Subcutaneous cardiac rhythm management
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1. A system, comprising:
- detection circuitry;
energy delivery circuitry capable of delivering a plurality of cardiac therapies comprising at least a tachycardia therapy, a bradycardia therapy, and an asystole prevention therapy;
one or more electrodes configured for subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic placement and for coupling to the detection circuitry and energy delivery circuitry; and
a controller coupled to the detection circuitry and energy delivery circuitry, the controller, in response to a cardiac condition requiring treatment, coordinating delivery of a selected one of the tachycardia, bradycardia, and asystole prevention therapies.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide for sensing of cardiac activity from a subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic location, and detecting a cardiac condition necessitating treatment in response to the sensed cardiac activity. One of a number of cardiac therapies may be selectively delivered to treat the detected cardiac condition, such cardiac therapies including at least a tachycardia therapy, a bradycardia therapy, and an asystole prevention therapy.
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62 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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detection circuitry;
energy delivery circuitry capable of delivering a plurality of cardiac therapies comprising at least a tachycardia therapy, a bradycardia therapy, and an asystole prevention therapy;
one or more electrodes configured for subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic placement and for coupling to the detection circuitry and energy delivery circuitry; and
a controller coupled to the detection circuitry and energy delivery circuitry, the controller, in response to a cardiac condition requiring treatment, coordinating delivery of a selected one of the tachycardia, bradycardia, and asystole prevention therapies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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a housing configured for subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic placement;
detection circuitry provided in the housing;
energy delivery circuitry provided in the housing and capable of delivering each of a tachycardia therapy, a bradycardia therapy, and an asystole prevention therapy;
one or more electrodes configured for subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic placement and coupled to the detection circuitry and energy delivery circuitry; and
a controller provided in the housing and coupled to the detection circuitry and energy delivery circuitry, the controller, in response to a cardiac condition requiring treatment, delivering a selected one of the tachycardia, bradycardia, and asystole prevention therapies. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method, comprising:
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sensing cardiac activity from a subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic location;
detecting a cardiac condition necessitating treatment in response to the sensed cardiac activity; and
delivering one of a plurality of cardiac therapies to treat the detected cardiac condition, the plurality of cardiac therapies comprising at least a tachycardia therapy, a bradycardia therapy, and an asystole prevention therapy. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A system, comprising:
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means for sensing cardiac activity from a subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic location;
means for detecting a cardiac condition necessitating treatment in response to the sensed cardiac activity; and
means for delivering one of a plurality of cardiac therapies to treat the detected cardiac condition, the plurality of cardiac therapies comprising at least a tachycardia therapy, a bradycardia therapy, and an asystole prevention therapy. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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