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Digital cardiac pacemaker with program acceptance indicator

  • US 4,401,120 A
  • Filed: 08/12/1981
  • Issued: 08/30/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A programmable implantable medical device comprising:

  • program storage means for accepting and storing a programming signal remotely applied thereto which influences the operating conditions of the medical device;

    means for providing periodic treatment to the body under conditions established by the stored programming signals and in the absence of normal body function during a predetermined time period;

    means for sensing normal body function and affecting the operation of said periodic treatment providing means; and

    program acceptance indicating means responsive to the acceptance by said program storage means of a programming signal for causing a program acceptance signal to be provided by said periodic treatment means in synchronism with a sensed normal body function, said program acceptance signal having characteristics that may be detected remotely to indicate that said program storage means has accepted and stored a programming signal.

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