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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 10, 2013
Applicant:

Gloucestershire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust, Gloucestershire, GB;

Inventors:

Bogdan Nuta, Gloucestershire, GB;

Ian Lines, Gloucestershire, GB;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/056 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61N 1/368 (2013.01); A61N 1/3684 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/37288 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01); A61N 2001/0585 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for artificial stimulation of the heart of a subject is provided, the system comprising a controller comprising a receiver for receiving signal data, a processor for processing received signal data, and a transmitter for transmitting signal data; a sensing stent for location in the proximal coronary sinus of the subject, the sensing stent electrode comprising a sensing electrode assembly for sensing atrial and/or ventricular signals from the heart of the subject and a transmitting assembly for transmitting signal data to the receiver of the controller; and a stimulation stent for location in a vein of the subject distal of the sensing stent, the stimulation stent comprising a receiver for receiving signal data from the transmitter of the controller and an electrode assembly for providing a stimulating electrical signal to the heart of the subject in response to the data received.


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