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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
May. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shlomo Ben-Haim, Haifa, IL;
Nissim Darvish, Haifa, IL;
Yuval Mika, S. Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Benny Rousso, Bat Yam, IL;
Bella Felzen, Haifa, IL;
Dov Malonek, Qiryat Tivon, IL;
Assignee:
Impulse Dynamics N.V., Curacao, AN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 ; A61N 1/362 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 ; A61N 1/362 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing a medical procedure on a beating heart. Electrical signals are applied to the heart so as to reduce motion of a segment thereof, and the procedure is performed while the heart continues to pump blood. Preferably, the motion increases spontaneously after the signals are removed.