Cardiac pacemaker
CA 1095993 A · Owner: Medtronic, Inc. · Inventors: Mulier, Pieter M.J.; Jirak, Thomas L.
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Apparatus for indicating end of battery life in a cardiac pacemaker. A battery voltage monitoring circuit provides an indication of battery voltage drop below a predetermined level. A counter circuit and decode logic respond to the voltage drop indication to block a portion of a predetermined number of the generated pacing pulses from the heart to induce a benign arrhythmia in the heart thereby indicating end of battery life. In another embodiment a plurality of voltage sensors indicate progressive decreases in battery voltage and are connected with decode logic to block an increasing number of pacing pulses to indicate worsening battery condition.
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- Granted February 17, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 17, 1998.
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