Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-03
2008-06-03
Layno, Carl H. (Department: 3766)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
C607S005000, C607S036000, C607S129000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07383085
ABSTRACT:
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are disclosed that are entirely implantable subcutaneously with minimal surgical intrusion into the body of the patient and provide distributed cardioversion/defibrillation and pace/sense electrodes for delivery of cardioversion/defibrillation shock and pacing therapies across the heart when necessary. At least two hermetically sealed housings forming first and second hermetically sealed housings coupled together by a cable support first, second and, optionally, third cardioversion/defibrillation electrodes. The relatively bulky high voltage battery and high voltage capacitors, and circuitry powered by a low voltage power source for detecting a tachyarrhythmia, charging the high voltage capacitor, and discharging the high voltage capacitor to provide a cardioversion/defibrillation shock are distributed between the first and second hermetically sealed housings.
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Heller Tammie K.
Layno Carl H.
Medtronic Inc.
Soldner Michael C.
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