Patent ID: 11957914
Assignee: VISCARDIA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 41:
42. An implantable medical device comprising:
a cardiac event sensor configured to be located in or on a region of a heart in proximity to a diaphragm;
an asymptomatic diaphragmatic stimulation (ADS) therapy mechanism configured to be located in proximity with the region of the heart; and
an ADS controller coupled to the cardiac event sensor and the ADS therapy mechanism, and configured to:
detect a cardiac event based on signals sensed through the cardiac event sensor; and
deliver an ADS therapy to the diaphragm through the ADS therapy mechanism,

wherein the cardiac event sensor and the ADS therapy mechanism are each included in a lead configured to be implanted in one of a right atrium and a right ventricle, wherein the lead comprises a distal end structure with a portion configured to extend through a cardiac wall, and through the diaphragm, and into an abdominal cavity.