Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Patent
1993-06-07
1994-12-06
Kamm, William E.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
607 30, 607 60, 607 37, 607 32, 607 34, 128734, A61N 1372
Patent
active
053706668
ABSTRACT:
A pacemaker contains at least one power-consuming component, such as a sensor with associated electronic circuitry for controlling the pacemaker function or a heart signal detector, and an electrode system for emitting heart stimulation pulses. The power-consuming component is disenabled prior to implantation of the pacemaker. Circuitry is provided for enabling the power-consuming component which is responsive to an event occurring substantially simultaneously with pacemaker implantation in the patient. Such circuitry may include a device for measuring the electrode impedance so as to enable the power-consuming component in response to the measured impedance value. The circuitry for enabling the power-consuming component can alternatively includes internal telemetry equipment in the pacemaker and external telemetry equipment for communications between the telemetry equipments. The external telemetry equipment can contain programming equipment and the internal telemetry equipment be arranged to enable the power-consuming component as soon as the programming equipment begins communicating at the time of implantation with the internal telemetry equipment, or by sending a special command from the programming equipment at the time of implantation. Alternatively the enabling circuitry can include a reed element, controllable by an external magnetic field, applied at the time of implantation, for enabling the power-consuming component.
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Andersson Peter
Budgifvars Goran-Sven
Lindberg Jan
Vock Josef
Kamm William E.
Schaetzle Kennedy J.
Siemens-Elema AB
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