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System and method for cardioversion using scan stimulation

  • US 5,995,871 A
  • Filed: 10/29/1997
  • Issued: 11/30/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for applying therapeutic electrical pulses to the heart comprising the steps of:

  • providing a plurality of spaced-apart electrodes, each electrode in electrical communication with a heart fiber adjacent to the electrode;

    directing a sequence of spatially and temporally distinct anti-tachyarrhythmia pulses to the heart wherein the sequence comprises a first pulse to the heart through a first electrode at a time T1, a second pulse to the heart through a second electrode at a time T2, occurring at least two milliseconds after T1.

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