Cardiac pacemaker having a sealed oblong housing
First Claim
1. An endocardial or intravascular cardiac pacemakerhaving a sealed housing, in whicha battery anda pacemaker controller connected to the battery andat least one stimulation pulse generator are situated,characterized in thatthe housing is oblong andhas a length of less than 70 mm anda cross-sectional area of less than 100 mm2 andcarries at least two electrodes,each of which has an outwardly directed, electrically conductive surface andis implemented as a stimulation electrode andis electrically connected to the stimulation pulse generator via an electrical connection positioned in the interior of the housingwherein the electrodes have an area of less than 5 mm2 and are positioned directly neighboring one another on a cap of the same longitudinal end of the housing.
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Abstract
Endocardial or intravascular cardiac pacemaker having a sealed housing, in which a battery and a pacemaker controller connected to the battery, as well as at least one stimulation pulse generator, are situated, the housing being oblong and having a length of less than 70 mm and a cross-sectional area of less than 100 mm2 and carrying at least two electrodes, each of which has an outwardly directed, electrically conductive surface and is implemented as a stimulation electrode and is at least sometimes electrically connected to the stimulation pulse generator via an electrical connection situated in the interior of the housing.
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1. An endocardial or intravascular cardiac pacemaker
having a sealed housing, in which a battery and a pacemaker controller connected to the battery and at least one stimulation pulse generator are situated, characterized in that the housing is oblong and has a length of less than 70 mm and a cross-sectional area of less than 100 mm2 and carries at least two electrodes, each of which has an outwardly directed, electrically conductive surface and is implemented as a stimulation electrode and is electrically connected to the stimulation pulse generator via an electrical connection positioned in the interior of the housing wherein the electrodes have an area of less than 5 mm2 and are positioned directly neighboring one another on a cap of the same longitudinal end of the housing.
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