Heart Stimulator
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1. A heart stimulator comprising:
- a housing;
a pulse generator contained in said housing;
electrode means for detecting atrial and ventricular activity including a pole adapted to be arranged in the atrium of a heart and a pole adapted to be arranged in the ventricle of said heart;
means for measuring atrial activity connected for measuring a signal between said pole adapted to be arranged in the atrium and at least said pole adapted to be arranged in the ventricle; and
means for measuring ventricular activity connected for measuring a signal between said pole adapted to be arranged in the ventricle and said housing.
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Abstract
A heart stimulator having a pulse generator and an electrode system, which contain at least one bipolar electrode with one pole arranged in the atrium and another pole in the ventricle, or at least two unipolar electrodes respectively arranged in the atrium and ventricle, for detecting atrial and ventricular activity includes an atrial measurement unit which is connected for measuring a signal between the two poles of the bipolar electrode, or between the two unipolar electrodes, and a ventricular measurement unit arranged to measure the signals between the ventricular pole (or electrode) and the housing of the stimulator.
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7 Claims
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1. A heart stimulator comprising:
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a housing; a pulse generator contained in said housing; electrode means for detecting atrial and ventricular activity including a pole adapted to be arranged in the atrium of a heart and a pole adapted to be arranged in the ventricle of said heart; means for measuring atrial activity connected for measuring a signal between said pole adapted to be arranged in the atrium and at least said pole adapted to be arranged in the ventricle; and means for measuring ventricular activity connected for measuring a signal between said pole adapted to be arranged in the ventricle and said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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