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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christer Ekwall, Sp.ang.nga, SE;
Assignee:
Pacesetter AB, Solna, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607-9 ; 607121 ;
Abstract
An implantable medical device has a pulse generator for generating electrical pulses, an electrical energy storage element connectable to an output stage, and an electrode arrangement for conducting the electrical pulses to tissue, the electrode arrangement having an input end and an output end. The output means of the pulse generator is connectable to the input end of the electrode arrangement, and the capacitance of the output stage is less than 1 .mu.F and the electrode arrangement has a capacitor with a capacitance greater than 1 .mu.F.