Patent ID: 8265736
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A cardiac rhythm management system, comprising: a plurality of electrode combinations comprising a plurality of cardiac electrodes; circuitry configured to evaluate, for each electrode combination of the plurality of electrode combinations, one or more first parameters associated with electrical stimulation delivered using the electrode combination, the first parameters supportive of cardiac function consistent with a prescribed cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT); circuitry configured to evaluate, for each electrode combination of the plurality of electrode combinations, one or more second parameters associated with the electrical stimulation delivered using the electrode combination, the second parameters not supportive of cardiac function consistent with the prescribed CRT; an electrode combination processor configured to determine an order for at least some of the electrode combinations of the plurality of electrode combinations based on the evaluations of the first parameters and of the second parameters; and a therapy circuit configured to deliver CRT using a first electrode combination of the plurality of electrode combinations.