Electrode system for a defibrillator
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1. An electrode system for a defibrillator comprising:
- a plurality of electrode means, a first of said plurality of electrode means comprising intravenously placeable means for delivering energy from a site located in a peripheral vein of a heart for defibrillating said heart.
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Abstract
An implantable cardioverter/defibrillator has an electrode system including two electrodes, at least one of the two electrodes being adapted for placement in a peripheral vein of the heart, the peripheral veins constituting the venous side of the coronary vessels running between the base of the heart and the apex of the heart.
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1. An electrode system for a defibrillator comprising:
a plurality of electrode means, a first of said plurality of electrode means comprising intravenously placeable means for delivering energy from a site located in a peripheral vein of a heart for defibrillating said heart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for defibrillating a heart comprising the steps of:
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arranging a plurality of electrodes, including a first defibrillation electrode, relative to a heart; placing said first defibrillation electrode intravenously in a peripheral vein of said heart; and delivering a plurality of defibrillation pulses to said heart via said plurality of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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