Apparatus and method for treating ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia
US7920918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3912
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for treating ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia comprises means for dynamically steering or selecting two or more current vector paths sequentially or simultaneously for defibrillation so as to change the transmembrane potential in the left and right ventricles sufficiently to halt VF or VT.
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