EXTERNAL PACEMAKER WITH AUTOMATIC CARDIOPROTECTIVE PACING PROTOCOL
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1. A cardiac pacing system, comprising:
- a pacemaker including;
a pacing protocol interface configured to receive machine-readable instructions for automatically executing a pacing protocol;
a pacing control circuit configured to control delivery of pacing pulses by executing the pacing protocol according to the received machine-readable instructions; and
a pacemaker chassis housing at least the pacing control circuit; and
a pacing protocol module external to the pacemaker chassis and configured to be attached to the pacemaker and electrically connected to the pacing protocol interface, the pacing protocol module including a storage device containing the machine-readable instructions for automatically executing the pacing protocol.
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Abstract
A pacing system includes a pacemaker and a pacing protocol module externally attached to the pacemaker. The pacing protocol module stores the pacing protocol. The pacemaker controls delivery of pacing pulses by automatically executing the pacing protocol. In one embodiment, the pacing protocol is a cardioprotective pacing protocol for preventing and/or reducing cardiac injury associated with myocardial infarction (MI) and revascularization procedure. The pacing pulses are generated from the pacemaker and delivered through one or more pacing electrodes incorporated onto one or more percutaneous transluminal vascular intervention (PTVI) devices during the revascularization procedure.
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1. A cardiac pacing system, comprising:
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a pacemaker including; a pacing protocol interface configured to receive machine-readable instructions for automatically executing a pacing protocol; a pacing control circuit configured to control delivery of pacing pulses by executing the pacing protocol according to the received machine-readable instructions; and a pacemaker chassis housing at least the pacing control circuit; and a pacing protocol module external to the pacemaker chassis and configured to be attached to the pacemaker and electrically connected to the pacing protocol interface, the pacing protocol module including a storage device containing the machine-readable instructions for automatically executing the pacing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for delivering cardiac pacing to a body, the method comprising:
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receiving machine-readable instructions for executing a pacing protocol from a pacing protocol module externally attached to a pacemaker; and controlling delivery of pacing pulses by automatically executing the pacing protocol according to the received machine-readable instructions using the pacemaker. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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