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Implantable defibrillator and package therefor

  • US 4,254,775 A
  • Filed: 07/02/1979
  • Issued: 03/10/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A cardioverter fully implantable in the body of a recipient, said cardioverter comprising:

  • an outer casing;

    first and second chambers within said outer casing, each of said chambers being hermetically sealed from the other, and being hermetically sealed from the exterior environment surrounding said casing;

    battery means and energyy storage means disposed within said first chamber;

    electrode terminal means disposed on said outer casing; and

    defibrillator logic circuitry disposed within said second chamber and operatively associated with said electrode terminal means, said battery means and said energy storage means for charging said energy storage means to a level capable of defibrillating a malfunctioning heart, and for initiating the discharge of said energy storage means into the heart of said recipient.

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