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US 10,744,332 B2Granted
Biostimulator circuit with flying cell
AssigneePacesetter, Inc.
InventorsKenneth J. Carroll, Alan Ostroff, Peter M. Jacobson
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AssigneePacesetter, Inc.
InventorsKenneth J. Carroll, Alan Ostroff, Peter M. Jacobson
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A leadless cardiac pacemaker is provided which can include any number of features. In one embodiment, the pacemaker can include a tip electrode, pacing electronics disposed on a p-type substrate in an electronics housing, the pacing electronics being electrically connected to the tip electrode, an energy source disposed in a cell housing, the energy source comprising a negative terminal electrically connected to the cell housing and a positive terminal electrically connected to the pacing electronics, wherein the pacing electronics are configured to drive the tip electrode negative with respect to the cell housing during a stimulation pulse. The pacemaker advantageously allows p-type pacing electronics to drive a tip electrode negative with respect to the can electrode when the can electrode is directly connected to a negative terminal of the cell. Methods of use are also provided.
A method of operating a leadless pacemaker having pacing electronics, a tip electrode electrically coupled to the pacing electronics, a can electrode comprising at least a portion of a cell housing, and an energy source disposed in the cell housing and having a negative terminal electrically connected to the cell housing, the method comprising:
A method of operating a leadless cardiac pacemaker having pacing electronics, a tip electrode electrically coupled to the pacing electronics, a cell housing, an energy source disposed in the cell housing having a negative terminal electrically connected to the cell housing, the method comprising:
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