Contractility enhancement using excitable tissue control and multi-site pacing
US6292693A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/368
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for stimulating cardiac tissue. Pacing pulses are applied to the heart at multiple sites in at least two different chambers of the heart; and an Excitable Tissue Control (ETC) signal is applied in a vicinity of one or more of the pacing sites following application of the pacing pulse at the site.
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