Patent ID: 11957914

Abstract:
Transcardiac diaphragmatic stimulation includes detecting a cardiac event based on signals sensed through a cardiac event sensor located in or on a region of a heart in proximity to a diaphragm, and delivering an ADS therapy through an ADS therapy mechanism that is located in proximity with the region of the heart, to induce a contraction of the diaphragm without inducing a contraction of the heart. The cardiac event sensor may be located a) on an interior surface of a cardiac wall that abuts the diaphragm, or 2) on an exterior surface of the heart, between a cardiac wall and the diaphragm. The ADS therapy mechanism may be located: a) on an interior surface of a cardiac wall that abuts the diaphragm, 2) on a superior surface of the diaphragm that abuts a cardiac wall, or 3) on an inferior surface of the diaphragm at a region of the diaphragm that abuts the heart.