SYSTEM TO PROVIDE MYOCARDIAL AND NEURAL STIMULATION
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an electrode;
a stimulation channel configured for use in delivering an electrical signal to the electrode;
stimulation circuitry having one stimulation output, the stimulation circuitry including;
a stimulation module configured to generate one programmed sequence of electrical pulses at a time and configured to deliver the sequence of electrical pulses from the stimulation output into the stimulation channel for a stimulation therapy; and
a memory including a neural stimulation parameter set and a myocardial stimulation parameter set, wherein the neural stimulation parameter set includes appropriate stimulation parameters for the sequence of electrical pulses to effectively depolarize a neural target for a neural stimulation therapy, and the myocardial stimulation parameter set includes appropriate stimulation parameters for the sequence of electrical pulses to effectively capture myocardial tissue for a cardiac rhythm management (CRM) therapy; and
a controller configured to control whether the stimulation circuitry generates the programmed sequence of electrical pulses using the neural stimulation parameter set for the neural stimulation therapy or the myocardial stimulation parameter set for the CRM therapy.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Various aspects provide an implantable device. In various embodiments, the device comprises at least one port, where each port is adapted to connect a lead with an electrode to the device. The device further includes a stimulation platform, including a sensing circuit connected to the at least one port to sense an intrinsic cardiac signal and a stimulation circuit connected to the at least one port via a stimulation channel to deliver a stimulation signal through the stimulation channel to the electrode. The stimulation circuit is adapted to deliver stimulation signals through the stimulation channel for both neural stimulation therapy and CRM therapy. The sensing and stimulation circuits are adapted to perform CRM functions. The device further includes a controller connected to the sensing circuit and the stimulation circuit to control the neural stimulation therapy and the CRM therapy. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
106 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A system, comprising:
-
an electrode; a stimulation channel configured for use in delivering an electrical signal to the electrode; stimulation circuitry having one stimulation output, the stimulation circuitry including; a stimulation module configured to generate one programmed sequence of electrical pulses at a time and configured to deliver the sequence of electrical pulses from the stimulation output into the stimulation channel for a stimulation therapy; and a memory including a neural stimulation parameter set and a myocardial stimulation parameter set, wherein the neural stimulation parameter set includes appropriate stimulation parameters for the sequence of electrical pulses to effectively depolarize a neural target for a neural stimulation therapy, and the myocardial stimulation parameter set includes appropriate stimulation parameters for the sequence of electrical pulses to effectively capture myocardial tissue for a cardiac rhythm management (CRM) therapy; and a controller configured to control whether the stimulation circuitry generates the programmed sequence of electrical pulses using the neural stimulation parameter set for the neural stimulation therapy or the myocardial stimulation parameter set for the CRM therapy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A method for operating a system that includes stimulation circuitry with one stimulation output, wherein the stimulation circuitry includes a stimulation module configured to generate one programmed sequence of electrical pulses at a time and deliver the sequence of electrical pulses from the stimulation output into the stimulation channel for both neural stimulation and cardiac rhythm management (CRM) therapies, the method comprising:
-
selecting a therapy to be delivered by the system; upon selecting the CRM therapy, using the stimulation module to deliver a CRM stimulation signal through the stimulation output into the stimulation channel, wherein the CRM stimulation signal has parameters to effectively capture myocardia for the CRM therapy; and upon selecting the neural stimulation therapy, using the stimulation module to deliver a neural stimulation sign through the stimulation output into the stimulation channel, wherein the neural stimulation signal has parameters to effectively depolarize a neural target and elicit a desired neural response. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A method for making an implantable medical device, comprising:
-
connecting a controller to a memory; connecting the controller to stimulation circuitry having one stimulation output, wherein the platform includes a memory and a stimulation module configured to generate one programmed sequence of electrical pulses at a time and configured to deliver the sequence of electrical pulses from the stimulation output into the stimulation channel for a stimulation therapy delivered using the electrode; and storing computer instructions in the memory to be performed by the controller, the computer instructions including instructions to perform a neural stimulation therapy and a cardiac rhythm management (CRM) therapy, wherein the computer instructions further include instructions to receive a therapy selection input, to generate a neural stimulation signal on the stimulation channel to the electrode if the neural stimulation therapy is selected, and to generate a CRM stimulation signal on the stimulation channel to the electrode if the CRM therapy is selected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification