EP1216075A4 - Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia

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EP1216075A4
EP1216075A4 EP00959572A EP00959572A EP1216075A4 EP 1216075 A4 EP1216075 A4 EP 1216075A4 EP 00959572 A EP00959572 A EP 00959572A EP 00959572 A EP00959572 A EP 00959572A EP 1216075 A4 EP1216075 A4 EP 1216075A4
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Prior art keywords
cardiac arrhythmia
treating cardiac
treating
arrhythmia
cardiac
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1216075A1 (en
Inventor
Bruce H Kenknight
Raymond E Ideker
Robert S Booker Iii
Stephen J Hahn
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UAB Research Foundation
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UAB Research Foundation
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Priority claimed from US09/390,442 external-priority patent/US6275730B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/391,026 external-priority patent/US6266563B1/en
Application filed by UAB Research Foundation filed Critical UAB Research Foundation
Publication of EP1216075A1 publication Critical patent/EP1216075A1/en
Publication of EP1216075A4 publication Critical patent/EP1216075A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/38—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for producing shock effects
    • A61N1/39—Heart defibrillators
    • A61N1/3956—Implantable devices for applying electric shocks to the heart, e.g. for cardioversion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/38—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for producing shock effects
    • A61N1/39—Heart defibrillators
    • A61N1/3918—Heart defibrillators characterised by shock pathway, e.g. by electrode configuration
EP00959572A 1999-09-07 2000-08-29 Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia Withdrawn EP1216075A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US390442 1995-02-17
US09/390,442 US6275730B1 (en) 1997-03-14 1999-09-07 Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrythmia
US391026 1999-09-07
US09/391,026 US6266563B1 (en) 1997-03-14 1999-09-07 Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia
PCT/US2000/023731 WO2001017610A1 (en) 1999-09-07 2000-08-29 Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia

Publications (2)

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EP1216075A1 EP1216075A1 (en) 2002-06-26
EP1216075A4 true EP1216075A4 (en) 2005-04-13

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AU (1) AU7086700A (en)
WO (1) WO2001017610A1 (en)

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5464431A (en) * 1991-04-12 1995-11-07 Incontrol, Inc. Atrial fibrillation detector
US5800465A (en) * 1996-06-18 1998-09-01 Medtronic, Inc. System and method for multisite steering of cardiac stimuli
WO1998040122A1 (en) * 1997-03-14 1998-09-17 University Of Alabama At Birmingham Research Foundation Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia

Family Cites Families (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5978704A (en) * 1997-06-03 1999-11-02 Uab Research Foundation Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5464431A (en) * 1991-04-12 1995-11-07 Incontrol, Inc. Atrial fibrillation detector
US5800465A (en) * 1996-06-18 1998-09-01 Medtronic, Inc. System and method for multisite steering of cardiac stimuli
WO1998040122A1 (en) * 1997-03-14 1998-09-17 University Of Alabama At Birmingham Research Foundation Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO0117610A1 *

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WO2001017610A1 (en) 2001-03-15
EP1216075A1 (en) 2002-06-26

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