhang, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Quan Ni, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Douglas R. Daum, Oakdale, MN (US);
Yi Zhang, Blaine, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device such as an implantable pacemaker or implantable cardioverter/defibrillator includes a programmable sensing circuit providing for sensing of a signal approximating a surface electrocardiogram (ECG) through implanted electrodes. With various electrode configurations, signals approximating various standard surface ECG signals are acquired without the need for attaching electrodes with cables onto the skin. The various electrode configurations include, but are not limited to, various combinations of intracardiac pacing electrodes, portions of the implantable medical device contacting tissue, and electrodes incorporated onto the surface of the implantable medical device.