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Unitary subcutaneous only implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and optional pacer

  • US 20040064177A1
  • Filed: 09/15/2003
  • Published: 04/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A unitary subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising:

  • (A) a long thin housing with a first and second ends that is curved in a shape of a patient'"'"'s rib wherein the housing contains a source of electrical energy, a capacitor, and operational circuitry that senses the presence of potentially fatal heart rhythms;

    (B) cardioversion/defibrillation electrodes located at the ends of the housing;

    (C) means for delivering electrical cardioversion-defibrillation energy when the operational circuitry senses a potentially fatal heart rhythm; and

    (D) the absence of a transvenous, intracardic, epicardial, or subcutaneous electrode.

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