Electrode assembly

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electrode assembly having multiple electrodes, the multiple electrodes comprising a first electrode and at least one additional electrode, wherein each of the electrodes comprises an electrically active part, and a control unit being supplied with power by a power supply unit, wherein the control unit is electrically connected to each of the electrodes, wherein the control unit is configured to establish a potential difference between an anode and a cathode, wherein the anode is represented by one or more of the electrically active parts of the multiple electrodes and the cathode is represented by one or more of the remaining electrically active parts of the multiple electrodes, such that an electric current with a finite DC component is induced between the anode and cathode, the control unit being configured to set the electric current to a preset value by regulating the potential difference between the anode and the cathode, characterized in that the control unit and at least one of the multiple electrodes are positioned with a finite distance to an internal organ, such as a heart, wherein the relative orientation of the anode and the cathode is implemented such that at least a partial volume of the heart is situated inside an induced electric current path between the anode and the cathode.

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