US 20060195150A1
(i9) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication oo) Pub. No.: US 2006/0195150 Al
Lovett (43) Pub. Date: Aug. 31,2006
(54) CARDIAC PACING SYSTEM FOR
PREVENTION OF VENTRICULAR
FIBRILLATION AND VENTRICULAR
TACHYCARDIA EPISODE
(75) Inventor: Eric G. Lovett, Roseville, MN (US)
Correspondence Address:
SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG, WOESSNER &
KLUTH, P.A.
P.O. BOX 2938
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 (US) (73) Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
(21) Appl. No.: 11/380,148
(22) Filed: Apr. 25, 2006
Related U.S. Application Data
(62) Division of application No. 09/569,295, filed on May 13, 2000, now Pat. No. 7,039,461.
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.
A61N 1/368 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 607/17
(57) ABSTRACT
A cardiac pacing system preventing short-long-short pacing sequences. The system providing pacing pulses where necessary. The system having dynamic event window generation to adapt to changes in heart rate. The event window adaptable to process a number of intervals. The system including provisions for other inputs, such as sensor and morphology detection. The system adaptable for single mode and dual mode applications. The system also applicable to long pause prevention in atrial pacing and ventricular pacing.
