Baroreflex stimulator with integrated pressure sensor
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a pulse generator to generate baroreflex stimulation pulses;
a sensor circuitry;
a lead adapted to be electrically connected to the pulse generator and to the sensor circuitry, the lead including an electrode to distribute the baroreflex stimulation pulses to a baroreflex site and a pressure sensor to provide a signal indicative of blood pressure to the sensor circuitry; and
a controller connected to the pulse generator and the sensor circuitry, the controller adapted to adjust the baroreflex stimulation pulses based on the blood pressure.
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Abstract
The present invention is an implantable medical device comprising, a pulse generator to generate baroreceptor stimulation pulses, a sensor circuitry, a lead adapted to be electrically connected to the pulse generator and to the sensor circuitry, the lead including an electrode to distribute the baroreceptor stimulation pulses to a baroreceptor site, a pressure sensor to provide a signal indicative of blood pressure to the sensor circuitry and a controller connected to the pulse generator and the sensor circuitry, the controller adapted to adjust the baroreceptor stimulation pulses based on the blood pressure.
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17 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a pulse generator to generate baroreflex stimulation pulses;
a sensor circuitry;
a lead adapted to be electrically connected to the pulse generator and to the sensor circuitry, the lead including an electrode to distribute the baroreflex stimulation pulses to a baroreflex site and a pressure sensor to provide a signal indicative of blood pressure to the sensor circuitry; and
a controller connected to the pulse generator and the sensor circuitry, the controller adapted to adjust the baroreflex stimulation pulses based on the blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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means for delivering baroreflex therapy to a baroreflex neural target site using an intravascular lead and an electrode on the lead;
means for monitoring blood pressure near the baroreflex neural target site using a pressure sensor on the lead; and
means for adjusting the baroreflex therapy based on the blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a pulse generator to generate baroreflex stimulation pulses;
a sensor circuitry;
a lead adapted to be electrically connected to the pulse generator and to the sensor circuitry, the lead including an electrode to distribute the baroreflex stimulation pulses to a baroreflex site and a sensor to provide a signal to the sensor circuitry that corresponds to a pre-ejection period measured between a sensed electrical event in a ventricle and onset of ventricular ejection derived from a pulmonary arterial blood pressure sensor; and
a controller connected to the pulse generator and the sensor circuitry, the controller adapted to adjust the baroreflex stimulation pulses based on the blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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delivering baroreflex therapy to a baroreflex target site using an intravascular lead and an electrode on the lead;
monitoring blood pressure near the baroreflex neural target site using a pressure sensor on the lead; and
adjusting the baroreflex therapy based on the blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a pulse generator to generate baroreceptor stimulation pulses;
a sensor circuitry;
a lead adapted to be electrically connected to the pulse generator and to the sensor circuitry, the lead including an electrode to distribute the baroreceptor stimulation pulses to a baroreceptor site and a pressure sensor to provide a signal indicative of blood pressure to the sensor circuitry; and
a controller connected to the pulse generator and the sensor circuitry, the controller adapted to adjust the baroreceptor stimulation pulses based on the blood pressure.
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15. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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means for delivering baroreflex therapy to a barorecetor target site using an intravascular lead and an electrode on the lead;
means for monitoring blood pressure near the baroreceptor target site using a pressure sensor on the lead; and
means for adjusting the baroreflex therapy based on the blood pressure.
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16. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a pulse generator to generate baroreceptor stimulation pulses;
a sensor circuitry;
a lead adapted to be electrically connected to the pulse generator and to the sensor circuitry, the lead including an electrode to distribute the baroreceptor stimulation pulses to a baroreceptor site;
a sensor to provide a signal to the sensor circuitry that includes a measure of blood pressure and corresponds to a specific physiologic event; and
a controller connected to the pulse generator and the sensor circuitry, the controller adapted to adjust the baroreceptor stimulation pulses based on the blood pressure.
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17. A method, comprising:
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delivering baroreflex therapy to a baroreceptor target site using an intravascular lead and an electrode on the lead;
monitoring blood pressure near the baroreceptor target site using a pressure sensor on the lead; and
adjusting the baroreflex therapy based on the blood pressure.
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