US 7,321,792 B1
Pacing therapy and acupuncture
Xiaoyi Min, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (US); Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, Calif. (US); Mark W. Kroll, Simi Valley, Calif. (US); and Xing Pei, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, Calif. (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/392,619.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 607—3  [128/907] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
using an implantable cardiac device to detect a cardiac condition having at least one of a corresponding electro therapy or a corresponding desired physiologic response;
responsive to the detection, providing to an external device, information related to at least one of an acupoint therapy corresponding to the electro therapy or an acupoint therapy corresponding to the desired physiologic response, the information comprising acupoint location;
using tissue impedance measurements to confirm the positioning of a stimulation device at or near the acupoint location; and
responsive to the confirmation, delivering the acupoint therapy through the stimulation device.