Method for treating abnormal arial or ventricular activity
US5836985A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/368
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The described method of treatment relates to the field of cardiovascular disease and is a cure for various forms of heart fibrillation. The method consists of sectioning the heart into independent conduction zones such that electrical communication between the zones is terminated. The communication between the zones is then reestablished in such a manner as to restore normal heart rhythm, by way of a pacing mechanism, thereby eliminating the fibrillation.
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