Controlling heart performance using a non-excitatory electric field
US6317631A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/368
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of modifying the force of contraction of at least a portion of a heart chamber, including providing a subject having a heart, comprising at least a portion having an activation, and applying a non-excitatory electric field having a given duration, at a delay after the activation, to the portion, which causes the force of contraction to be increased by at least 5%.
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