Patent ID: 8391990

Claim:
A modular implantable device comprising: an implantable first defibrillation circuit module configured to deliver a first defibrillation shock; an implantable second defibrillation Circuit module, physically separate from the first defibrillation circuit module, configured to deliver a second defibrillation shock coordinated with the first defibrillation shock; and a controller circuit configured to direct coordinated delivery of the first and second defibrillation shocks; and a first sensing circuit, physically separate from the first defibrillation circuit module and the second defibrillation circuit module, the first sensing circuit including a sensor configured to sense a physiologic parameter and a wireless transmitter circuit to send a wireless communication to the controller circuit, and wherein the first sensing circuit is shaped and configured to be implanted within at least one of the heart, or the vasculature, wherein said device further comprises an implantable third circuit, separate from the first and second circuit, the third circuit including a diaphragm stimulation circuit to deliver a diaphragmatic pacing pulse.