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Cardiac rhythm management system with ultrasound for autocapture or other applications

  • US 6,757,563 B2
  • Filed: 12/17/2002
  • Issued: 06/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A cardiac rhythm management system comprising:

  • a lead, comprising a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the lead adapted for being disposed in or about a heart, the distal end of the lead comprising a first ultrasonic element; and

    an electronics unit coupled to the proximal end of the lead, the electronics unit comprising;

    an ultrasound driving circuit; and

    a signal processing circuit that processes a signal that is based on ultrasound, and in which the signal processing circuit includes an autocapture determination module that determines, using information from the signal that is based on ultrasound, whether a stimulus triggered a resulting heart contraction.

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