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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2015
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Harikrishna Tandri, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Ronald David Berger, Baltimore, MD (US);
Seth Weinberg, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Leslie Tung, Baltimore, MD (US);
Henry Halperin, Baltimore, MD (US);
David Hunter, Baltimore, MD (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides both methods and devices for termination of arrhythmias, such as ventricular or atrial tachyarrhythmias. The device and method involves application of alternating current (AC) for clinically significant durations at selected therapeutic frequencies through the cardiac tissue to a subject experiencing arrhythmia. Methods are also provided to minimize or eliminate pain during defibrillation.