Patent ID: 8929981
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for determining whether to provide a rate-responsive pacing therapy or a non-rate-responsive pacing therapy to a patient, the apparatus comprising: a data input circuit configured to receive a cardiac activity signal of a patient, the cardiac activity signal including information about intrinsic and non-intrinsic cardiac activity; a memory circuit configured to store information about the received cardiac activity signal; and a processor circuit, coupled to the memory circuit, the processor circuit configured to: update, via a telemetry circuit, a therapy mode in a therapy delivery circuit to deliver either the rate-responsive or non-rate-responsive pacing therapy to the patient based on the suitability indication; and communicate, via the telemetry circuit, a recommendation to a caregiver using an external programmer that is communicatively coupled to the apparatus, the recommendation for delivering either the rate-responsive or non-rate-responsive pacing therapy to the patient based on the suitability indication.