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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Gust H. Bardy, Seattle, WA (US);
Riccardo Cappato, Ferrara, IT;
William J. Rissmann, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Gary H. Sanders, Margarita, CA (US);
Gust H. Bardy, Seattle, WA (US);
Riccardo Cappato, Ferrara, IT;
William J. Rissmann, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Gary H. Sanders, Margarita, CA (US);
Cameron Health, San Clemente, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides an implantable cardioverter defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning between the third rib and the twelfth rib within a patient, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator including a housing; an electrical circuit located within the housing; a first electrode coupled to the electrical circuit and located on the housing; and a second electrode coupled to the electrical circuit. Some embodiments also include a physiologic sensor. Other embodiments comprise methods of implanting and subcutaneously positioning an implantable defibrillator.