Implantable medical device sensing wireless ECG as substitute for intracardiac electrogram
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1. A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system, comprising:
- a plurality of implantable subcutaneous electrodes; and
an implantable medical device including;
a primary sensing circuit including an electrogram sensing circuit to sense an intracardiac electrogram;
an auxiliary sensing circuit coupled the plurality of implantable subcutaneous electrodes, the auxiliary sensing circuit including a wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) sensing circuit to sense a subcutaneous ECG using the plurality of implantable subcutaneous electrodes;
a processing circuit having an input to receive a first signal selected from the intracardiac electrogram and the subcutaneous ECG;
a switch circuit coupled to the input of the processing circuit, the switch circuit configured to receive a selection signal and to connect the input of the processing circuit to the auxiliary sensing circuit such that the subcutaneous ECG is received by the processing circuit as a substitute signal for the intracardiac electrogram in response to the selection signal;
a selection circuit coupled to the switch circuit, the selection circuit configured to produce the selection signal in response to an indication of a failure mode in which the primary sensing circuit fails to provide reliable sensing of the intracardiac electrogram;
a hermetically sealed can housing the primary sensing circuit, the auxiliary sensing circuit, the processing circuit, the switch circuit, and the selection circuit; and
a header attached to the hermetically sealed can,wherein the plurality of implantable subcutaneous electrodes are incorporated onto one or both of the hermetically sealed can and the header.
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Abstract
A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system includes an implantable medical device that senses a wireless electrocardiogram (ECG), which is a signal sensed with implantable electrodes and approximating a surface ECG. In one embodiment, the wireless ECG is sensed as a substitute signal for the intracardiac electrogram when the sensing of the intracardiac electrogram becomes unreliable.
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1. A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system, comprising:
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a plurality of implantable subcutaneous electrodes; and an implantable medical device including; a primary sensing circuit including an electrogram sensing circuit to sense an intracardiac electrogram; an auxiliary sensing circuit coupled the plurality of implantable subcutaneous electrodes, the auxiliary sensing circuit including a wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) sensing circuit to sense a subcutaneous ECG using the plurality of implantable subcutaneous electrodes; a processing circuit having an input to receive a first signal selected from the intracardiac electrogram and the subcutaneous ECG; a switch circuit coupled to the input of the processing circuit, the switch circuit configured to receive a selection signal and to connect the input of the processing circuit to the auxiliary sensing circuit such that the subcutaneous ECG is received by the processing circuit as a substitute signal for the intracardiac electrogram in response to the selection signal; a selection circuit coupled to the switch circuit, the selection circuit configured to produce the selection signal in response to an indication of a failure mode in which the primary sensing circuit fails to provide reliable sensing of the intracardiac electrogram; a hermetically sealed can housing the primary sensing circuit, the auxiliary sensing circuit, the processing circuit, the switch circuit, and the selection circuit; and a header attached to the hermetically sealed can, wherein the plurality of implantable subcutaneous electrodes are incorporated onto one or both of the hermetically sealed can and the header. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device including; a primary sensing circuit including an electrogram sensing circuit to sense an intracardiac electrogram; an auxiliary sensing circuit including a wireless electrocardiogram (ECG) sensing circuit to sense a subcutaneous ECG; a processing circuit having an input to receive a first signal being one of the intracardiac electrogram and the subcutaneous ECG; a switch circuit coupled to the input of the processing circuit, the switch circuit configured to receive a selection signal and to connect the input of the processing circuit to one of the primary sensing circuit and the auxiliary sensing circuit according to the selection signal; and a selection circuit coupled to the switch circuit, the selection circuit including a signal quality analyzer coupled to the primary sensing circuit, the signal quality analyzer adapted to produce a quality parameter indicative of a quality of the intracardiac electrogram, wherein the selection circuit is adapted to produce the selection signal to connect the input of the processing circuit to the auxiliary sensing circuit when the quality parameter is below a predetermined threshold; and a plurality of implantable subcutaneous electrodes coupled to the auxiliary sensing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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