INTEGRATED CATHETER AND PULSE GENERATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A system for delivering therapy to a human body, comprising:
- an angioplasty catheter system, wherein the angioplasty catheter system includes a catheter, a balloon and an inflation device adapted to inflate and deflate the balloon for delivery of a stent;
a programmable pulse generator integrated with the catheter system to be inserted and removed from the human body with the catheter system, and programmed to provide cardioprotective pacing therapy during revascularization, and wherein the cardioprotective pacing includes a programmed sequence of pacing where the pacing pulses are delivered at a higher rate than the patient'"'"'s intrinsic heart rate; and
at least one electrode integrated with the angioplasty catheter system, wherein the pulse generator is connected to the electrode.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein, among other things, is a system for providing pacing during revascularization. An embodiment of the system includes an angioplasty or stent delivery catheter system having a catheter, a balloon and an inflation device adapted to inflate and deflate the balloon for delivery of a stent. The embodiment also includes a programmable pulse generator and at least one electrode integrated with the angioplasty catheter system, where the pulse generator is connected to the electrode. In various embodiments, at least one integrated sensor is connected to the angioplasty catheter system. The sensor is adapted to sense a parameter indicative of flow restoration and trigger the pulse generator to begin pacing based on the parameter.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for delivering therapy to a human body, comprising:
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an angioplasty catheter system, wherein the angioplasty catheter system includes a catheter, a balloon and an inflation device adapted to inflate and deflate the balloon for delivery of a stent; a programmable pulse generator integrated with the catheter system to be inserted and removed from the human body with the catheter system, and programmed to provide cardioprotective pacing therapy during revascularization, and wherein the cardioprotective pacing includes a programmed sequence of pacing where the pacing pulses are delivered at a higher rate than the patient'"'"'s intrinsic heart rate; and at least one electrode integrated with the angioplasty catheter system, wherein the pulse generator is connected to the electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28)
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22. A method of applying therapy to a patient, comprising:
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performing angioplasty therapy using a catheter-based system, wherein the system includes a catheter, a balloon and an inflation device adapted to inflate and deflate the balloon; and providing cardioprotective pacing during revascularization using a programmable pulse generator integrated with the catheter system, wherein the pulse generator is configured to be inserted and removed from the patient with the catheter system, and wherein providing cardioprotective pacing includes providing a programmed sequence of pacing where the pacing pulses are delivered at a higher rate than the patient'"'"'s intrinsic heart rate. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 29)
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