Patent ID: 7908007

Claim:
A programmer for use by a user to program an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, the programmer comprising: a programming screen; a selection module adapted to receive from the user a first selection of one or more detection enhancements from a plurality of detection enhancements being rules for determining whether to deliver a shock therapy from the implantable cardioverter defibrillator in response to a detection of tachyarrhythmia; a zone rate bar displayed on the programming screen, the zone rate bar presenting a plurality of tachyarrhythmia zones each associated with one or more detection enhancements of the plurality of detection enhancements; detection buttons displayed on the programming screen, the detection buttons each associated with an arrhythmia zone of the plurality of tachyarrhythmia zones and adapted to allow display of a detection parameter summary for that tachyarrhythmia zone and access to the detection parameters associated with that tachyarrhythmia zone; a rate smoothing button on the programming screen, the rate smoothing button adapted to receive from the user a second selection between enabling and disabling a rate smoothing feature of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator; and a communication module adapted to program the implantable cardioverter defibrillator according to the first selection and the second selection.