Pacemaker housing
OwnerSergio Sanchez-Zambranoinventor
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Abstract
A pacemaker for providing electrical pulses for a heart has an anatomically-shaped housing. The housing has a concave inner wall and a convex outer wall, which are spaced apart and joined at the periphery. The periphery is elliptical and rounded. The electronics locate within a cavity between the inner and outer walls. An electrical wire extends upward directly above a center of gravity of the housing for connection to the heart. An aperture is located above the center of gravity for suturing to tissue of the patient.
Claims9
A pacemaker for implanting outside of a ribcage of a patient for providing electrical pulses for a heart, comprising:
- a housing with a generally concave inner wall having a generally elliptical periphery;
- the housing having a generally convex outer wall spaced outward from the inner wall, the outer wall having a generally elliptical periphery which joins the periphery of the inner wall to define a cavity for an electrical circuit;
- at least one electrical wire extending from the cavity out an upper edge of the housing for attachment to the heart;
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- an aperture positioned adjacent the upper edge of the housing for suturing the housing to tissue.
A pacemaker for implanting outside of a ribcage of a patient for providing electrical pulses for a heart, comprising:
- a housing with a generally concave inner wall having a generally elliptical periphery;
- the housing having a generally convex outer wall spaced outward from and generally parallel to the inner wall, the outer wall having a generally elliptical periphery which joins the periphery of the inner wall to define a cavity for an electrical circuit;
- at least one electrical wire extending from the cavity out an upper edge of the housing for attachment to the heart;
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- an aperture positioned adjacent the upper edge of the housing on a vertical line that passes generally through a center of gravity of the housing for suturing the housing to tissue to hold the housing in place.
A method for installing a pacemaker outside of a ribcage of a patient for providing electrical pulses for a heart, comprising:
- providing a housing with a generally concave inner wall having a generally elliptical periphery, a generally convex outer wall spaced outward from and generally parallel to the inner wall, the outer wall having a generally elliptical periphery which joins the periphery of the inner wall to define a cavity which contains an electrical circuit, and at least one electrical wire extending from the cavity adjacent the periphery;
- providing the housing with at least one aperture positioned adjacent the periphery;
- implanting the pacemaker between a patient's skin and ribcage and connecting the wire to the patient's heart;
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- suturing the housing to tissue of the patient by passing surgical thread through the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.