公开(公告)号：US20220054826A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-24

申请号：US17336003

申请日：2021-06-01

Applicant: Children's Hospital Los Angeles ,  University of Southern California

Inventor： Yaniv Bar-Cohen ,  Gerald Loeb ,  Li Zhou ,  Raymond Peck ,  Steven Nutt

IPC: A61N1/05 ,  A61N1/375 ,  A61N1/362 ,  A61N1/372 ,  A61N1/378

Abstract: The present invention provides an advancement in the art of cardiac pacemakers. The invention provides a novel and unobvious pacemaker system that comprises at least one pacemaker and that is, to a large extent, self-controlled, allows for long-term implantation in a patient, and minimizes current inconveniences and problems associated with battery life. The invention further includes a mechanism in which at least two pacemakers are implanted in a patient, and in which the pacemakers communicate with each other at the time of a given pacing or respiratory event, without any required external input, and adjust pacing parameters to respond to the patient's need for blood flow. The invention further provides a novel design for a pacemaker in which the pacemaker electrode is connected to the pacemaker body by a lead that is configured to allow the pacemaker to lie parallel to the epicardial surface and to reduce stress on the pacemaker and heart tissue.