Unilateral diaphragmatic pacer
An apparatus to innervate a deinnervated lung diaphragm and pace the deinnervated diaphragm with a normal innervated lung diaphragm. The apparatus has a sensing device sense operation of normal innervated lung diaphragm. The device produces a signal representative of the operation of the normal inne...
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| Zusammenfassung: | An apparatus to innervate a deinnervated lung diaphragm and pace the deinnervated diaphragm with a normal innervated lung diaphragm. The apparatus has a sensing device sense operation of normal innervated lung diaphragm. The device produces a signal representative of the operation of the normal innervated diaphragm. The signal is modified in accordance with a set pattern to provide a modified signal showing the rate and duration of inspiration for the normal, innervated diaphragm. A pulse generator is fed by the modified signal to produce a pulse. A stimulator innervates the deinnervated diaphragm at the same rate and duration as a normal innervated lung diaphragm. A method of operating the apparatus is also described. |
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