Unilateral diaphragmatic pacer

Details Unilateral diaphragmatic pacer Unilateral diaphragmatic pacer

1990-05-14

1991-10-15

Kamm, William E.

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A61N 136

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050565192

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus to innervate a deinnervated lung diaphragm and pace the deinnervated diaphragm with a normal innervated lung diaphragm. The apparatus has a sensing device sense operation of normal innervated lung diaphragm. The device produces a signal representative of the operation of the normal innervated diaphragm. The signal is modified in accordance with a set pattern to provide a modified signal showing the rate and duration of inspiration for the normal, innervated diaphragm. A pulse generator is fed by the modified signal to produce a pulse. A stimulator innervates the deinnervated diaphragm at the same rate and duration as a normal innervated lung diaphragm. A method of operating the apparatus is also described.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4827935 (1989-05-01), Geddes et al.
"A Heart-Rate-Responsive Diaphragm Pacemaker", Med. & Biol. Eng. & Computing, Kimura et al., 1987, 25, 458-462.

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