Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1991-10-21
1993-02-09
Kamm, William E.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
12841901G, A61N 139
Patent
active
051846160
ABSTRACT:
An implantable device and method for providing anti-arrhythmia therapy to, and including arrhythmia in, a patient's inadequately functioning heart are disclosed. A pacemaker, defibrillator and microprocessor are utilized in conjuction with an electrode lead system adapted to be connected to the heart for providing the therapy and for inducing arrhythmia. Circuitry is employed in the pacemaker and defibrillator to generate respective trains of spaced pulses for delivery to corresponding portions of the electrode lead system, and a smoothing filter is provided in series with the trains of pulses to smooth each of the trains of pulses into discrete single pulse having a continuous waveform. The spacing, durations and polarities of the pulses in the trains are selectively variable so that the waveforms of the discrete single pulses can be selectively varied to provide diferent waveforms therein, in accordance with the needs of the patient and the programming of the device.
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Kamm William E.
Telectronics Pacing Systems Inc.
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