US4602637A
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Heart pacemaker system
Assignee: Pacesetter AB
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Filing: 1984-01-11
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Granted: 1986-07-29
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Expires: 2004-01-11
Abstract
Abstract Provided in order to avoid or at least reduce the problems produced by the passive electrode of a heart pacemaker system is a layer having a high double layer capacitance at the phase boundary with the bodily fluid. Advantageous to that end is a porous layer comprised of a carbide, nitride or carbonitride of at least one of the metals titanium, vanadium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, hafnium, tantalum or tungsten. The layer can also be comprised of activated carbon with a microporous exposed surface. The layer is produced in the simplest manner by means of roughening the existing electrode surface at its active area.
Inventors
- 👤 Hakan Elmqvist
- 👤 Konrad Mund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/02; A61N1/04; A61N1/05; A61N1/056; A61N1/18; A61N1/32; A61N1/36; A61N1/372; A61N1/375; A61N1/37512
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A heart pacemaker system comprising a heart pacemaker having a metallic heart pacemaker housing, and at least one active electrode, the heart pacemaker housing having a region serving as a passive electrode, said region having a surface layer forming relatively high double layer capacitance at the phase boundary between said region and the surrounding body fluid, and a remainder of the pacemaker housing of substantial area forming a double layer capacitance with said surrounding body fluid substantially less than that of said region, said remainder being formed by an external metallic surface of said pacemaker housing which is exposed to the body fluid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A heart pacemaker system comprising a heart pacemaker having a metallic heart pacemaker housing, and at least one active electrode, the heart pacemaker housing having a region serving as a passive electrode, said region having a surface layer forming relatively high double layer capacitance at the phase boundary between said region and the surrounding body fluid, and a remainder of the pacemaker housing of substantial area forming a double layer capacitance with said surrounding body fluid substantially less than that of said region, said remainder being formed by an external metallic surface of said pacemaker housing which is exposed to the body fluid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A heart pacemaker system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said surface layer provides a double layer capacitance between about ten millifarads per centimeter squared and about one hundred millifarads per centimeter squared as measured at a pulse repetition frequency of one hertz.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A heart pacemaker system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface layer is a roughened surface of limited extent of the metal wall forming the housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A heart pacemaker system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface layer consists of activated carbon overlying a portion of said metal wall forming said housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
77 words
A heart pacemaker system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface layer is comprised of a porous layer of a material selected from the group consisting of a carbide, nitride or carbonitride of at least one of the metals titanium, vanadium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, hafnium, tantalum and tungsten, and wherein the metal wall forming the closed housing supports the surface layer and is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and platinum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A heart pacemaker system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the surface layer has a layer thickness between two and one hundred microns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A heart pacemaker system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a tight nonporous sealing layer of a material corresponding to the material of the porous layer disposed between the metal wall forming the housing and said porous layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A heart pacemaker system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the tight nonporous sealing layer has a layer thickness between two and ten microns.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
A heart pacemaker according to claim 1, wherein said metallic pacemaker housing consists of titanium at its external surface except at said region, the surface layer being applied over the titanium of said housing coextensive with said region.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A heart pacemaker system according to claim 1, wherein said metallic pacemaker housing consists of platinum at its external surface except at said region, the surface layer being applied over the platinum of said housing coextensive with said region.
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