Method and apparatus for treatment of atrial fibrillation and flutter
US5356425A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36585
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stimulator for applying stimulus pulses to the AV nodal fat pad in response to sensed atrial rate exceeding a predetermined rate, in order to reduce the ventricular rate. The device also includes a cardiac pacemaker which serves to pace the ventricle in the event that the ventricular rate is lowered below a pacing rate, and provides for feedback control of the stimulus parameters applied to the AV nodal fat pad, as a function of the determined effect of the stimulus pulses on the ventricular rate.
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