| US 7,499,749 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for minimizing post-infarct ventricular remodeling | ||
| Rodney W. Salo, Fridley, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 29, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/25,847. | ||
| Application 11/025847 is a continuation of application No. 10/005184, filed on Dec. 05, 2001, granted, now 6,973,349. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0177195 A1, Aug. 11, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—11 | 19 Claims |
| 1. A cardiac rhythm management device for delivering pre-excitation pacing therapy to minimize ventricular remodeling, comprising:
one or more sensing channels for sensing intrinsic cardiac activity;
a plurality of pacing channels for delivering pacing pulses;
a patch having incorporated therein one or more electrodes on the periphery of the patch so as to circumscribe a selected
myocardial region when the patch is placed thereon;
a controller for controlling the delivery of pacing pulses in accordance with a pacing mode, wherein the controller is programmed
to deliver the pacing pulses to one or more electrodes of the patch in a manner that pre-excites the circumscribed region.
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