Cardiac pacing controlled via respiration therapy device
First Claim
1. A medical system, comprising:
- a respiratory therapy unit, comprising;
a sensor system configured to sense respiration cycles; and
a therapy delivery unit configured to deliver an external respiratory therapy to the patient;
a pulse generator configured to deliver cardiac pacing pulses to the patient; and
a controller coupled to the sensing system and the pulse generator, the controller configured to adjust a pacing rate in coordination with the respiration cycles to improve hemodynamic efficiency.
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Abstract
Methods and systems involve adjusting cardiac pacing based on information acquired via a respiratory therapy device. A medical system includes a respiratory therapy device having one or more sensors and a therapy delivery unit. The one or more sensors are configured to sense respiration cycles. The therapy delivery unit is configured to deliver an external respiratory therapy to the patient. The medical system also includes a pulse generator configured to deliver cardiac pacing pulses to the patient. A controller is coupled to the one or more sensors and the pulse generator. The control unit configured to adjust a cardiac pacing rate based on the patient'"'"'s respiration cycles.
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20 Claims
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1. A medical system, comprising:
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a respiratory therapy unit, comprising;
a sensor system configured to sense respiration cycles; and
a therapy delivery unit configured to deliver an external respiratory therapy to the patient;
a pulse generator configured to deliver cardiac pacing pulses to the patient; and
a controller coupled to the sensing system and the pulse generator, the controller configured to adjust a pacing rate in coordination with the respiration cycles to improve hemodynamic efficiency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling cardiac pacing therapy, comprising:
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sensing respiration cycles using one or more sensors of an external respiratory therapy device; and
adjusting a cardiac pacing rate in coordination with the respiration cycles to improve hemodynamic efficiency. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for controlling cardiac pacing therapy, comprising:
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means for sensing respiration cycles using one or more sensors of an external respiratory therapy device; and
means for adjusting a cardiac pacing rate in coordination with the respiration cycles to improve hemodynamic efficiency. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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