Defibrillation system including an atrial defibrillator and ventricular defibrillation backup
CA 2201563 C · Owner: Incontrol, Inc. · Inventors: Griffin, Jerry C.; Sears, Gena K.
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An implantable defibrillation system includes a lead system for making electrical contact with a heart an, atrial cardiovertor coupled to the lead system for applying cardioverting electrical energy to that is of the heart and a ventricular defibrillator coupled to the lead system. The ventricular defibrillator includes a ventricular arrhythmia detector responsive to a control signal for detecting for a ventricular arrhythmia of the heart and a ventricular cardiovertor for cardioverting the ventricles of the heart in response to the ventricular arrhythmia detector detecting a ventricular arrhythmia. A ventricular arrhythmia detector enable stage provides the control signal in response to …
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- Filed April 2, 1997 and granted June 12, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 2, 2017.
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