Patent ID: 11872403
Assignee: SOLO PACE INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for cardiac pacing, the system comprising:
an external pulse generator (EPG) configured to connect to an intracardiac lead and to provide pacing outputs;
a remote-control module (RCM) wirelessly connected to the EPG, wherein the RCM is configured to receive user inputs and to control the EPG; and
a central processing unit (CPU) operably connected to the EPG and RCM, the CPU including code having instructions, wherein the CPU is configured to execute the code to perform a rapid pacing (RP) routine in response to a first user input, of the user inputs, received at the RCM, the RP routine comprising:
receiving the first user input from the RCM;
modifying a paced pulse rate (PPR) of a pacing output, of the pacing outputs, from the EPG in response to the first user input, wherein modifying the PPR elevates a heart-rate (HR) above an intrinsic HR;
determining if the modified PPR meets a predetermined setting for elevating the HR above the intrinsic HR; and
generating a first indicator indicating that the modified PPR meets the predetermined setting, when the modified PPR is determined to meet the predetermined setting; and

wherein the CPU is further configured to execute the code to perform a capture check (CC) routine in response to a second user input, of the user inputs, received at the RCM, the CC routine comprising:
receiving the second user input from the RCM;
ramping up the PPR of the pacing output from the EPG to a ramped up PPR in response to receiving the second user input;
receiving a sensed HR;
determining if the sensed HR is approximately the same as the ramped up PPR; and
generating a second indicator, the second indicator indicative of a 1:1 capture in response to determining if the sensed HR is approximately the same as the ramped up PPR of the pacing output.