Apparatus and method for optimizing capacitor charge in a medical device
US8195291B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3981
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device for electrical termination of an arrhythmic condition of a patient's heart in embodiments of the invention may include one or more of the following features: (a) at least one battery; (b) means for detection of an arrhythmic condition of a patient's heart; (c) at least one high voltage capacitor; (d) converter means for providing charging current from said battery to said capacitor; (e) means for maintenance of a charge on said capacitor between arrhythmia therapies; (f) controller means responsive to detection of an arrhythmic condition of said patient's heart and for providing a discharge control signal; and (g) discharge circuit means for delivering voltage stored on said capacitor to said patient's heart in response to said discharge control signal.
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