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Mode Switching By A Ventricular Leadless Pacing Device - EP3218049

The patent EP3218049 was granted to Medtronic on Apr 4, 2018. The application was originally filed on Nov 3, 2015 under application number EP15791230A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

EP3218049

MEDTRONIC
Application Number
EP15791230A
Filing Date
Nov 3, 2015
Status
Opposition Rejected
Nov 5, 2021
Grant Date
Apr 4, 2018
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Patent Citations (13) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (9) New

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OPPOSITION- "Basic Physiology and Hemodynamics of Cardiac Pacing", ELLENBOGEN et al., Clinical Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation, and Resynchronization Therapy, (20110000), vol. 219, pages 316 - 322, XP055559680-
OPPOSITION- MANSOUR et al., "Electrical storm due to managed ventricular pacing", Heart Rhythm, (20120000), vol. 9, no. 5, pages 842 - 843, XP055566458
OPPOSITION- DAUBERT et al., "Physiological Relationship Between AV Interval and Heart Rate in Healthy Subjects: Applications to Dual Chamber Pacing", PACE, (19860000), vol. 9, no. 6, pages 1032 - 1039, XP055566445
OPPOSITION- GILLIS et al., "Reducing Unnecessary Right Ventricular Pacing with the Managed Ventricular Pacing Mode in Patients with Sinus Node Disease and AV Block", PACE, (20060000), vol. 29, no. 7, pages 697 - 705, XP055087637
OPPOSITION- PURERFELLNER et al., "Comparison of Two Strategies to Reduce Ventricular Pacing in Pacemaker Patients", PACE, (20080000), vol. 31, no. 2, pages 167 - 176, XP055559670
OPPOSITION- SWEENEY et al., "Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Safety and Efficacy Study of a New Atrial-Based Managed Ventricular Pacing Mode (MVP) in Dual Chamber ICDs", Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, (20050000), vol. 16, no. 8, pages 811 - 817, XP002580426
OPPOSITION- SWEENEY et al., "Severe Atrioventricular Decoupling, Uncoupling, and Ventriculoatrial Coupling During Enhanced Atrial Pacing: Incidence, Mechanisms, and Implications for Minimizing Right Ventricular Pacing in ICD Patients", Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, (20080000), vol. 19, no. 11, pages 1175 - 1180, XP002580694
OPPOSITION- PASCALE et al., "Pacemaker Syndrome During Managed Ventricular Pacing Mode: What is the Mechanism?", Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, (20090000), vol. 20, no. 5, pages 574 - 576, XP055559843
OPPOSITION- FRISCH et al., "Managed Ventricular Pacing Facilitating Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia", PACE, (20131203), vol. 37, no. 11, pages 1568 - 1571, XP055566455

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