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US 7,606,619 B2Granted
Connection verification apparatus, systems, and methods
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorAvram Scheiner
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method may operate to provide a connection signal using a first contact, measure a waveshape associated with a corresponding connection signal arising from the connection signal at a second contact connected to a first electrode using a lead, and provide a comparison result after determining whether the lead is a preselected lead type based on the waveshape.
Claims25
A method, including:
- connecting a first electrode to a second contact using a lead;
- providing a connection signal using a first contact coupled to a pacer electrode but not to the lead;
- measuring a waveshape associated with a corresponding connection signal arising from the connection signal at the second contact;
- and
- providing a comparison result after determining whether the lead is a preselected lead type based on the waveshape.
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An apparatus, including:
- a first contact coupled to a pacer electrode but not to a lead;
- a second contact;
- a current injection module to provide a connection signal using the first contact;
- a measurement module to couple to the first and the second contacts and to measure a waveshape of a corresponding connection signal propagated through the lead coupled to the second contact;
- a comparison module to determine whether the lead is a preselected lead type based on the waveshape, and to provide a comparison result;
- and
- an indicator module to indicate the comparison result.
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A system, comprising:
- an apparatus, including a first contact coupled to a pacer electrode but not to a lead, a second contact, a current injection module to provide a connection signal using the first contact, a measurement module to couple to the first and the second contacts and to measure a waveshape of a corresponding connection signal propagated through the lead coupled to the second contact, and a comparison module to determine whether the lead is a preselected lead type based on the waveshape, and to provide a comparison result;
- and
- a processor to receive the comparison result.
An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having associated instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the machine, result in a machine performing:
- providing a connection signal using a first contact coupled to a pacer electrode but not to a lead;
- measuring a waveshape associated with a corresponding connection signal arising from the connection signal at a second contact connected to a first electrode using the lead;
- and
- providing a comparison result after determining whether the lead is a preselected lead type based on the waveshape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.