Cardiac pacemaker

Details Cardiac pacemaker Cardiac pacemaker

1977-09-16

1979-06-12

Kamm, William E.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

A61N 104

Patent

active

041577205

ABSTRACT:
A cardiac pacemaker including a pulse generator and an electrical source such as a battery completely enveloped in a small size housing. An electrode operatively connected to the pulse generator has a helically-shaped portion extending outwardly from the housing in fixed relation thereto. The housing is of sufficiently small size to permit the pacemaker to be implanted in conjunction with a limited thoracotomy by turning the housing to rotatively insert the electrode into the heart tissue of the patient, i.e. into the myocardium. The housing can be of electrically conducting material, insulated from the electrode, and a portion of the housing can serve as an indifferent electrode.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3253595 (1966-05-01), Murphy, Jr. et al.
patent: 3835864 (1974-09-01), Rasor et al.
patent: 3978865 (1976-09-01), Trabucco
patent: 4010758 (1977-03-01), Rockland et al.
patent: 4046191 (1977-09-01), Rose
Schuder et al., "Transactions of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs" vol. X, 1964, pp. 366-369.

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-1106652