Automatic sensitivity control for a pacemaker
US4708144A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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