Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1992-10-23
1993-12-14
Kamm, William E.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
A61N 139
Patent
active
052692981
ABSTRACT:
An implantable atrial defibrillator provides cardioverting electrical energy to the atria of a human heart in need of cardioversion. The atrial defibrillator includes a first detector for detecting ventricular activations of the heart, a second detector for detecting atrial activity of the heart, and an atrial fibrillation detector responsive to the second detector for determining when the atria of the heart are in need of cardioversion. The atrial defibrillator further includes a cardioverter for applying the cardioverting electrical energy to the atria of the heart when the atria of the heart are in need of cardioversion, and a timer delay stage responsive to the first detector for causing the cardioverter to apply the cardioverting electrical energy to the atria of the heart a predetermined delay time after the first detector detects one of the ventricular activations and before the T wave of the heart immediately following the one of the ventricular activations.
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Adams John M.
Alferness Clifton A.
Infinger Kenneth R.
Jin Yixuan
InControl, Inc.
Kamm William E.
Schaetzle Kennedy J.
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