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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2009
Applicant:
Helen L. Reeve, Stillwater, MN (US);
Inventor:
Helen L. Reeve, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system is described for detecting and/or treating depression that may be incorporated into an implantable device such as a cardiac rhythm management device. The device may determine that depression is present by analysis of heart rate variability measured using the cardiac sensing channels of the device and/or by detection of blood-borne factors that are associated with depression. If depression is detected, the device may be configured to automatically delivery therapy such as neuromodulation and/or drug delivery.