Cardiac pacemaker

Details Cardiac pacemaker Cardiac pacemaker

1987-03-17

1990-06-12

Kamm, William E.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

A61N 136

Patent

active

049324080

ABSTRACT:
A cardiac pacemaker for implanting in a patient includes a device for applying stimulating pulses to the heart of the patient at a rate determined by a pacing parameter; a plurality of devices for detecting a corresponding plurality of physiological parameters which are respectively associated with physical exertion of the patient and producing a corresponding plurality of output signals representative of the corresponding physiological parameters; a circuitry device receiving the first output signals for varying the pacing parameter as a function of the first output signal, an external programming device in communication with the circuitry device; a linking element in communication with the external programming devices which selectably links the circuitry device with a selectable one of the plurality of device for detecting; and the external programming device causing the linking element to select a given one of the plurality of detecting device for linking with the circuitry device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4527568 (1985-07-01), Rickards
patent: 4535774 (1985-08-01), Olson
patent: 4688573 (1987-08-01), Alt

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Cardiac pacemaker does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Cardiac pacemaker, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Cardiac pacemaker will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-610268