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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Shlomo Ben-haim, Haifa, IL;
Nissim Darvish, Haifa, IL;
Itzhak Shemer, Haifa, IL;
Yehuda Snir, Yokneam Illit, IL;
Inventors:
Shlomo Ben-Haim, Haifa, IL;
Nissim Darvish, Haifa, IL;
Itzhak Shemer, Haifa, IL;
Yehuda Snir, Yokneam Illit, IL;
Assignee:
Impulse Dynamics N.V., Curacao, AN;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus () for modifying contractility of the heart of a patient. The method includes receiving signals from a sensor () coupled to the body of the patient indicative of physiological activity. The signals are analyzed to derive a measure of the physiological activity, and excitable tissue control (ETC) stimulation is applied to the heart () so as to enhance contractility of the heart muscle responsive to the measure.