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Emergency external cardiac defibrillator and pacing method and apparatus

  • US 5,593,428 A
  • Filed: 09/27/1993
  • Issued: 01/14/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An emergency external defibrillator and pacing apparatus for applying an electrical current to a heart, said apparatus comprising:

  • a. a tubular sleeve having an axial passage therethrough, said sleeve insertable through an incision in a chest cavity to a predetermined depth proximate said heart;

    b. a first electrode having a first end and second end, said second end having an electrically conductive exposed blunt end;

    c. a second electrode having a first end and a second end, said second end having an electrically conductive exposed blunt end, said second end of said first electrode and said second end of said second electrode connected in close proximity to form a single blunt end for insertion through said axial passage of said tubular sleeve proximate said heart;

    d. first means for applying an electrical current of selected voltage, said first means connected to the first end of said first electrode; and

    e. second means for applying an electrical current of selected voltage, said second means connected to the first end of said second electrode.

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