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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Eric Falkenberg, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mark W. Kroll, Crystal Bay, MN (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Eric Falkenberg, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mark W. Kroll, Crystal Bay, MN (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
An implantable subcutaneous cardiac device includes at least two subcutaneous electrodes adapted for placement external to a heart beneath the skin of a patient. The device further includes an arrhythmia detector that detects a sustained tachyarrhythmia of the heart and a pulse generator that delivers anti-tachycardia pacing pulses to the subcutaneous electrodes in response to detection of a sustained tachyarrhythmia. The pacing pulses preferably have waveforms devoid of any exponential voltage decay and include rounded or substantially constant portions to minimize pain.