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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Laurence S. Sloman, West Hollywood, CA (US);
Jeffery D. Snell, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Laurence S. Sloman, West Hollywood, CA (US);
Jeffery D. Snell, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Pacestter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device includes a lead, a pulse generator, an autocapture module, an autothreshold module, a fusion detection module, and a control module. The lead includes electrodes configured to be positioned within a heart. At least one of the electrodes is capable of sensing cardiac signals. The pulse generator delivers a stimulus pulse through at least one of the electrodes. The autocapture module senses an evoked response of the heart after delivery of the stimulus pulse when operating in an autocapture mode. The autothreshold module performs a threshold search when operating in an autothreshold mode. The fusion detection module identifies fusion-based behavior in the heart. The control module automatically switches between the autothreshold and autocapture modes based on a presence of the fusion-based behavior.