Implantable automatic defibrillator with subcutaneous electrodes
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1. An implantable automatic defibrillation system comprising:
- an implantable automatic defibrillator;
a pair of electrical leads operably connectable to the defibrillator; and
a pair of subcutaneous patch electrodes suitable for being implanted subcutaneously, each operably connected to a respective one of the pair of electrical leads.
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Abstract
An implantable automatic cardioverter defibrillator system having a subcutaneous housing, one lead and subcutaneous electrode, the housing comprising the other electrode. Alternatively, the system has a subcutaneous housing, two leads and two respective subcutaneous electrodes.
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1. An implantable automatic defibrillation system comprising:
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an implantable automatic defibrillator;
a pair of electrical leads operably connectable to the defibrillator; and
a pair of subcutaneous patch electrodes suitable for being implanted subcutaneously, each operably connected to a respective one of the pair of electrical leads. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An implantable automatic defibrillation system comprising:
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an implantable automatic defibrillator having a housing comprising a subcutaneous electrode;
an electrical lead operably connectable to the defibrillator; and
a subcutaneous patch electrode suitable for being implanted subcutaneously and operably connected to the electrical lead. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. An implantable automatic defibrillation system comprising:
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implantable means for automatic defibrillation;
a plurality of electrical leads operably connectable to the implantable means for automatic defibrillation; and
a plurality of subcutaneous patch electrode means suitable for being implanted subcutaneously for conducting an electrical impulse to tissue; and
electrical lead means operably connected to the patch electrode means and operably connectable to the implantable means for automatic defibrillation for conducting an electrical pulse from the implantable means for automatic defibrillation to each patch electrode means. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An implantable automatic defibrillation system comprising:
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implantable means for automatic defibrillation having a housing comprising a subcutaneous electrode;
patch electrode means suitable for being implanted subcutaneously for conducting an electrical impulse to tissue; and
electrical lead means operably connected to the patch electrode means and operably connectable to the means for automatic defibrillation for conducting an electrical pulse from the implantable means for automatic defibrillation to the patch electrode means. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of implanting an automatic defibrillation system comprising:
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providing an implantable automatic defibrillator, a pair of electrical leads operably connectable to the defibrillator, and a pair of subcutaneous patch electrodes suitable for being implanted subcutaneously, each patch electrode operably connected to a respective one of the pair of electrical leads;
implanting the defibrillator subcutaneously;
implanting the subcutaneous patch electrodes subcutaneously;
implanting the leads subcutaneously; and
operably connecting the leads to the defibrillator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of implanting an automatic defibrillation system comprising:
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providing an implantable automatic defibrillator having a housing comprising a subcutaneous electrode, an electrical lead operably connectable to the defibrillator, a subcutaneous patch electrode suitable for being implanted subcutaneously and operably connected to the electrical lead;
implanting the defibrillator subcutaneously;
implanting the subcutaneous patch electrode subcutaneously;
implanting the lead subcutaneously; and
operably connecting the lead to the defibrillator. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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