Method and apparatus for producing configurable biphasic defibrillation waveforms
US5531765A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3912
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A programmable implantable medical device utilizable for delivering a configurable defibrillation waveform to a patient's heart. The device includes defibrillation electrode means adapted to be connected to the heart for delivering a multiphasic defibrillation waveform thereto. A programmable waveform generator connected to the heart generates the biphasic waveform such that the first phase of the defibrillation waveform has programmed tilt and the second phase has a duration which is a function of the duration of the first phase.
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