Concurrent therapy detection in implantable medical devices
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsDavid J. Ternes, Stephen Ruble, Jason J. Hamann, Kenneth L. Baker
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Abstract
Various method embodiments detect a concurrent therapy, where the concurrent therapy includes a plurality of therapy pulses. Detecting the concurrent therapy includes detecting at least one electrical pulse, extracting at least one characteristic from the at least one electrical pulse, comparing the at least one characteristic of the detected pulse to at least one characteristic of therapy pulses, and detecting that the concurrent therapy is being applied if the at least one characteristic of the detected pulse favorably compares to the at least one characteristic of the therapy pulses.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- detecting a concurrent therapy, wherein the concurrent therapy includes a plurality of therapy pulses, wherein detecting a concurrent therapy includes:
- detecting at least one electrical pulse;
- extracting at least one characteristic from the at least one electrical pulse;
- comparing the at least one characteristic of the detected pulse to at least one characteristic of therapy pulses;
- and
- detecting that the concurrent therapy is being applied if the at least one characteristic of the detected pulse favorably compares to the at least one characteristic of the therapy pulses.
A method, comprising:
- detecting a concurrent therapy, wherein the concurrent therapy includes a plurality of therapy pulses, wherein detecting a concurrent therapy includes:
- detecting at least one electrical pulse, wherein detecting the at least one electrical pulse includes detecting a rising edge or a falling edge of the electrical pulse;
- extracting at least one characteristic from the at least one electrical pulse;
- comparing the at least one characteristic of the detected pulse to at least one characteristic of therapy pulses;
- and
- detecting that the concurrent therapy is being applied if the at least one characteristic of the detected pulse favorably compares to the at least one characteristic of the therapy pulses;
- and
- storing or presenting marker information to identify that the concurrent therapy is being applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.