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Temporary biventricular pacing of heart after heart surgery

US7010350B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 2001
Grant dateMar 7, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 7, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/3627
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus is disclosed for providing a practitioner the ability to switch from one cardiac pacing mode to another cardiac pacing mode when treating a patient suffering from heart failure due to discoordinate ventricular contraction. Also disclosed are methods of providing different modes of cardiac pacing to a cardiac pacing patient using the apparatus.

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