Pericardial implantable cardioverter defibrillator
AssigneeInnoScion, LLC
InventorTheodore P. Abraham
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Abstract
A pericardial implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) may be delivered to the heart through the chest wall using an ultrasound image guided catheter. The ICD may comprise a patch and wire leads which may be secured by a clam shell-like pad at a distal end and comprise a pig-tail shaped securing tail at the other end so that the ICD is firmly attached to the pericardium of a human heart. The ICD may be attached where most needed and serve as either a pacemaker or a defibrillator. In one embodiment, the ICD may emit radio frequency warning signals of heart failure sensed when pacemaker or defibrillator usage is rendered necessary.
Claims18
An apparatus configured to serve as a cardiac pacemaker and/or defibrillator comprising one or more leads, wherein each of the one or more leads is configured to attach to a parietal surface but not to a visceral surface of a pericardium of a heart without entering a heart muscle.
A method for implanting an apparatus configured to serve as a cardiac pacemaker and/or defibrillator, the method comprising:
- implanting an apparatus configured to serve as a cardiac pacemaker and/or defibrillator, wherein one or more leads of the apparatus are attached to a parietal surface but not to a visceral surface of a pericardium of a heart without entering a heart muscle.
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