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Automatic sensitivity control for a pacemaker

US4708144A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 1986
Grant dateNov 24, 1987
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/901
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable pacemaker in which the sensitivity is automatically controlled. The peak value of each R wave is measured, and a long-term average is derived. The gain of the sense channel is adjusted automatically in accordance with the average of the measured peak values.

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