Cardiac device for reducing arrhythmia
Overview
Citations
- Medtronic (4)
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| Number |
Title |
Issue Date |
| 3937226 |
Arrhythmia prevention apparatus |
1976/02/10 |
| 5111811 |
Cardioversion and defibrillation lead system with electrode extension into the coronary sinus and great vein |
1992/05/12 |
| 5018522 |
Ramped waveform non-invasive pacemaker |
1991/05/28 |
| 5243978 |
Method and apparatus for wide area antitachycardia pacing |
1993/09/14 |
- Cardiac Pacemakers (2)
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| Number |
Title |
Issue Date |
| 5107834 |
Low energy multiple shock defibrillation/cardioversion discharge technique and electrode configuration |
1992/04/28 |
| 5350404 |
Lead system for use with an atrial defibrillator and method |
1994/09/27 |
- Arzco Medical Electronics (1)
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| Number |
Title |
Issue Date |
| 5191885 |
Method of terminating an arrhythmia |
1993/03/09 |
- NA (1)
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| Number |
Title |
Issue Date |
| 4554922 |
Method of inhibiting cardiac arrhythmias |
1985/11/26 |
- PaceSetter (1)
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| Number |
Title |
Issue Date |
| 5411547 |
Implantable cardioversion-defibrillation patch electrodes having means for passive multiplexing of discharge pulses |
1995/05/02 |
- Ventritex (1)
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| Number |
Title |
Issue Date |
| 3939844 |
Method and apparatus for stimulating a heart to eliminate rhythmic abnormalities, especially tachycardias |
1976/02/24 |
- Intermedics (1)
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| Number |
Title |
Issue Date |
| 5002052 |
System and method for detection and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias |
1991/03/26 |
Abstract
Abstract
A device is disclosed for reducing the likelihood of cardiac arrhythmia or halting the arrhythmia after it begins without having to give a large shock which can be painful or may damage the heart. The device includes an elongated primary strip having a plurality of electrodes positioned at spaced intervals along its length. The strip is dimensioned so that, upon insertion into a patient, the electrodes on the strip electrically contact the heart tissue, either directly or through an intermediate high resistance conductive layer. The electrodes are then energized with an electrical energy sufficient to hyperpolarize heart tissue adjacent to each of the electrodes. Furthermore, the electrodes are spaced along the strip sufficiently close to each other so that, upon energization of the electrodes, a line of heart tissue is hyperpolarized to thereby prevent cardiac electrical conductance across that line. Optionally, secondary electrode strip(s) extend alongside, or encircle, the primary strip. The secondary strip(s) include electrodes which are activated by lower current levels than the primary strip to minimize the likelihood of an activation front caused by activation from the primary strip electrodes.
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- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (1)
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| Number |
Title |
Issue Date |
| 6463330 |
Method and device for the cancellation of unwanted excitation waves in the heart |
2002/10/08 |
Tech Analysis
| Class |
Subclass |
Type |
Reference Factor |
Citation Factor |
Strength |
Grant time |
Early grant (%) |
|
607
|
14
|
Stable |
Average |
Seminal |
Medium High |
Rapid |
20.4 |