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Subcutaneous cardiac stimulator employing post-shock transthoracic asystole prevention pacing

  • US 7,392,081 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2003
  • Issued: 06/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing subcutaneous cardiac stimulation, comprising:

  • detecting from a subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic vector, cardiac asystole subsequent to delivery of a defibrillation therapy, energy for the defibrillation therapy provided by a subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic defibrillation energy storage source; and

    delivering, from the same or different subcutaneous, non-intrathoracic vector, a pacing therapy to terminate the detected cardiac asystole using residual energy from the defibrillation energy storage source.

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