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Single-use medical device

  • US 7,236,827 B2
  • Filed: 07/19/2002
  • Issued: 06/26/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical therapy device for implantation in a body, wherein the electrical therapy device is a pacemaker or a defibrillator capable of being connected to an electrode line upon implantation into said body, said electrical therapy device comprising:

  • a blocking triggering unit adapted to be triggered upon separation of said electrode line from the electrical therapy device, indicating explantation of the electrical therapy device from said body; and

    a re-use blocking unit adapted to prevent functions of the therapy device in dependence on a condition of the blocking triggering unit, including a condition of said blocking triggering unit indicating a triggering of said blocking triggering unit in response to said separation of said electrode line from said electrical therapy device.

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