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Wireless tissue electrostimulation

  • US 9,795,797 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2016
  • Issued: 10/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless electrostimulation system, comprising:

  • a wireless electrostimulation seed configured to be implanted endocardially entirely within a heart chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart, the wireless electrostimulation seed comprising;

    a body having a proximal end and a distal end;

    a tissue attachment mechanism positioned proximate the distal end of the body, the tissue attachment mechanism configured to secure the body to cardiac tissue;

    a first electrostimulation electrode configured to contact cardiac tissue when the body is secured to cardiac tissue;

    a second electrostimulation electrode spaced from the first electrostimulation electrode;

    wherein the first electrostimulation electrode is a cathode and the second electrostimulation electrode is an anode;

    a rechargeable power source;

    tissue electrostimulation circuitry operably coupled to the first electrostimulation electrode and the second electrostimulation electrode, the tissue electrostimulation circuitry being powered at least in part by the rechargeable power source;

    wherein the tissue electrostimulation circuitry is configured to generate, between the anode and the cathode, an electrostimulation pulse of at least 2.5V peak amplitude at a pulse width of 0.4 msec when coupled to a 500 Ohm equivalent load;

    a receive antenna for wirelessly receiving recharge energy; and

    recharge circuitry operatively coupled to the receive antenna and the rechargeable power source, the recharge circuitry is configured to recharge the rechargeable power source using recharge energy received via the receive antenna; and

    a subcutaneously implantable therapy device comprising;

    a housing;

    a transmit antenna configured to be located subcutaneously within the patient;

    a battery situated in the housing;

    charge circuitry operatively coupled to the transmit antenna and the battery; and

    wherein the charge circuitry is configured to cause the transmit antenna to send recharge energy to the receive antenna of the wireless electrostimulation seed.

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