Surgically implantable cardiac pacemaker
First Claim
1. A cardiac pacemaker comprising a subcutaneously implantable pulse generator having at least one pulse transmitting output;
- at least one subcutaneously implantable penetrable wall; and
at least one implantable tubular lead connected with said output and having an open fluid receiving end adjacent said wall in implanted condition of said wall and said lead, said output and said open end being accessible to a percutaneous instrument in response to penetration of such instrument through the skin of the user of the pulse generator and thereupon immediately through said penetrable wall.
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Abstract
The output or outputs of the subcutaneously implanted pulse generator of a cardiac pacemaker are accessible by introducing a cannula or the wire of a stylet through the skin and thereupon through a silicone membrane which is implanted beneath the skin and surrounds a portion of a chamber which contains the output or outputs or affords access to the output or outputs through a conduit or conductor. The cannula or the wire of the sylet can be used to test the pulse generator, the lead or leads and/or the connection or connections between the lead or leads and the pulse generator as well as to admit medicaments and/or to facilitate or carry out adjustments or repairs.
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23 Claims
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1. A cardiac pacemaker comprising a subcutaneously implantable pulse generator having at least one pulse transmitting output;
- at least one subcutaneously implantable penetrable wall; and
at least one implantable tubular lead connected with said output and having an open fluid receiving end adjacent said wall in implanted condition of said wall and said lead, said output and said open end being accessible to a percutaneous instrument in response to penetration of such instrument through the skin of the user of the pulse generator and thereupon immediately through said penetrable wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- at least one subcutaneously implantable penetrable wall; and
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