Patent ID: 6618617
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An implantable patient controllable atrial shock therapy device, comprising:(a) an atrial arrhythmia detector for detecting an atrial arrhythmia of the patient; (b) an atrial cardioverter for providing atrial shock therapy to a heart of the patient to terminate a detected atrial arrhythmia of the patient; (c) patient therapy request detection means for detecting an external patient therapy request active for a time duration greater than a selected therapy request signal duration, wherein the patient therapy request detection means is responsive to the external patient therapy request to provide the patient therapy request; and (d) shock therapy control means for timing a shock therapy delay period in response to detection of the patient therapy request and for controlling the atrial cardioverter to provide atrial shock therapy after expiration of the shock therapy delay period.