Atrial defibrillator and method for providing adaptive control of defibrillator output voltage
US5674250A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/395
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable atrial defibrillator provides adaptive output voltage control. An atrial cardiovertor is responsive to an atrial fibrillation detector for applying a cardioverting voltage having a magnitude to the atria of a heart when the atria are in need of cardioversion. A memory stores data associated with each such voltage application. A computation stage computes from the stored data a percentage of success which is compared to lower and upper limits. The output voltage is incremented or decrement based upon the comparison. The output voltage may further be maintained within a fixed preselected voltage range.
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