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Adaptive anti-tachycardia therapy apparatus and method

  • US 6,801,806 B2
  • Filed: 01/02/2002
  • Issued: 10/05/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for delivery of anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) therapy by a cardiac rhythm management device, comprising:

  • (a) monitoring cardiac electrical activity in order to detect an arrhythmia;

    (b) upon detection of a terminable arrhythmia, selecting a pacing protocol for delivering ATP therapy from a list of possible protocols in accordance with a success/failure probability parameter associated with each protocol in the list;

    (c) delivering ATP therapy in accordance with the selected protocol;

    (d) updating the success/failure ratio parameter associated with the selected protocol in accordance with the success or failure of the protocol in terminating the arrhythmia; and

    , (e) repeating step (b) if the protocol was unsuccessful in terminating the arrhythmia.

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