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Intra-aortic balloon pump apparatus and method of using same

  • US 4,692,148 A
  • Filed: 03/28/1986
  • Issued: 09/08/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of disposing a balloon inside an aorta, comprising the steps of:

  • disposing at least a pair of spaced electrodes inside a thoracic aorta near a patient'"'"'s heart;

    sensing a R-wave and a P-wave by said electrodes,andusing the P-wave and R-wave morphologies and their related magnitude to determine the optimal placement of the balloon pump, as close as possible to the atria.

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