Rebecca Bloomfield;Karin K. Roof;David L. Perschbacher
发明人:
David L. Perschbacher,Karin K. Roof,Rebecca Bloomfield
申请号：
US13007872
公开号：
US08131360B2
申请日:
2011.01.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
An implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD) includes an Anti-Tachycardia Pacing Before Charge (ATP-BC) mode according to which one or more high-voltage capacitors for storing defibrillation energy are charged in preparation of delivering a defibrillation shock only if a ventricular tachycardia (VT) sustains after an ATP delivery. Fast ATP delivery and effect verification methods are applied to avoid significant delay in delivering the defibrillation shock when found necessary to terminate the VT. A switch is provided such that a user decides whether to activate the ATP-BC mode or to deliver the defibrillation shock without delivering the ATP.
