Implantation of medical device with measurement of body surface potential
First Claim
1. A method of implanting at least one lead for a cardio defibrillator, comprising:
- a. installing a RV defibrillation electrode in a right ventricle of a patient'"'"'s heart;
b. installing a second defibrillation electrode in the patient;
c. attaching at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes capable of measuring body surface potential to the patient'"'"'s skin;
d. creating a potential difference between the RV defibrillation electrode and the second defibrillation electrode;
e. measuring the body surface potential at the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes caused by the potential difference between the defibrillation electrodes;
f. determining the amplitude of a resultant vector formed by the measured potential differences between the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes, the measured potential differences between the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes forming component vectors of the resultant vector; and
g. manipulating the location of at least one of the defibrillation electrodes to increase the amplitude of the resultant vector formed by the measured potential differences between the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes.
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Abstract
Methods of implanting at least one lead for a cardio defibrillator using body surface potential (BSP) electrodes are disclosed. The methods may include installing defibrillation electrodes in a patient, attaching at least three BSP electrodes to the patient'"'"'s skin, creating a potential difference between the defibrillation electrodes, and measuring the resulting body surface potential at the three BSP electrodes. Once the resulting BSP is measured, the methods may include determining the amplitude of a resultant vector formed by the measured BSP potential differences. The location of a defibrillation electrode may then be manipulated to increase the amplitude of the resultant vector formed by the measured BSP potential differences.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of implanting at least one lead for a cardio defibrillator, comprising:
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a. installing a RV defibrillation electrode in a right ventricle of a patient'"'"'s heart; b. installing a second defibrillation electrode in the patient; c. attaching at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes capable of measuring body surface potential to the patient'"'"'s skin; d. creating a potential difference between the RV defibrillation electrode and the second defibrillation electrode; e. measuring the body surface potential at the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes caused by the potential difference between the defibrillation electrodes; f. determining the amplitude of a resultant vector formed by the measured potential differences between the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes, the measured potential differences between the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes forming component vectors of the resultant vector; and g. manipulating the location of at least one of the defibrillation electrodes to increase the amplitude of the resultant vector formed by the measured potential differences between the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of implanting at least one lead for a cardio defibrillator, comprising:
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a. installing a RV defibrillation electrode in a right ventricle of a patient'"'"'s heart; b. installing a second and a third defibrillation electrode in the patient; c. attaching at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes capable of measuring body surface potential to the patient'"'"'s skin; d. creating a potential difference between the RV defibrillation electrode and the second defibrillation electrode; e. measuring the body surface potential at the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes caused by the potential difference between the defibrillation electrodes; f. determining the amplitude of a resultant vector formed by the measured potential differences between the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes, the measured potential differences between the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes forming component vectors of the resultant vector; and g. creating a potential difference between the RV defibrillation electrode and the third defibrillation electrode to determine if such potential difference increases the amplitude of the resultant vector formed by the measured potential differences between the at least three body surface potential (BSP) electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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