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Patent Inventor Names
Gust H. Bardy1
Riccardo Cappato1
Date of Patent
July 11, 2006
1Patent Application Number
107909031
Date Filed
March 1, 2004
1Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator which has an electrically active canister which houses a source of electrical energy, a capacitor, and operational circuitry that senses the presence of potentially fatal heart rhythms delivers cardioversion defibrillation energy between at least one subcutaneous lead and the electrically active canister. There are no transvenous, intracardiac, or epicardial electrodes. The electrically active canister and at least one lead is implanted utilizing a curved introducer to implant the electrically active canister subcutaneously at various locations around the thorax.
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