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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Peter M. Jacobson, Livermore, CA (US);
Alan Ostroff, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Timothy E. Ciciarelli, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter M. Jacobson, Livermore, CA (US);
Alan Ostroff, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Timothy E. Ciciarelli, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pacesetter, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3727 (2013.01); A61N 1/368 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/37217 (2013.01); A61N 1/37288 (2013.01); A61N 1/3684 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A leadless pacemaker for pacing a heart of a human includes a hermetic housing and at least two electrodes on or near the hermetic housing. The at least two electrodes are configured to deliver energy to stimulate the heart and to transfer information to or from at least one external device.