Patent ID: 7672733
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring cardiac activity, comprising the steps of: placing a plurality of electrodes adapted to serve as a source of electrical neurological stimulation adjacent to, on or within a portion of spinal tissue of a patient; sensing cardiac ECG signals using said plurality of electrodes, wherein each of said plurality of electrodes is spaced from myocardial tissue of the patient; and delivering a neurological therapy to the spinal tissue via said plurality of electrodes in response to the sensed ECG signals; and further comprising: detecting a cardiac event from the ECG signals; recognizing a characteristic of an onset of the cardiac event; delivering the neurological therapy in response to the cardiac event; recording a patient response to the neurological therapy; and tailoring a set of neurological therapy treatment parameters in response to the recorded patient response and the recognized onset characteristic.