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Transmyocardial insertion unit and its use

  • US 10,456,168 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2014
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Device for stimulation and/or defibrillation, comprising:

  • an insertion unit including a tubular shaft with a lumen extending there through, said shaft having distal, proximal and central sections, whereby the distal and proximal sections of the shaft are disc-shaped when extended, thus forming each a double disc, whereby the central section of the shaft links the distally placed double disc with the proximally placed double disc, and whereby a pressure valve is fixed inside the shaft on both the distal and proximal end sections thereof respectively; and

    at least one stimulation electrode connected to a pacemaker, each electrode including a lead provided with a pole at a distal end thereof, whereby the insertion unit is conductive and is connected to an implantable cardiac defibrillator to form one of a defibrillation electrodes or to form an indifferent pole and whereby the lead of the stimulation electrode runs inside the shaft of the insertion unit.

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