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Subcutaneous cardiac stimulator device and method generating uniform electric field through the heart

  • US 20030045904A1
  • Filed: 04/17/2002
  • Published: 03/06/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cardiac device comprising:

  • a first and a second subcutaneous electrode; and

    a cardiac stimulator electrically connected to said first and second electrodes and adapted to apply electrical pulses between said first and second electrodes, said first and second electrodes cooperating with said cardiac stimulator to generate an electric field across a substantial portion of the heart of a patient when said first and second electrodes are implanted at respective first and second positions within the patient, and wherein said first and second electrodes have respective contact surfaces that, in implantation, are in electrical contact with tissues, said contact surfaces having a surface area of less than 100 cm2.

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