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US 6,788,974 B2Granted
Radian curve shaped implantable cardioverter-defibrillator canister
AssigneeCameron Health, Inc.
InventorsGust H. Bardy, Riccardo Cappato, William J. Rissmann, Gary H. Sanders
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning between the third rib and the twelfth rib within a patient, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator including a housing, wherein at least a portion of the housing is curved; an electrical circuit; and an electrically conductive surface located on a portion of the housing, wherein the electrically conductive surface is coupled to the electrical circuit.
Claims36
A cardioverter-defibrillator comprising:
- an electrode;
- a housing having a curved portion, wherein the curved portion of the housing maintains the electrode in a predetermined relationship subcutaneously over a patient's ribs;
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- a cardioversion-defibrillation circuit located within the housing and coupled to the electrode.
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