Cardiac stimulator for verifying capture of the atrium

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A61N 1/37 (2006.01) A61N 1/365 (2006.01)

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CA 2217265

A cardiac pacemaker capable of verifying whether an atrium of the heart has been captured by an atrial cardiac stimulation pulse. An atrial signal is sensed via an electrode located in the atrium during a period of time from before delivery of the stimulation pulse to after delivery of the stimulation pulse. The sensed signal is analyzed by detecting whether a P-wave occurred prior to delivery of the cardiac stimulation pulse such that stimulation pulse would have been delivered within a refractory period. If a P-wave did not occur, the slope of the sensed waveform signal is determined within a selected interval of time beginning at a selected time after the time of delivery of the stimulation pulse. A capture status signal is generated that indicates non- capture, if a P-wave was detected, or capture, if a P-wave component was not detected and the determined slope of the sensed waveform signal surpasses a pre-selected slope threshold demarcating capture from non-capture.

L'invention concerne un stimulateur cardiaque permettant de vérifier la capture auriculaire par un impulsion de stimulation cardiaque auriculaire. Un signal auriculaire est envoyé via une électrode placée dans l'oreillette pendant un certain laps de temps commençant avant la génération de l'impulsion de stimulation et se terminant après la fin de cette dernière. Le signal capté est analysé en détectant si une onde P s'est produite avant la génération de l'impulsion de stimulation cardiaque de telle sorte que cette dernière ait été produite pendant une période réfractaire. En l'absence d'onde P, la pente du signal de forme d'onde détecté est déterminée dans un intervalle de temps sélectionné commençant à un moment sélectionnée après la génération de l'impulsion de stimulation. Un signal d'état de capture est généré qui indique une non capture lors de la détection d'une onde P ou indique une capture en l'absence de composante d'onde P et lorsque la pente déterminée du signal de forme d'onde détecté dépasse un seuil de pente présélectionné délimitant l'état de capture de celui de non capture.

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