MRI-compatible implantable device
US6925328B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3718
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cardiac assist device containing a device for connecting the cardiac assist device to a heart, for furnishing electrical impulses from the cardiac assist device to the heart, for ceasing the furnishing of electrical impulses to the heart, for receiving pulsed radio frequency fields, for transmitting and receiving optical signals, and for protecting the heart and the cardiac assist device from currents induced by the pulsed radio frequency fields. The cardiac assist device contains a control circuit comprised of a parallel resonant frequency circuit.
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