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

Claim 37:
38. A method of transcardiac diaphragmatic stimulation, the method comprising:
detecting a cardiac event based on signals sensed through a cardiac event sensor located in or on a region of a heart in proximity to a diaphragm; and
delivering an asymptomatic diaphragmatic stimulation (ADS) therapy through an ADS therapy mechanism located in proximity with the region of the heart, to induce a contraction of the diaphragm without inducing a contraction of the heart,
wherein the cardiac event sensor and the ADS therapy mechanism are each included in a lead implanted in one of a right atrium and a right ventricle, and having a distal end structure with a portion that extends through a cardiac wall, and through the diaphragm, and into an abdominal cavity.