Defibrillator
First Claim
1. A DEVICE USEFUL IN CARDIAC THERAPY, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, PULSE GENERATING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A PATIENT FOR DETECTING PEAK VOLTAGES IN SUCCESSIVE CRADIAC CYCLES INDICATIVE OF HEART MUSCLE ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE SIMILAR IN SUCH SUCCESSIVE CARDIAC CYCLES AND SAID PULSE GENERATING MEANS HAVING OUTPUT PULSES COINCIDING WITH SAID PEAK VOLTAGES, AN ELECTRODE ADAPTED TO BE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO A PATIENT FOR ELECTRICAL SIMULUS OF THE HEART MUSCLE, A DEFIBRALLATOR INCLUDING A CAPACITOR, A CHARGING SOURCE FOR SAID CAPACITOR, AND SWITCH MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN ONE POSITION CONNECTING SAID CAPACITOR TO SAID CHARGING SOURCE AND A SECOND POSITION CONNECTING SAID CAPACITOR TO SAID ELECTRODE, DELAY MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ACTUATING SAID SWITCH MEANS FROM SAID ONE POSITION THEREOF TO SAID SECOND POSITION THEREOF IN PREDETERMINED TIMED RELATION SUBSEQUENT TO ONE OF SAID OUTPUT PULSES OF THE PULSES GENERATING MEANS, AND A NORMALLY OPEN PHYSICAN-CONTROLLED SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATION OF SAID SWITCH MEANS TO SAID SECOND POSITION THEREOF BY SAID DELAY MEANS.
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1. A DEVICE USEFUL IN CARDIAC THERAPY, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, PULSE GENERATING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A PATIENT FOR DETECTING PEAK VOLTAGES IN SUCCESSIVE CRADIAC CYCLES INDICATIVE OF HEART MUSCLE ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE SIMILAR IN SUCH SUCCESSIVE CARDIAC CYCLES AND SAID PULSE GENERATING MEANS HAVING OUTPUT PULSES COINCIDING WITH SAID PEAK VOLTAGES, AN ELECTRODE ADAPTED TO BE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO A PATIENT FOR ELECTRICAL SIMULUS OF THE HEART MUSCLE, A DEFIBRALLATOR INCLUDING A CAPACITOR, A CHARGING SOURCE FOR SAID CAPACITOR, AND SWITCH MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN ONE POSITION CONNECTING SAID CAPACITOR TO SAID CHARGING SOURCE AND A SECOND POSITION CONNECTING SAID CAPACITOR TO SAID ELECTRODE, DELAY MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ACTUATING SAID SWITCH MEANS FROM SAID ONE POSITION THEREOF TO SAID SECOND POSITION THEREOF IN PREDETERMINED TIMED RELATION SUBSEQUENT TO ONE OF SAID OUTPUT PULSES OF THE PULSES GENERATING MEANS, AND A NORMALLY OPEN PHYSICAN-CONTROLLED SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATION OF SAID SWITCH MEANS TO SAID SECOND POSITION THEREOF BY SAID DELAY MEANS.
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Current AssigneeBarouh V. Berkovits
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Original AssigneeBarouh V. Berkovits
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InventorsBerkovits, Barouh V.
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Application NumberUS04/210,594Time in Patent Office1,316 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current607/5CPC Class CodesA61N 1/365 controlled by a physiologic...A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillato...
