Patent ID: 11896839
Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for use by a medical device or system implanted within a patient, the method comprising:
(a) determining that a patient is experiencing an atrial tachycardia or atrial fibrillation (AF) while an intrinsic atrial rate of the patient is within a specified range;
(b) classifying the patient's intrinsic atrial activity as stable while the patient is experiencing the atrial tachycardia or AF and the intrinsic atrial rate of the patient is within the specified range; and
(c) performing atrial overdrive pacing while the patient is experiencing the atrial tachycardia or AF and the intrinsic atrial rate of the patient is within the specified range, to attempt convert the atrial tachycardia or AF to a normal sinus rhythm, in response to classifying the patient's intrinsic atrial activity as stable.