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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Thomas H. Spear, Bloomington, MN (US);
Nancy M. Germanson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Patrick D. Miller, Circle Pines, MN (US);
Thomas H. Spear, Bloomington, MN (US);
Nancy M. Germanson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Patrick D. Miller, Circle Pines, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The disclosure describes methods and devices for providing early indicators of a lead-related condition in a medical electrical lead. Among other things, the methods and devices will detect, obtain, or provide indicators of static or intermittent disruptions in a conductive pathway of the lead based on changes in conductive continuity properties of a medical electrical lead. The conductive behaviors and properties will be managed to facilitate signal stability and fidelity. In some embodiments, the methods and devices may include functions to enable one or more of monitoring a lead's conductive pathway, detecting static and transient behaviors of the conductive pathway, stabilizing the monitored pathway, reconfiguring the pathway, and providing lead-related condition data to an associated implantable medical device. The early indicators may be generated in a real-time, continuous manner to provide early detection and notification of lead degradation.