CA1262563A - Protection circuit for implantable cardioverter - Google Patents

Protection circuit for implantable cardioverter

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CA1262563A
CA1262563A CA000473574A CA473574A CA1262563A CA 1262563 A CA1262563 A CA 1262563A CA 000473574 A CA000473574 A CA 000473574A CA 473574 A CA473574 A CA 473574A CA 1262563 A CA1262563 A CA 1262563A
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cardioversion
energy pulse
terminal
trigger
heart
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French (fr)
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Robert Leinders
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Medtronic Inc
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Medtronic Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/38—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for producing shock effects
    • A61N1/39—Heart defibrillators
    • A61N1/3925—Monitoring; Protecting
    • A61N1/3931—Protecting, e.g. back-up systems
CA000473574A 1984-02-06 1985-02-05 Protection circuit for implantable cardioverter Expired CA1262563A (en)

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US57763184A 1984-02-06 1984-02-06
US577,631 1984-02-06

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CA1262563A true CA1262563A (en) 1989-10-31

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CA (1) CA1262563A (de)
DE (1) DE3503854A1 (de)
FR (1) FR2559068B1 (de)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4745923A (en) * 1985-11-20 1988-05-24 Intermedics, Inc. Protection apparatus for patient-implantable device
US4827936A (en) * 1986-05-14 1989-05-09 Ventritex Apparatus for stimulating the heart with protected pacer
US4830006B1 (en) * 1986-06-17 1997-10-28 Intermedics Inc Implantable cardiac stimulator for detection and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias
US4819643A (en) * 1986-11-18 1989-04-11 Mieczyslaw Mirowski Method and apparatus for cardioverter/pacer featuring a blanked pacing channel and a rate detect channel with AGC
GB2234908B (en) * 1989-08-16 1993-08-11 Cardiac Pacemakers Inc Combined defibrillator-pacer system utilising pacer tip lead switch

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US3614954A (en) * 1970-02-09 1971-10-26 Medtronic Inc Electronic standby defibrillator
US4210149A (en) * 1978-04-17 1980-07-01 Mieczyslaw Mirowski Implantable cardioverter with patient communication
US4300566A (en) * 1979-10-31 1981-11-17 Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. Cardiac pacer circuit
NL190185C (nl) * 1980-08-05 1993-12-01 Mirowski Mieczyslaw Stelsel voor het defibrilleren van het hart van een patient.
US4440172A (en) * 1980-10-02 1984-04-03 Mieczyslaw Mirowski Apparatus for combining pacing and cardioverting functions in a single implanted device
US4384585A (en) * 1981-03-06 1983-05-24 Medtronic, Inc. Synchronous intracardiac cardioverter
US4614192A (en) * 1982-04-21 1986-09-30 Mieczyslaw Mirowski Implantable cardiac defibrillator employing bipolar sensing and telemetry means

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FR2559068B1 (fr) 1990-01-26
DE3503854A1 (de) 1985-08-08
FR2559068A1 (fr) 1985-08-09

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