Patent ID: 8538523

Claim:
A medical device comprising: a means for delivering stimulation therapy to a patient using a plurality of electrode configurations; a means for determining a response of a target tissue for each of the plurality of electrode configurations; an accelerometer that outputs a signal corresponding to a response of non-target tissue for each of the plurality of electrode configurations; a means for evaluating the response of the target tissue and the signal corresponding to the response of the non-target tissue for each of the plurality of electrode configurations to determine the relative suitability of the electrode configurations for delivering stimulation therapy to target tissue of the patient; and a means for presenting an indication of the relative suitability of the of the electrode configurations to a use; at least one implantable medical lead, wherein the at least one implantable medical lead includes a plurality of electrodes providing the plurality of electrode configurations; and wherein the at least one implantable medical lead comprises a cardiac pacing lead, wherein the target tissue comprises tissue of the left ventricle of the patient and the non-target tissue comprises tissue of the phrenic nerve of the patient.