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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Douglas A. Hettrick, Andover, MN (US);
Todd Jon Sheldon, North Oaks, MN (US);
Paul D. Ziegler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David E. Euler, Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventors:
Douglas A. Hettrick, Andover, MN (US);
Todd Jon Sheldon, North Oaks, MN (US);
Paul D. Ziegler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David E. Euler, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/368 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/368 (2013.01); A61N 1/3682 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for determining whether a current atrial-ventricular (AV) delay during cardiac pacing is appropriate for proper mechanical coupling of the atrium and ventricle. If proper mechanical coupling is determined to not exist, an additional atrial contraction is induced within the same ventricular cycle to maintain atrial-ventricular mechanical coupling.