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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2008
Jie Lian, Beaverton, OR (US);
Garth Garner, Tigard, OR (US);
Dirk Muessig, West Linn, OR (US);
Volker Lang, West Linn, OR (US);
Jie Lian, Beaverton, OR (US);
Garth Garner, Tigard, OR (US);
Dirk Muessig, West Linn, OR (US);
Volker Lang, West Linn, OR (US);
Biotronik CRM Patent AG, Baar, CH;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a heart stimulator for left-ventricular pacing comprising a left ventricular stimulation pulse generator connected or connectable to a single electrode lead for left ventricular stimulation having one or more electrodes for delivery of stimulation pulses to left ventricular myocardial heart tissue, said stimulation pulse generator being adapted to generate and deliver stimulation pulses of switchable polarity. The heart stimulator further comprises a control unit connected to the stimulation pulse generator for controlling the stimulation pulse generator and to trigger generation and delivery of stimulation pulses having a polarity controlled by said control unit, wherein the control unit is adapted to control said left ventricular stimulation pulse generator so as to deliver at least a pair of suprathreshold stimulation pulses of opposite polarity.