Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATION AND SELECTION OF TACHYCARDIA THERAPY HIERARCHY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004073788
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for generating and selecting therapies, or hierarchies of therapies, that may be used to treat episodes of atrial or ventricular tachycardia. A characteristic of a detected tachycardia event is determined, and a hierarchy of therapies to treat the detected tachycardia event is selected in response to the determined characteristic. The invention provides an update of therapy hierarchies as a function of historical performance or effectiveness of said therapies.
Inventors:
SHARMA VINROD (US)
DEGROOT PAUL J (US)
DEGROOT PAUL J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/005157
Publication Date:
October 28, 2004
Filing Date:
February 20, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC INC (US)
SHARMA VINROD (US)
DEGROOT PAUL J (US)
SHARMA VINROD (US)
DEGROOT PAUL J (US)
International Classes:
A61N1/362; A61N1/39; G16Z99/00; (IPC1-7): A61N1/362; A61N1/37; G06F19/00; A61N1/39
Foreign References:
| US5002052A | 1991-03-26 | |||
| US5855593A | 1999-01-05 | |||
| US5107850A | 1992-04-28 | |||
| US6272377B1 | 2001-08-07 |
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