WO2001030436A3 - Device for cardiac therapy - Google Patents

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WO2001030436A3
WO2001030436A3 PCT/IL2000/000682 IL0000682W WO0130436A3 WO 2001030436 A3 WO2001030436 A3 WO 2001030436A3 IL 0000682 W IL0000682 W IL 0000682W WO 0130436 A3 WO0130436 A3 WO 0130436A3
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arrhythmic
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David Prutchi
Nissim Darvish
Andre G Routh
Edward Haluska
Ziv Belsky
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Impulse Dynamics Nv
David Prutchi
Nissim Darvish
Andre G Routh
Edward Haluska
Ziv Belsky
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Priority to AU10504/01A priority patent/AU1050401A/en
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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
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/362—Heart stimulators
    • A61N1/3621—Heart stimulators for treating or preventing abnormally high heart rate
    • 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
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/362—Heart stimulators
    • A61N1/3627—Heart stimulators for treating a mechanical deficiency of the heart, e.g. congestive heart failure or cardiomyopathy

Abstract

A multi-modal cardiotherapy device (100) includes an anti-arrhythmic unit (118) for delivering multiple types of anti-arrhythmic therapy to a heart, a cardiac contractility modulating unit (108) for delivering cardiac contractility modulating signals to the heart, and for applying anti-arrhythmic cardiac contractility modulating signal therapy to the heart, one or more sensing units (112) for sensing electrical signals related to electrical activity of the heart to provide an output signal, one or more detecting units (116) operatively connected to the sensing unit(s) (112) for detecting in the output signal cardiac events of the heart, a controller unit (106) operatively connected to the anti-arrhythmic unit (118), the cardiac contractility modulating unit (108) and the detecting unit(s) (116). The controller unit (106) processes the output of the detecting unit(s) (116) to detect a cardiac arrhythmia or indications of a possible arrhythmia in the heart and controls the application of anti-arrhythmic therapy, anti-arrhythmic cardiac contractility modulating signal therapy, and cardiac contractility modulating therapy to the heart. The device may be an implantable device or a non-implantable device. The device (100) may also include a pacing unit (102). Methods are disclosed for using the device for delivering multi-modal cardiotherapy to the heart.
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