Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Patent
1996-03-26
1997-10-07
Kamm, William E.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
607148, 607 5, 607 14, A61N 139
Patent
active
056742517
ABSTRACT:
A pacemaker system adapted to deliver pacing pulses in the presence of fibrillation. The pacing pulses are delivered via large surface area electrodes of the type normally used to accomplish defibrillation or cardioversion using high voltage pulses. An extended pulse train is delivered in order to gradually entrain greater portions of heart tissue, until a sufficient percentage of tissue is entrained to interrupt fibrillation. The invention is believed most applicable to treatment of atrial fibrillation.
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Combs William J.
Duffin Edwin G.
Rao T. V.
Duthler Reed A.
Kamm William E.
Medtronic Inc.
Patton Harold R.
Schaetzle Kennedy J.
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