Stephen M Swift

US Patent:

20160121128, May 5, 2016

Filed:

Nov 3, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/931698

Inventors:

- Sunnyvale CA, US
Benjamin T. Persson - Sunnyvale CA, US
Suresh Gurunathan - Palo Alto CA, US
Donald Chin - Palo Alto CA, US
Stephen J. Swift - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

A61N 1/372
A61N 1/365
A61N 1/375
A61N 1/362

Abstract:

In accordance with an embodiment, a system and method is provided for providing communications between first and second implantable medical devices (IMDs). The system comprises a first implantable medical device (IMD) configured to transmit a first event message during or preceding a first cardiac cycle, and a second IMD configured to receive the first event message, wherein receipt of the first event message configures the second IMD to generate pacing pulses for only a predetermined number (“n”) of consecutive cardiac cycles, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 2. The method comprises transmitting a first event message during or preceding a first cardiac cycle from the first IMD, receiving the first event message at the second IMD, in response to receiving the first event message, arming the second IMD to generate a pacing pulse for a second cardiac cycle, and arming the second IMD to generate a pacing pulse for only a predetermined number of consecutive cardiac cycles immediately subsequent to the second cardiac cycle.