Device and method for cardiac arrhythmia therapy with failure de

Details Device and method for cardiac arrhythmia therapy with failure de Device and method for cardiac arrhythmia therapy with failure de

1994-09-30

1996-11-05

Kamm, William E.

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical therapeutic systems

A61N 139

Patent

active

055711413

ABSTRACT:
An implantable automatic cardioverter/defibrillator device for a cardiac patient has a primary control mode for a defibrillation therapy delivery system. The primary control mode is responsive to detection of fibrillation of the patient's heart for causing the delivery of a preselected electrical waveform therapy to the heart. The device also has a secondary control mode which is enabled by detecting a predetermined failure mechanism that causes malfunctioning of the primary mode. The enabled secondary control mode uses at least some of the functional part of the primary mode in responding to fibrillation of the patient's heart to initiate generation of defibrillation therapy for application to the patient's heart.

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