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US 2014/0194965 A1Published application
Implantable epicardial electrode assembly
OwnerPeter Osypkainventor
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An implantable epicardial electrode assembly comprises electrode poles fixed on the heart having a large surface area and being multipolar and can at the same time be used as sensing and stimulating electrodes, wherein the electrode assembly has the shape of a tennis racket or is circular, elliptical, hexagonal, rectangular, oakleaf-shaped, star-shaped or cloverleaf-shaped and comprises at least two electrode poles which are arranged over a large surface area, and a further electrode arrangement which comprises at least one electrode pole and which is arranged between the large surface area electrode poles and further comprises a fixing element, wherein the defibrillation can take place between the mutually insulated poles of the electrodes, and wherein the stimulation of the heart can take place between one of the electrode poles and a pole of the electrode arrangement.
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An implantable epicardial electrode assembly including comprising:
The implantable epicardial electrode assembly according to claim 1, wherein the electrode poles comprise a metal mesh, metal strand or a metal filament.
The implantable epicardial electrode assembly according to claim 1, wherein the sensing electrode pole that is arranged between the defibrillating electrode poles is multi-polar, and wherein the stimulation of the heart can take place between each pole of the multi-polar sensing electrode pole.
The implantable epicardial electrode assembly according to claim 1, wherein a part of the electrode assembly facing away from the heart is covered by a stretchable insulating film which comprises silicone.
The implantable epicardial electrode assembly according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of electrodes are integrated into an insulating highly flexible tube said tube having at least one opening for each pole, wherein the opening faces the use position towards the heart.
The implantable epicardial electrode assembly according to claim 5, wherein a distance of the electrode poles can vary and wherein liquids or liquid medicine can flow through an opening.
The implantable epicardial electrode assembly according to claim 1, wherein the fixing element comprises fixation elements of differing anchor shapes including threads, helix, or loops.
The implantable epicardial electrode assembly according to claim 1, wherein all information signals and supplied power for pacing or cardioversion of the heart is stored, and can be wirelessly transmitted in both directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.