Electrode system for ventricular defibrillation and method for its use
CA 1091304 A · Owner: Mirowski, Mieczyslaw · Inventors: Langer, Alois A.; Heilman, Marlin S.; Reilly, David M.
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An implantable electrode system for connection to a pulse generator for cardioverting a malfunctioning heart by discharging electrical energy through the heart has a first cardioverting electrode shaped for association with the heart in the region of the base of the heart and a second cardioverting electrode shaped for association with the heart in the region of the apex of the heart, the second electrode having a first surface which is conductive and of a size and shape so as to conform to the outer contour of the heart in the region of its apex, and so as to extend around at least a portion of the apex of the heart and a second, electrically insulated surface adapted to face away from the …
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- Granted December 9, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 9, 1997.
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