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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Derek D. Bohn, Woodbury, MN (US);
M. Jason Brooke, Woodstock, MD (US);
Rajesh K. Gandhi, Woodbury, MN (US);
Alok S. Sathaye, Boston, MA (US);
Aaron R. Mccabe, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Derek D. Bohn, Woodbury, MN (US);
M. Jason Brooke, Woodstock, MD (US);
Rajesh K. Gandhi, Woodbury, MN (US);
Alok S. Sathaye, Boston, MA (US);
Aaron R. McCabe, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for automatic electrode integrity management. Interelectrode impedance is measured for various electrode combinations of an implantable cardiac function management device. The impedance data is processed, such as at an external remote server, to determine whether an electrode is failing or has failed, to select an alternate electrode configuration, to alert a physician or patient, to predict a time-to-failure such as by using population data, or to reprogram electrode configuration or other device parameters of the implantable cardiac function management device.