Activation of fibrillation and tachycardia functions
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a single command to set a group of functions to active status, wherein the group of functions comprises at least one of a ventricular fibrillation therapy and a ventricular tachycardia therapy; and
setting the group of functions to active status in response to the command.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device may be programmed by a programmer to apply a variety of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT) therapies, such as antitachycardia pacing (ATP) and cardioversion shocks. In general, the invention is directed to automatic activation of VF- and VT-related functions upon a single command. When a clinician interacts with the programmer to set VF therapies to active status, for example, VT therapies are automatically set to active status as well. Activation of several VF- and VT-related functions with a single command may save considerable time and may be beneficial to the patient. The invention further provides the freedom to customize the functions to the particular needs of a single patient or a group of patients.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a single command to set a group of functions to active status, wherein the group of functions comprises at least one of a ventricular fibrillation therapy and a ventricular tachycardia therapy; and
setting the group of functions to active status in response to the command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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retrieving a default function, wherein the default function comprises at least one of a ventricular fibrillation therapy and a ventricular tachycardia therapy and wherein the default function is included in a group of functions set to active status by a single command;
receiving a command to modify the default function; and
modifying the function according to the command. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
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receive a single command to set a group of functions to active status, wherein the group of functions comprises at least one of a ventricular fibrillation therapy and a ventricular tachycardia therapy; and
set the group of functions to active status in response to the command. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
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retrieve a default function, wherein the default function comprises at least one of a ventricular fibrillation therapy and a ventricular tachycardia therapy and wherein the default function is included in a group of functions set to active status by a single command;
receive a command to modify the default function; and
modify the function according to the command. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A device comprising:
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an input device to receive a single command to set a group of functions to active status, wherein the group of functions comprises at least one of a ventricular fibrillation therapy and a ventricular tachycardia therapy; and
a processor to set the group of functions to active status in response to the command. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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