Implantable atrial defibrillator having an intermittently activated fibrillation detector
Patent 5464432 Issued on November 7, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 25, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 25, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAtrial defibrillator and method for providing pre-cardioversion pacing Atrial defibrillator and method Automatic fibrillation detector and defibrillator apparatus and method Patent #: 5366486 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 232767 filed on 04/25/1994US Classes:607/5, Cardioverting/defibrillating607/4, Combined cardioverting/defibrillating and pacing607/14Treating or preventing abnormally high heart rateExaminersPrimary: Kamm, William E.Assistant: Parker, Marianne Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61N 001/39AbstractAn implantable automatic atrial defibrillator powered by a depletable battery power source conserves battery power for extending the predicted life of the defibrillator by intermittently detecting for atrial fibrillation. The atrial defibrillator includes a real time clock which, at spaced apart predetermined times, causes heart activity data to be stored in a memory. Thereafter, a normally deactivated atrial fibrillation detector is activated for processing the stored data to detect for atrial fibrillation. | |
