MANAGING CROSS THERAPY SENSING IN A MULTIPLE THERAPY IMPLANTABLE DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a cardiac signal sensing circuit configured to sense an electrical cardiac signal from at least one of an atrium or ventricle of a heart of a subject;
a therapy circuit configured to provide electrical pacing therapy and electrical autonomic neural modulation therapy to the subject;
a control circuit communicatively coupled to the cardiac signal sensing circuit and the therapy circuit and configured to initiate delivery of the autonomic modulation neural therapy;
wherein the control circuit includes a signal detection circuit configured to detect delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy in the sensed cardiac signal; and
wherein the control circuit is configured to change, in response to detecting the delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy, a sensitivity of the cardiac signal sensing circuit during delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a cardiac signal sensing circuit configured to sense an electrical cardiac signal from at least one of an atrium or ventricle of a heart of a subject, a therapy circuit configured to provide electrical pacing therapy and electrical autonomic neural modulation therapy to the subject, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to initiate delivery of the autonomic modulation neural therapy, and the control circuit includes a signal detection circuit configured to detect delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy in the sensed cardiac signal. The control circuit is configured to change, in response to detecting the delivery, a sensitivity of the cardiac signal sensing circuit during delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a cardiac signal sensing circuit configured to sense an electrical cardiac signal from at least one of an atrium or ventricle of a heart of a subject; a therapy circuit configured to provide electrical pacing therapy and electrical autonomic neural modulation therapy to the subject; a control circuit communicatively coupled to the cardiac signal sensing circuit and the therapy circuit and configured to initiate delivery of the autonomic modulation neural therapy; wherein the control circuit includes a signal detection circuit configured to detect delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy in the sensed cardiac signal; and wherein the control circuit is configured to change, in response to detecting the delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy, a sensitivity of the cardiac signal sensing circuit during delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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an implantable device including; a cardiac signal sensing circuit configured to sense an electrical cardiac signal from at least one of an atrium or a ventricle of a heart of a subject; a therapy circuit configured to provide electrical pacing therapy and electrical autonomic neural modulation therapy to the subject; a communication circuit configured to communicate information with a second separate device; and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the cardiac signal sensing circuit, the therapy circuit, and the communication circuit, and configured to initiate delivery of the autonomic modulation neural therapy to the subject; and an external device including; a communication circuit configured to communicate information with the implantable device, including receiving a representation of the sensed cardiac signal from the implantable device; and a processor circuit including a signal detection circuit configured to detect delivery of the autonomic modulation neural therapy in the representation of the sensed cardiac signal, and wherein the processor circuit is configured to communicate a change in sensitivity to the cardiac signal sensing circuit in response to detecting the delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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initiating delivery of electrical autonomic neural modulation therapy to a subject using an implantable medical device (IMD); detecting delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy in a cardiac signal sensed by the IMD; and changing, in response to detecting delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy, sensitivity of a cardiac signal sensing circuit during a time interval when the autonomic neural modulation therapy is delivered. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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