US3345990A
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Heart-beat pacing apparatus
Assignee: American Optical Corp
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Filing: 1964-06-19
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Granted: 1967-10-10
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Expires: 1984-06-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Barouh V Berkovits
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 08:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/18; A61N1/32; A61N1/36; A61N1/362; A61N1/365
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A HEART PACING APPARATUS COMPRISING ELECTRODE MEANS FOR CONNECTION TO A PATIENT, PULSE GENERATING MEANS NORMALLY OPERATIVE TO CONTINUOUSLY SUPPLY ELECTRICAL PULSES TO SAID ELECTRODE MEANS, EACH PULSES SEPARATED FROM THE PRECEDING PULSE BY A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL, MEANS FOR CONNECTION TO SAID PATIENT FOR MONITORING THE BEATING ACTION OF SAID PATIENT''S HEART, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE DETECTION OF A HEART BEAT BY SAID MONITORING MEANS FOR INHIBITING THE GENERATION OF ONLY THE NEXT ELECTRICAL PULSE OTHERWISE GENERATED BY SAID PULSE GENERATING MEANS, SAID PULSE GENERATING MEANS BEING OPERATIVE TO GENERATE SUBSEQUENT ELECTRICAL PULSES IN TIME STEP WITH SAID DETECTED HEARTBEAT FOLLOWING THE INHIBITING OF THE GENERATION OF SAID ONLY NEXT OTHERWISE GENERATED PULSE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
GB826766A
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US3241556A
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