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Method and apparatus for treatment of atrial fibrillation

  • US 5,562,708 A
  • Filed: 04/21/1994
  • Issued: 10/08/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An anti-fibrillation pacemaker, comprising:

  • means for detecting the presence of fibrillation in said chamber;

    electrode means for simultaneously delivering pacing pulses to multiple sites dispersed over a chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart; and

    pulse generator means responsive to the detection of fibrillation for providing a series of cardiac pacing pulses to said electrode means to simultaneously stimulate said multiple sites until fibrillation is terminated.

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