Automatic baroreflex modulation based on cardiac activity
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1. A system for providing baroreflex stimulation, comprising:
- a cardiac activity monitor to sense cardiac activity and provide a signal indicative of the cardiac activity; and
a baroreflex stimulator, including;
a pulse generator to provide a baroreflex stimulation signal adapted to provide a baroreflex therapy; and
a modulator to receive the signal indicative of the cardiac activity and modulate the baroreflex stimulation signal based on the signal indicative of the cardiac activity to change the baroreflex therapy from a first baroreflex therapy to a second baroreflex therapy.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system for providing baroreceptor stimulation comprising, a sensor to sense a physiologic parameter and provide a signal indicative of the physiologic parameter, a baroreceptor stimulator, which includes, a pulse generator to provide a baroreceptor stimulation signal adapted to provide a baroreflex therapy, and a control system to receive the signal indicative of the physiologic parameter and modulate the baroreceptor stimulation signal based on the signal indicative of the physiologic parameter to change the baroreflex therapy from a first baroreflex therapy to a second baroreflex therapy.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for providing baroreflex stimulation, comprising:
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a cardiac activity monitor to sense cardiac activity and provide a signal indicative of the cardiac activity; and
a baroreflex stimulator, including;
a pulse generator to provide a baroreflex stimulation signal adapted to provide a baroreflex therapy; and
a modulator to receive the signal indicative of the cardiac activity and modulate the baroreflex stimulation signal based on the signal indicative of the cardiac activity to change the baroreflex therapy from a first baroreflex therapy to a second baroreflex therapy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A baroreflex stimulator, comprising:
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an implantable pulse generator to provide a baroreflex stimulation signal adapted to provide a baroreflex therapy; and
means for modulating the baroreflex stimulation signal based on a signal indicative of cardiac activity to change the baroreflex therapy from a first baroreflex therapy to a second baroreflex therapy. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for operating an implantable medical device, comprising:
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receiving a signal regarding an activity level; and
setting a baroreflex stimulation level for a baroreflex stimulator of the device based on the signal regarding the activity level. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method, comprising:
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determining an activity level;
setting a baroreflex stimulation level based on the activity level; and
applying baroreflex stimulation at the baroreflex stimulation level. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for providing baroreceptor stimulation, comprising:
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a sensor to sense a physiologic parameter and provide a signal indicative of the physiologic parameter; and
a baroreceptor stimulator, including;
a pulse generator to provide a baroreceptor stimulation signal adapted to provide a baroreflex therapy; and
a control system to receive the signal indicative of the physiologic parameter and modify the baroreceptor stimulation signal based on the signal indicative of the physiologic parameter.
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34. A baroreceptor stimulator, comprising:
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an implantable pulse generator to provide a baroreceptor stimulation signal adapted to provide a baroreflex therapy; and
means for modulating the baroreceptor stimulation signal based on a signal indicative of a physiologic parameter to modify the baroreflex therapy.
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