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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Impulse Dynamics N.V., Curacao, AN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/368 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/368 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for modifying contractility of heart tissue. The method includes applying electrodes ( ) to one or more sites in the heart ( ) and making a determination at which of the sites, if any, to pace the heart. A parameter of an excitable tissue control (ETC) signal ( ) to be applied to the heart is set responsive to the determination, and the ETC signal is applied to at least one of the electrodes responsive to the parameter, so as to enhance contractility of the heart.