Remotely enabled pacemaker and implantable subcutaneous cardioverter/defibrillator system
US7991467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/37288
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Subcutaneous Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (SubQ ICDs) are disclosed that are entirely implantable subcutaneously with minimal surgical intrusion into the body of the patient and provide distributed cardioversion-defibrillation sense and stimulation electrodes for delivery of cardioversion-defibrillation shock and pacing therapies across the heart when necessary. The SubQ ICD is implemented with other implantable and external medical devices and communicates to provide drugs and therapy in a coordinated and synergistic manner.
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