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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1998
Alain Ripart, Gif sur Yvette, FR;
Renzo Dal Mlion, Chatillon, FR;
Ela Medical S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
In the “multisite” pacing device of the present invention, electrodes are placed in a plurality of respective distinct sites including at least one ventricular site ( ). These electrodes are connected to a circuit for cardiac signal collection to detect a depolarization potential at the corresponding site, as well as to a stimulation circuit ( ) to apply necessary stimulation impulses at this same site. The stimulation circuit, common to the electrodes, is selectively and programmably connected to and one and/or the other of the right and/or left electrodes of the concerned cavity. The stimulation circuit can particularly be a circuit programmable in either a bipolar or monopolar stimulation mode, where the selection means applies the stimulation impulse to one of the electrodes when the circuit is programmed in monopolar mode, and to the two electrodes when the circuit is programmed in bipolar mode.