Atrial defibrillation using low tilt pulses delivered by transcutaneous RF coupling

Atrial defibrillation using low tilt pulses delivered by transcutaneous RF coupling

A new form of an atrial defibrillator is described, employing a transdermal transformer to couple a 7.2 MHz RF pulse to an implanted, passive receiver; this, in turn, delivers a low-tilt unipolar DC shock to the heart. In animal studies, cardioversion was 100% successful with pulses of 100 V amplitu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Electronics letters 2001-11, Vol.37 (23), p.1-1
Hauptverfasser: Santos, J A, Manoharan, G, Evans, N E, Anderson, J McC, Kidawi, B J, Allen, J D, Adgey, A A J
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amplitudes
Camber
Defibrillators
Direct current
Joining
Receivers
Tilt
Transformers
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Zusammenfassung:A new form of an atrial defibrillator is described, employing a transdermal transformer to couple a 7.2 MHz RF pulse to an implanted, passive receiver; this, in turn, delivers a low-tilt unipolar DC shock to the heart. In animal studies, cardioversion was 100% successful with pulses of 100 V amplitude and 10 ms width.
ISSN:0013-5194
1350-911X