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US 9,168,383 B2Granted
Leadless cardiac pacemaker with conducted communication
AssigneePacesetter, Inc.
InventorsPeter M. Jacobson, Alan Ostroff, Timothy E. Ciciarelli
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Abstract
A leadless pacemaker for pacing a heart of a human includes a hermetic housing and at least two electrodes on or near the hermetic housing. The at least two electrodes are configured to deliver energy to stimulate the heart and to transfer information to or from at least one external device.
Claims34
A leadless pacemaker for pacing a heart of a human comprising:
- a hermetic housing;
- at least two electrodes on or near the hermetic housing, the at least two electrodes configured to deliver energy to stimulate the heart and to transfer communication information to or from at least one external device;
- and
- a pulse generator in the housing, the pulse generator configured to provide energy to the at least two electrodes and to transfer the communication information through the at least two electrodes to the external device.
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A system for pacing a heart of a human comprising:
- an external device;
- and
- a leadless pacemaker comprising a hermetic housing, a pulse generator in the hermetic housing and at least two electrodes on the hermetic housing, the pulse generator configured to provide pacing pulses to the at least two electrodes to stimulate the heart and to transfer communication pulses through the at least two electrodes to provide communication information to the external device,
- wherein the eternal device is not attached to the leadless pacemaker, and
- wherein the at least two electrodes are configured to deliver the pacing pulses to stimulate the heart and to transfer the communication pulses to the external device.
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A method of pacing a heart of a human, comprising:
- providing a leadless pacemaker comprising a hermetic housing, a pulse generator in the hermetic housing and at least two electrodes on the hermetic housing;
- configuring the pulse generator to provide pacing pulses and communication pulses to the at least two electrodes;
- delivering the pacing pulses through the at least two electrodes of the leadless pacemaker to stimulate the heart;
- and
- communicating the communication pulses between the at least two electrodes and an external device not attached to the leadless pacemaker.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.