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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2007
Applicants:
John Foley, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Craig Stolen, New Brighton, MN (US);
Mark Schwartz, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Inventors:
John Foley, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Craig Stolen, New Brighton, MN (US);
Mark Schwartz, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/0622 (2013.01); A61N 5/0601 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 5/04012 (2013.01); A61B 5/418 (2013.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0651 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a cardiac rhythm management system for stimulating a heart having photosensitive tissue, vectors useful to photosensitize cells expressing the vectors, and methods for light induced depolarization of cells.