Cardiac lead with tensiometric element for providing signals cor

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1991-08-23

1993-11-16

Kamm, William E.

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical energy applicator

128782, 607129, A61N 104

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052614182

ABSTRACT:
A system for myocardial tensiometry is incorporated within an implantable electrotherapy apparatus to measure contractions of the heart muscle. The system includes a tensiometric element disposed at a location subject to bending due to cardiac contractions, the tensiometric element consisting either of piezoelectric material or variable resistivity material, the mechanical stresses to which the tensiometric element is subjected causing the element to produce a voltage or a resistivity variation comparable in frequency and amplitude to the contractions. The tensiometric element may be in the form of a strip disposed on a surface of a patch electrode, of the type suitable for use in an implantable defibrillator, or may be a strip or a tube located at the bend of a J-shaped pacing lead, of the type implantable in the atrium or in the ventricle in a cardiac pacemaker system.

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