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Implantable heart defibrillator

  • US 5,431,682 A
  • Filed: 09/02/1993
  • Issued: 07/11/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An implantable heart defibrillator comprising:

  • means for administering defibrillation therapy to the heart of a patient by delivering defibrillation pulses in vivo to said heart via at least one defibrillation electrode; and

    post-therapy means for delivering at least one stimulation pulse, after completion of said defibrillation therapy, to said heart via said defibrillation electrode, said stimulation pulse having energy significantly higher than a cardiac pacing pulse of approximately 0.04 millijoules and less than a defibrillation pulse of a range of 20-50 Joules.

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