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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andrew P. Kramer, Marine on St. Croix, MN (US);
Rodney W. Salo, Fridley, MN (US);
Julio C. Spinelli, Lakewood Ranch, FL (US);
Bruce H. KenKnight, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3627 (2013.01); A61N 1/36542 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for reversing ventricular remodeling with electro-stimulatory therapy. A ventricle is paced by delivering one or more stimulatory pulses in a manner such that a stressed region of the myocardium is pre-excited relative to other regions in order to subject the stressed region to a lessened preload and afterload during systole. The unloading of the stressed myocardium over time effects reversal of undesirable ventricular remodeling.