Protection device for pacemaker implantees
US4320763A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 1979 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/908
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A current-limiter device is placed in series circuit between a pacemaker and the proximal end of an electrode to prevent tissue damage adjacent the distal end of the electrode which otherwise may have occurred during defibrillation, cardioversion, or diathermy.
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