Method and apparatus for reduction of pain from electric shock therapies
First Claim
1. An apparatus for cardioverting or defibrillating a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
- a set of cardioversion electrodes applicable to the patient'"'"'s body;
means for applying a patient-perceptible stimulus to a portion of the patient'"'"'s body other than the patient'"'"'s heart other than by means of the set of cardioversion electrodes; and
means for delivering a high voltage shock to the patient'"'"'s heart by means of electrodes within the set of cardioversion electrodes within 20 to 500 milliseconds following initiation of the patient perceptible stimulus.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for pretreating a patient prior to a therapeutic painful stimulus, comprising the application of pain inhibiting stimuli to a patient prior to an application of the therapeutic painful stimulus. Applying pain inhibiting stimuli comprises the steps of sensing a need for the therapeutic painful stimulus, preparing to deliver the pain inhibiting stimuli to the patient prior to applying the therapeutic painful stimulus, and delivering the pain inhibiting stimuli to the patient prior to applying the therapeutic painful stimulus. The method and apparatus are embodied in modern, fully automatic, fully implantable, single or dual chamber atrial or ventricular cardioverter-defibrillators. The pain inhibiting prepulse method is intended primarily for use in conscious patients but may also be used in sleeping patients.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for cardioverting or defibrillating a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
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a set of cardioversion electrodes applicable to the patient'"'"'s body;
means for applying a patient-perceptible stimulus to a portion of the patient'"'"'s body other than the patient'"'"'s heart other than by means of the set of cardioversion electrodes; and
means for delivering a high voltage shock to the patient'"'"'s heart by means of electrodes within the set of cardioversion electrodes within 20 to 500 milliseconds following initiation of the patient perceptible stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23)
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12. An apparatus for delivering a painful treatment to a portion of a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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applying means for delivery of the painful therapy to a first portion of the patient'"'"'s body;
means for applying a patient-perceptible stimulus to a second, portion of the patient'"'"'s body other than the first portion employing means other than the means for delivery of the painful therapy; and
means for delivering the painful therapy within 20 to 500 milliseconds following initiation of the patient-perceptible stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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