Patent ID: 6058329
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A method of optimizing a pacing mode of a cardiac pacemaker or a pacemaker/defibrillator for a patient, comprising the steps of:(a) providing a cardiac pacemaker or pacemaker/defibrillator having a plurality of programmable parameters, said pacemaker or pacemaker/defibrillator being coupled to a patient's heart for delivering pacing pulses thereto in accordance with selected programmable parameters,(b) measuring total acoustic noise (TAN) on a beat-by-beat basis while pacing the patient's heart over a range of values for each of the plurality of parameters;(c) storing the TAN values measured in step (b) and the values of each of the plurality of parameters with which the TAN value is associated;(d) determining from the stored TAN values which of the plurality of parameters are associated with the minimum TAN values; and(e) programming the pacemaker or pacemaker/defibrillator with the parameters determined in step (d).