Patent ID: 6748274
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
In an implantable cardiac stimulation device for implant into a patient wherein the stimulation device has a plurality of leads adapted to be positioned at different locations within the heart of the patient with at least two leads adapted to be positioned within the atria or with at least two leads adapted to be positioned within the ventricles, a system comprising:means for receiving signals representative of electrical events detected at the respective locations of the leads; means for generating stimulation signals using selected leads; means for generating location-specific event codes representative of events occurring at the respective locations of the leads, with at least two distinct location-specific event codes being associated with the atria or with at least two distinct location-specific event codes being associated with the ventricles; and means for transmitting the location-specific event codes to an external programmer.