Patent ID: 7184831
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for delivering therapy in an implantable medical device, comprising: sensing cardiac signals; detecting a predetermined event in response to the sensed signals; delivering a first therapy during a first delivery period, substantially simultaneous with coupling of a charging circuit and an energy storage device to generate stored energy on the energy storage device, in response to the predetermined event being detected; determining whether to deliver the first therapy during a second delivery period subsequent to the first delivery period in response to the predetermined level of stored energy not being generated on the energy storage device; determining whether there is a predetermined level of stored energy generated on the energy storage device; and delivering, in response to the first therapy not being delivered during the second delivery period and the predetermined level of stored energy not being generated on the energy storage device, the first therapy during a third delivery period subsequent to the second delivery period.