Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Patent
1997-04-28
1998-07-07
Getzow, Scott M.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
A61N 136
Patent
active
057761698
ABSTRACT:
An implantable system is provided for subcutaneous surgical implantation. The implantable system includes a smoothly contoured casing and an implantable apparatus designed to perform a desired medical function, such as cardiac stimulation, diagnosis, or drug infusion. The casing includes a chamber for enclosing the implantable apparatus. The casing is provided with one end that is separated from a second, and opposing, end by a slit. The shape of the casing and the separated ends enables implantation via a shorter incision than is possible using a comparably sized conventional implantable device. Some examples of possible implantable apparatus include cardiac stimulators and sensors, or drug infusion pumps.
REFERENCES:
Nicholas P. D. Smyth, Pacemaker Implantation: Surgical Techniques; Pacemaker Therapy, L. Dreifus, M.D., Editor pp. 35,40, 1983.
D.F. Morse et al., A Guide to Cardiac Pacemakers, Defibrillators, and Related Products, pp. 7-1 thru 7-62, 1991.
Phillip Varriale et al., Cardiac Pacing: A Concise Guide to Clinical Practice, 148-149, 1979.
Getzow Scott M.
Merkling John R.
Sulzer Intermedics Inc.
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