Patent ID: 6047210
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An atrial cardioverter for cardioverting atria of a heart while sustaining atrial pacing of the heart, the cardioverter comprising:a pacer for pacing the heart in one of a plurality of modes including an atrial pacing, atrial inhibited mode, and an atrial pacing, ventricular inhibited mode;an atrial tachyarrhythmia detector for detecting an atrial tachyarrhythmia of the heart;means for changing the mode of the pacer from the atrial pacing, atrial inhibited mode to the atrial pacing, ventricular inhibited mode responsive to the atrial tachyarrhythmia detector detecting an atrial tachyarrhythmia of the heart; anda cardioverting stage for applying cardioverting energy to the atria responsive to the atrial tachyarrhythmia detector detecting an atrial tachyarrhythmia and after the pacer mode change.