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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bruno Garberoglio, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
Sorin Biomedica Cardio S.p.A., Saluggia, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/365 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/365 ;
Abstract
An active implantable device having a sensor capable of detecting signals indicative of the conditions of the wearer of the device; a processor capable of selectively identifying, from signals detected by the sensor, particular conditions of the wearer of the device such as to require urgent assistance, an actuator capable of inducing the performance of therapeutic actions on the body of the wearer upon the occurrence of the particular conditions of the wearer of the device and a telemetry system capable of signaling from the body of the wearer of the device the occurrence of the particular conditions of the wearer of the device.