DE69833274D1 - High energy defibrillator employing current control circuitry - Google Patents

High energy defibrillator employing current control circuitry

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DE69833274D1
DE69833274D1 DE69833274T DE69833274T DE69833274D1 DE 69833274 D1 DE69833274 D1 DE 69833274D1 DE 69833274 T DE69833274 T DE 69833274T DE 69833274 T DE69833274 T DE 69833274T DE 69833274 D1 DE69833274 D1 DE 69833274D1
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current control
control circuitry
high energy
employing current
defibrillator employing
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G Baker
L Gordon
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ProCath Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/38—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for producing shock effects
    • A61N1/39—Heart defibrillators
    • A61N1/3956—Implantable devices for applying electric shocks to the heart, e.g. for cardioversion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/38—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for producing shock effects
    • A61N1/39—Heart defibrillators
    • A61N1/3925—Monitoring; Protecting
    • A61N1/3937—Monitoring output parameters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/38—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for producing shock effects
    • A61N1/39—Heart defibrillators
    • A61N1/3906—Heart defibrillators characterised by the form of the shockwave
    • A61N1/3912—Output circuitry therefor, e.g. switches
DE69833274T 1997-11-26 1998-11-09 High energy defibrillator employing current control circuitry Expired - Fee Related DE69833274T2 (de)

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US979059 1997-11-26
US08/979,059 US5974339A (en) 1997-11-26 1997-11-26 High energy defibrillator employing current control circuitry
PCT/US1998/023749 WO1999026695A1 (en) 1997-11-26 1998-11-09 Defibrillator

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DE69833274D1 true DE69833274D1 (en) 2006-04-06
DE69833274T2 DE69833274T2 (de) 2006-09-07

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EP (1) EP0956095B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE315951T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69833274T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0956095T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2252869T3 (de)
WO (1) WO1999026695A1 (de)

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DE69833274T2 (de) 2006-09-07
ATE315951T1 (de) 2006-02-15
WO1999026695A1 (en) 1999-06-03
DK0956095T3 (da) 2006-05-15
EP0956095B1 (de) 2006-01-18
ES2252869T3 (es) 2006-05-16
US5974339A (en) 1999-10-26
EP0956095A1 (de) 1999-11-17

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