Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Patent
1997-05-06
2000-08-29
Kamm, William E.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
A61N 139
Patent
active
061121177
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for ventricular defibrillation by coordinating the delivery of defibrillation shocks with sensed ventricular fibrillation complexes in a way which improves the probability of success of the defibrillation shock. Ventricular electrical activity is monitored in two ventricular locations during ventricular fibrillation to detect coarse ventricular fibrillation complexes and contractions of the ventricular cardiac tissue. The defibrillation shock is delivered in coordination with the occurrence of coarse ventricular fibrillation complexes and the contractions of ventricular cardiac tissue, and specifically to occur on the up-slope portion thereof, for optimal probability of success.
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Hsu William
Jones Janice
KenKnight Bruce H.
Lin Yayun
Cardiac Pacemakers Inc.
Kamm William E.
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