Implantable electronic therapy device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8965495-B2
Application number	US-201113195560-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2011
Priority date	Aug 30, 2010
Publication date	Feb 24, 2015
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015

Abstract

An implantable electronic therapy device, having a therapy unit, a heart rate capturing unit, a contractility determination unit, and an evaluation and control unit. The therapy unit delivers an antitachycardiac therapy. The heart rate capturing unit determines a ventricular heart rate from an input signal, and the contractility determination unit generates from an input signal, a contraction signal reflecting a contractility of a ventricle. The evaluation and control unit is connected to the therapy unit, the heart rate capturing unit, and the contractility determination unit actuates the therapy unit to administer an antitachycardiac therapy when the heart rate capturing unit detects an increase in the heart rate above a specified threshold value and the contractility determination unit supplies a contraction signal which is not physiologically adequate for the increase in the heart rate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An implantable electronic therapy device, comprising
a therapy unit;
a heart rate capturing unit;
a contractility determination unit;
an evaluation and control unit;
wherein the therapy unit is configured to deliver an antitachycardiac therapy;
wherein the heart rate capturing unit is configured to determine a ventricular heart rate from an input signal;
wherein the contractility determination unit is configured to generate a contraction signal w…

Assignees

• Doerr Thomas
• Biotronik Se & Co Kg

Inventors

• Doerr Thomas

Classifications

• A61N1/3621 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61N1/36521

  Human Necessities · mapped topic