US 11,890,476 B2
Implantable neural stimulator with mode switching
Imad Libbus, St. Paul, MN (US); Andrew P. Kramer, Marine on St. Croix, MN (US); William J. Linder, Golden Valley, MN (US); and Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Ramsey, MN (US)
Assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,302.
Application 13/909,777 is a division of application No. 11/137,038, filed on May 25, 2005, granted, now 8,473,049.
Application 17/835,302 is a continuation of application No. 16/597,620, filed on Oct. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,369,794.
Application 16/597,620 is a continuation of application No. 15/342,687, filed on Nov. 3, 2016, granted, now 10,493,280.
Application 15/342,687 is a continuation of application No. 14/318,785, filed on Jun. 30, 2014, granted, now 9,486,631.
Application 14/318,785 is a continuation of application No. 13/909,777, filed on Jun. 4, 2013, granted, now 8,768,456.
Prior Publication US 2022/0296904 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01); A61M 5/172 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36135 (2013.01) [A61M 5/1723 (2013.01); A61N 1/36053 (2013.01); A61N 1/3688 (2013.01); A61N 1/36114 (2013.01); A61N 1/36128 (2013.01); A61N 1/3605 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An implantable system, comprising:
at least one nerve traffic sensor configured to sense nerve traffic;
memory including sets of programmed instructions stored therein to operate the implantable system to respond to a sensed triggering event by switching from a first sensing mode for nerve traffic sensing to a second sensing mode for nerve traffic sensing; and
a controller connected to the memory and the at least one sensor, the controller configured to execute the programmed instructions in the memory to operate the implantable system to respond to the sensed triggering event using the sensed nerve traffic by switching from the first sensing mode to the second sensing mode,
wherein the implantable system is configured to sense a first parameter in the first sensing mode and to sense a second parameter in the second sensing mode, wherein the first and the second parameters are different.