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Pharmacologic atrial defibrillator and method

  • US 5,527,344 A
  • Filed: 08/01/1994
  • Issued: 06/18/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for delivering upon demand a defibrillating drug to a patient, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) detecting and monitoring a level of atrial activity and a level of ventricular activity of a heart of the patient;

    (b) continuously computing a delivery time to emit a delivery signal as a first function of the monitored level of atrial activity;

    (c) emitting the delivery signal at the computed delivery time to delivery means for introducing the defibrillating drug into a bloodstream of the patient;

    (d) continuously computing a pacing time to emit a pacing signal as a second function of the monitored level of atrial activity and ventricular activity; and

    (e) emitting the pacing signal at the computed pacing time to pacing means for pacing an atria of the heart.

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