METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA
    1.
    发明公开
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA 审中-公开
    方法和一种用于治疗心脏ARYTHMIEN

    公开(公告)号:EP1216075A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-26

    申请号:EP00959572.9

    申请日:2000-08-29

    IPC分类号: A61N1/39

    CPC分类号: A61N1/3956 A61N1/3918

    摘要: An implantable system (10) for the cardioversion of the heart of a patient in need of such treatment comprises a plurality of primary electrodes (not shown), a power supply (76, 78), and a control circuit (74). Preferably, at least one auxiliary electrode (not shown) is also included. The plurality of primary electrodes (not shown) are configured for delivering a cardiversion pulse along a predetermined current pathway in a first portion of the heart, the current pathway defining a weak field area in a second portion of the heart.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPIDLY PREDICTING OUTCOME OF ARRHYTHMIA THERAPY
    2.
    发明公开
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPIDLY PREDICTING OUTCOME OF ARRHYTHMIA THERAPY 审中-公开
    方法和装置AN RESULTATS ARRYTHMIETHERAPIE的快速预测

    公开(公告)号:EP1257323A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-11-20

    申请号:EP00973376.7

    申请日:2000-09-22

    IPC分类号: A61N1/39

    CPC分类号: A61N1/3956

    摘要: A method for predicting the outcome of arrhythmia therapy in a subject in need thereof comprises the steps of: (a) detecting an arrhythmia in the heart of a subject; (b) delivering a first arrhythmia therapy pulse to the heart of the subject; and then (c) determining the presence or absence of overlapping cycles in the heart of the subject, the presence of overlapping cycles indicating that the first arrythmia therapy pulse did not successfully treat the arrythmia. Overlapping cycles are preferably determined through the calculation of an overlapping cycles index (OCI). Apparatus (12) for carrying out the method is also disclosed.