DE69330012D1 - Von vielfachen Parametern abhängiger, die Stimulationsfrequenz anpassender Herzschrittmacher - Google Patents

Von vielfachen Parametern abhängiger, die Stimulationsfrequenz anpassender Herzschrittmacher

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DE69330012D1
DE69330012D1 DE69330012T DE69330012T DE69330012D1 DE 69330012 D1 DE69330012 D1 DE 69330012D1 DE 69330012 T DE69330012 T DE 69330012T DE 69330012 T DE69330012 T DE 69330012T DE 69330012 D1 DE69330012 D1 DE 69330012D1
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cardiac pacemaker
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Bruce M Steinhaus
Tibor A Nappholz
James A Nolan
Robert A Morris
Ken Koestner
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61NELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/362Heart stimulators
    • A61N1/365Heart stimulators controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. heart potential
    • A61N1/36514Heart stimulators controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. heart potential controlled by a physiological quantity other than heart potential, e.g. blood pressure
    • A61N1/36521Heart stimulators controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. heart potential controlled by a physiological quantity other than heart potential, e.g. blood pressure the parameter being derived from measurement of an electrical impedance
DE69330012T 1992-06-22 1993-01-28 Von vielfachen Parametern abhängiger, die Stimulationsfrequenz anpassender Herzschrittmacher Expired - Fee Related DE69330012T2 (de)

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