Patent ID: 11883672
Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for improving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), the method comprising:
(a) for each set of CRT pacing parameters of a plurality of sets of CRT pacing parameters
(a.1) an implantable medical device (IMD) performing CRT using the set of CRT pacing parameters;
(a.2) contemporaneous with the IMD performing CRT using the set of CRT pacing parameters, the IMD sensing two or more intracardiac electrograms (IEGMs) using at least some of a plurality of implanted electrodes, wherein each of the two or more IEGMs is sensed using a different combination of the electrodes, and thus, using a different respective sensing vector;
(a.3) producing a reconstructed multi-lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG) based on at least two of the two or more IEGMs that are sensed using different sensing vectors; and
(a.4) determining, based on the reconstructed multi-lead surface ECG, one or more indicators of CRT efficacy corresponding to the set of CRT pacing parameters;

(b) selecting one of the plurality of sets of CRT pacing parameters to use for further CRT, the selecting performed based on at least one of the one or more indicators of CRT efficacy determined for each set of CRT pacing parameters of the plurality of sets of CRT pacing parameters; and
(c) configuring the IMD to use the selected one of the plurality of sets of CRT pacing parameters for further CRT.