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Implantable system for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

  • US 20060229681A1
  • Filed: 04/11/2005
  • Published: 10/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A responsive tissue stimulator system for reducing the incidence of atrial fibrillation in a human subject, the system including;

  • at least one sensing electrode to sense a precursor of an episode of atrial fibrillation or an early onset electrical signal of the actual atrial fibrillation;

    at least one stimulation electrode for providing electrical stimulation of some tissue of that human subject when the sensing electrode senses the atrial fibrillation or its precursor electrical signal, the location of the electrical stimulation being tissue that, when electrically stimulated, causes a reduction in the incidence or severity of atrial fibrillation; and

    , electronic circuitry within the implanted responsive tissue stimulator that is electrically connected to both the at least one sensing electrode and the at least one stimulation electrode, the electronic circuitry including a digital memory that is designed to store the atrial fibrillation signal or its precursor signal that originates from the at least one sensing electrode and creating a response electrical stimulation signal that is placed onto the at least one stimulation electrode when atrial fibrillation or its precursor electrical signal is sensed.

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