Implantable cardioverter defibrillator housing plated electrode

Details Implantable cardioverter defibrillator housing plated electrode Implantable cardioverter defibrillator housing plated electrode

1995-01-23

1997-02-11

Kamm, William E.

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical therapeutic systems

607 36, 607119, A61N 139

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056016077

ABSTRACT:
A defibrillator for pectoral implant in a patient wherein the metal housing or case of the defibrillator is utilized as an electrode and is operative to supply electrical pulses. The housing is coated with an oxidation resistant material to optimize electrode function.

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