Demand anti-arrhythmia pacemaker
US4088140A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 1976 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3621
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A demand anti-arrhythmia pacemaker having a plurality of electrodes adapted for connection to a heart for sensing depolarizations. A first responsive circuit provides stimulation signals to at least one area of the heart if a depolarization corresponding to a natural heartbeat fails to occur within a first predetermined time period. A second responsive circuit provides stimulation signals to the heart in a plurality of areas in response to sensed depolarizations which occur within a second predetermined time period.
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