Patent ID: 9072914
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of coordinating operation of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (SICD) and a pacing device (PD) implanted within a heart of a patient using one-way communication from the SICD to the PD, the method comprising: determining, by the SICD and based on a detected tachyarrhythmia, to deliver anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy to the patient to treat the detected tachyarrhythmia; transmitting, by the SICD, a communication from the SICD to the PD requesting the PD deliver anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy to the patient in accordance with a communication protocol; determining, by the SICD and without direct communication from PD to the SICD in accordance with the communication protocol, that the PD did not deliver anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy; and adjusting, by the SICD and based on the determination that the PD did not deliver anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy, at least one of a tachyarrhythmia detection criteria and a therapy parameter of the SICD.