Patent ID: 11911168
Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method comprising
measuring surrogate cardiac electrical activation times using a plurality of external electrodes disposed proximate a patient's skin during intrinsic activation of the patient's heart, wherein the plurality of external electrodes comprise a plurality of left external electrodes positioned to the left side of the patient's torso, wherein the surrogate cardiac electrical activation times are representative of depolarization of cardiac tissue that propagates through the torso of the patient,
generating electrical heterogeneity information (EHI) based on the measured surrogate cardiac electrical activation times, wherein the EHI comprises one or more left metrics generated based on left-sided activation times of the surrogate cardiac electrical activation times measured using the plurality of left external electrodes, and
determining whether a cardiac conduction system pacing therapy would benefit the patient based on at least the one or more left metrics.