Patent ID: 7218968
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of programming a rate response field for an implantable medical device without subjecting a patient to an exercise test or the like, comprising: receiving currently programmed rate response parameters and at least one currently programmed optimization target value from an implantable medical device; displaying the currently programmed parameters and at least one target value via a user interface; generating a current rate response curve which represents sensor indicated rate as a function of activity level based on the currently programmed parameters, and a current target rate histogram which represents an estimate of percentage of time as a function of sensor indicated rate based solely upon the currently programmed parameters and at least one target value without subjecting a patient receiving therapy from the implantable medical device to either an exercise test or a predetermined regimen of exertion and without first reprogramming the implantable medical device; and displaying both the current rate response curve and the current target rate histogram via the user interface.