Patent ID: 7532931
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A programmer, comprising: a selection module for receiving a selection of a clinical rhythm from a user, wherein the programmer is programmed to associate the clinical rhythm with available detection enhancements wherein the available detection enhancements are sets of rules used by a pulse generator to determine when the pulse generator is to deliver shock therapy and each detection enhancement includes at least one parameter, wherein the selection module is adapted to respond to the selection of the clinical rhythm by the user to make the available detection enhancements available for selection by the user for use by the pulse generator to determine when to deliver shock therapy for the selected clinical rhythm, wherein the selection module includes artificial intelligence adapted to automatically select a detection enhancement from the available detection enhancements, and automatically provide a setting for the at least one parameter for the automatically selected detection enhancement, the selection module being adapted to receive a user-provided selection of at least one other detection enhancement from the available detection enhancements in place of the detection enhancement automatically selected by artificial intelligence; a parameter modification module for receiving a user input to change the automatically- provided setting for the at least one parameter of the selected detected enhancement; and a communication module for communicating with a pulse generator to program the pulse generator with the automatically selected detection enhancement or the user-provided selection of at least one of the detection enhancements for use by the pulse generator to detect the clinical rhythm and the associated at least one detection enhancement, wherein the available detection enhancements include a V Rate>A Rate enhancement for delivering therapy when a detected ventricular rate is determined to be greater than a detected atrial rate.