Cardiac function management integrating cardiac contractility modulation
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1. An implantable cardiac rhythm/function management device comprising:
- a cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) therapy circuit configured to deliver a CCM therapy including a non-stimulatory electrical energy during a refractory period of the heart;
a non-CCM cardiac therapy circuit configured to deliver non-CCM therapy; and
a controller circuit, coupled to the CCM therapy circuit and the non-CCM therapy circuit, the controller circuit configured to obtain or provide information about the CCM therapy and information about the non-CCM therapy, the controller circuit configured to adjust at least one of the CCM therapy or the non-CCM therapy using the information about the other of the CCM therapy or the non-CCM therapy obtained by the controller circuit, wherein the controller circuit is configured to coordinate CCM therapy delivery by the CCM therapy circuit by adjusting CCM delivery location.
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Abstract
An implantable cardiac rhythm/function management system integrates cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) and one or more other therapies, such as to preserve device safety, improve efficacy, enhance sensing and detection, or enhance therapy effectiveness and delivery. Examples of the one or more other therapies can include pacing, defibrillation/cardioversion, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), or neurostimulation.
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1. An implantable cardiac rhythm/function management device comprising:
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a cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) therapy circuit configured to deliver a CCM therapy including a non-stimulatory electrical energy during a refractory period of the heart; a non-CCM cardiac therapy circuit configured to deliver non-CCM therapy; and a controller circuit, coupled to the CCM therapy circuit and the non-CCM therapy circuit, the controller circuit configured to obtain or provide information about the CCM therapy and information about the non-CCM therapy, the controller circuit configured to adjust at least one of the CCM therapy or the non-CCM therapy using the information about the other of the CCM therapy or the non-CCM therapy obtained by the controller circuit, wherein the controller circuit is configured to coordinate CCM therapy delivery by the CCM therapy circuit by adjusting CCM delivery location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An implantable cardiac rhythm/function management device comprising:
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a cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) therapy circuit configured to deliver a CCM therapy including a non-stimulatory electrical energy during a refractory period of the heart; a non-CCM cardiac therapy circuit configured to deliver non-CCM therapy; and a controller circuit, coupled to the CCM therapy circuit and the non-CCM therapy circuit, the controller circuit configured to obtain or provide information about the CCM therapy and information about the non-CCM therapy, the controller circuit configured to adjust at least one of the CCM therapy or the non-CCM therapy using the information about the other of the CCM therapy or the non-CCM therapy obtained by the controller circuit, wherein the controller circuit is configured to coordinate CCM therapy delivery by the CCM therapy circuit by adjusting CCM delivery location, wherein the non-CCM therapy comprises a neural stimulation therapy circuit configured to deliver neural stimulation therapy; and wherein the device includes a sensor configured to sense a parameter synergistic with the CCM therapy and the neural stimulation therapy; and wherein the controller circuit, coupled to the sensor and the CCM therapy circuit, is configured to adjust at least one of the CCM therapy and neural stimulation therapy based on a value of the synergistic parameter. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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