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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Max Schaldach, Erlangen, DE;
Tran Thong, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 ;
Abstract
A pacing electrode arrangement for stimulating the heart by means of an implantable pacemaker, comprising a first pacing electrode arranged in the vena cava superior and a second pacing electrode arranged in either the atrium, or a blood vessel near the heart other than the vena cava superior, or arranged at a distance from the heart, whereby the first and the second pacing electrode essentially enclose between them a predetermined, central region of the cardiac stimulus generating and conduction system.