Method and system for increasing a pacer function of an implantable medical device disposed within a mammalian heart
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1. A method of increasing a pacer function of an implantable medical device disposed within a mammalian heart, comprising:
- pacing the mammalian heart according to a first pacing parameter;
receiving a command to increase the first pacing parameter;
receiving a second pacing parameter;
receiving a time interval; and
increasing the first pacing parameter of the mammalian heart to the second pacing parameter during the time interval.
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Abstract
A method and system for increasing a pacer function of an implantable medical device disposed within a mammalian heart is provided. Generally speaking, the present invention provides pacing the mammalian heart according to a first pacing rate. A command to increase the first pacing rate is then received. Additionally, an upper pacing rate is received. A time interval is then received. Finally, the first pacing rate of the mammalian heart is increased to the second pacing rate during the time interval.
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1. A method of increasing a pacer function of an implantable medical device disposed within a mammalian heart, comprising:
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pacing the mammalian heart according to a first pacing parameter;
receiving a command to increase the first pacing parameter;
receiving a second pacing parameter;
receiving a time interval; and
increasing the first pacing parameter of the mammalian heart to the second pacing parameter during the time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a processor;
a controller operably connected to the processor; and
at least one pacing lead operably connected to the controller;
whereina first pacing parameter of a mammalian heart is increased to a second pacing parameter in accordance with a time interval when a signal is sent to one of the at least one pacing leads from the controller upon reception by the processor of a command to increase the first pacing parameter by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An implantable medical device system for increasing a pacer function of an implantable medical device disposed within a mammalian heart, comprising:
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means for pacing the mammalian heart according to a first pacing parameter;
means for receiving a command to increase the first pacing parameter;
means for receiving a second pacing parameter;
means for receiving a time interval; and
means for increasing the first pacing parameter of the mammalian heart to the second pacing parameter during the time interval. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer usable medium for storing a program for increasing a pacer function of an implantable medical device disposed within a mammalian heart, comprising:
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computer readable program code that paces the mammalian heart according to a first pacing parameter;
computer readable program code that receives a command to increase the first pacing parameter;
computer readable program code that receives a second pacing parameter;
computer readable program code that receives a time interval; and
computer readable program code that increases the first pacing parameter of the mammalian heart to the second pacing parameter during the time interval. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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