ES2241032T3 - Aparato de control de la actividad cardiaca que emplea la pre-estimulacion no excitadora sincornizada. - Google Patents

Aparato de control de la actividad cardiaca que emplea la pre-estimulacion no excitadora sincornizada.

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ES2241032T3
ES2241032T3 ES97900092T ES97900092T ES2241032T3 ES 2241032 T3 ES2241032 T3 ES 2241032T3 ES 97900092 T ES97900092 T ES 97900092T ES 97900092 T ES97900092 T ES 97900092T ES 2241032 T3 ES2241032 T3 ES 2241032T3
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sincornized
stimulation
control device
cardiac activity
activity control
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Shlomo Ben-Haim
Nissim Darvish
Maier Fenster
Yuval Mika
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Impulse Dynamics NV
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Abstract

LA INVENCION SE REFIERE A UN PROCEDIMIENTO PARA MODIFICAR LA FUERZA DE CONTRACCION DE AL MENOS UNA PARTE DE LA CAMARA DEL CORAZON, QUE INCLUYE LA DISPOSICION DE UN SUJETO QUE TENGA UN CORAZON (30), QUE COMPRENDA AL MENOS UNA PARTE QUE TENGA UNA ACTIVACION; Y LA APLICACION DE UN CAMPO ELECTRICO NO EXCITATORIO (37) QUE TENGA UNA DURACION DADA Y UN RETARDO DESPUES DE LA ACTIVACION DE LA PARTE, QUE HACE QUE LA FUERZA DE CONTRACCION SE INCREMENTE EN AL MENOS UN 5%.
ES97900092T 1996-01-08 1997-01-08 Aparato de control de la actividad cardiaca que emplea la pre-estimulacion no excitadora sincornizada. Expired - Lifetime ES2241032T3 (es)

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IL11669996A IL116699A (en) 1996-01-08 1996-01-08 Method of building a heart map
US976996P 1996-01-11 1996-01-11
US08/595,365 US5738096A (en) 1993-07-20 1996-02-01 Cardiac electromechanics
US1111796P 1996-02-05 1996-02-05
US2639296P 1996-09-16 1996-09-16
IL11926196A IL119261A0 (en) 1996-09-17 1996-09-17 Electrical muscle controller
PCT/IL1997/000012 WO1997025098A1 (en) 1996-01-08 1997-01-08 Electrical muscle controller

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ES2241032T3 true ES2241032T3 (es) 2005-10-16

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