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Triphasic wave defibrillation
Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
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Filing: 1985-05-30
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Granted: 1987-01-20
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Expires: 2005-05-30
Abstract
Abstract Method and apparatus for stimulation of cells in arrhythmic myocardial tissues includes depolarizing the cells by application of a first electrical pulse or shock followed by a second electrical pulse having a polarity opposite to the first pulse. Finally, a third pulse having the same polarity as the first pulse is applied to the cells. Specific relationships between the magnitudes and durations of the pulses are advantageously employed for achieving the most desirable stimulation results.
Inventors
- 👤 Janice L. Jones
- 👤 Ronald E. Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:14
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/18; A61N1/32; A61N1/38; A61N1/39; A61N1/3906; A61N1/3904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for electrical defibrillation of fibrillating myocardial tissues comprising the steps of: (a) defining a defibrillating pulse with a defibrillating polarity, a defibrillating voltage, and a defibrillating pulse width between three and fifteen milliseconds in duration; (b) defining a conditioning pulse with a polarity opposite to the defibrillating polarity, a conditioning pulse voltage level between 20% and 200% of the defibrillating voltage, and a conditioning pulse width between three and fifty milliseconds in duration; (c) defining a healing pulse with the opposite polarity as the defibrillating polarity, a healing pulse voltage level between 5% and 40% of the defibrillating voltage, and a healing pulse width between one and one-hundred milliseconds in duration; and, (d) applying the conditioning pulse, the defibrillating pulse, and the healing pulse in sequence to cells in said fabrillating myocardial tissues.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for electrical defibrillation of fibrillating myocardial tissues comprising the steps of: (a) defining a defibrillating pulse with a defibrillating polarity, a defibrillating voltage, and a defibrillating pulse width between three and fifteen milliseconds in duration; (b) defining a conditioning pulse with a polarity opposite to the defibrillating polarity, a conditioning pulse voltage level between 20% and 200% of the defibrillating voltage, and a conditioning pulse width between three and fifty milliseconds in duration; (c) defining a healing pulse with the opposite polarity as the defibrillating polarity, a healing pulse voltage level between 5% and 40% of the defibrillating voltage, and a healing pulse width between one and one-hundred milliseconds in duration; and, (d) applying the conditioning pulse, the defibrillating pulse, and the healing pulse in sequence to cells in said fabrillating myocardial tissues.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method for defibrillation of claim 1 wherein the conditioning pulse, the defibrillating pulse, and the healing pulse voltages decrease over their respective pulse widths to final pulse voltages generally between 50% and 100% of their initial voltages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method for defibrillation of claim 1 wherein said steps of defining conditioning and healing pulses comprises said conditioning pulse voltage being 50% to 100% of said defibrillating pulse voltage and said healing pulse voltage being 5% to 20% of said defibrillating pulse voltage.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
57 words
The method of defibrillation of claim wherein said steps of defining defibrillating, conditioning, and healing pulses comprises adjusting said defibrillating pulse width to be between five and ten milliseconds in duration, said conditioning pulse width to be between ten and forty milliseconds in duration, and said healing pulse to be between ten and fifteen milliseconds in duration.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
110 words
A method for electrically stimulating cells in arrhythmic myocardial tissues, said method comprising the steps of: (a) defining a conditioning pulse with a conditioning pulse time period, a conditioning pulse voltage, and a conditioning pulse polarity; (b) defining a correcting pulse with a correcting pulse time period, and a correcting pulse voltage with a polarity opposite to that of said conditioning pulse voltage; (c) defining a healing pulse with a healing pulse time period, and a healing pulse voltage with the same polarity as said conditioning pulse voltage; and (d) applying the conditioning pulse, the correcting pulse, and the healing pulse in sequence to said cells in arrhythmic myocardial tissues.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
110 words
A method for electrically stimulating cells in arrhythmic myocardial tissues, said method comprising the steps of: (a) defining a conditioning pulse with a conditioning pulse time period, a conditioning pulse voltage, and a conditioning pulse polarity; (b) defining a correcting pulse with a correcting pulse time period, and a correcting pulse voltage with a polarity opposite to that of said conditioning pulse voltage; (c) defining a healing pulse with a healing pulse time period, and a healing pulse voltage with the same polarity as said conditioning pulse voltage; and (d) applying the conditioning pulse, the correcting pulse, and the healing pulse in sequence to said cells in arrhythmic myocardial tissues.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method for stimulating of claim 5 including the steps of establishing the correcting pulse voltage prior to the step of applying the conditioning pulse, and defining the conditioning pulse voltage at a level between 20% and 200% of the correcting pulse voltage and the healing pulse voltage at a level between 5% and 40% of the correcting pulse voltage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method for stimulating of claim 6 wherein the step of defining comprises having the conditioning pulse voltage be at a level between 50% and 100% of the correcting pulse voltage and the healing pulse voltage be at a level between 5% and 20% of the correcting pulse voltage.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method for stimulating of claim 5 including the step of determining said conditioning and healing pulse voltages by using voltages which comprise percentage values of said predetermined correcting pulse voltage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method for stimulating of claim 8 further including the step of maintaining the conditioning pulse between three and fifty milliseconds, the correcting pulse between three and fifteen milliseconds, and the healing pulse between one and one hundred milliseconds.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method for stimulating of claim 9 wherein said step of maintaining comprises setting the conditioning pulse to extend between ten and forty milliseconds, the correcting pulse to extend between five and ten milliseconds, and the healing pulse to extend between ten and fifteen milliseconds.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method for stimulating of claim 5 including the steps of allowing each of said conditioning, correcting, and healing pulse voltages to decrease from their respective predetermined voltages over their respective time periods to final voltages.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method for stimulating of claim 11 wherein said step of allowing comprises having said conditioning, correcting, and healing pulse final voltages equal to between 50% to 100% of their respective predetermined voltages.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
64 words
A defibrillator device comprising: means for generating a triphasic electrical wave including a conditioning pulse with a conditioning pulse polarity, a defibrillating pulse with a defibrillating pulse polarity opposite to the conditioning pulse polarity, and a healing pulse with a healing pulse polarity the same as the conditioning pulse polarity; and, means for selectively applying the triphasic wave to cells in arrhythmic myocardial tissues.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
64 words
A defibrillator device comprising: means for generating a triphasic electrical wave including a conditioning pulse with a conditioning pulse polarity, a defibrillating pulse with a defibrillating pulse polarity opposite to the conditioning pulse polarity, and a healing pulse with a healing pulse polarity the same as the conditioning pulse polarity; and, means for selectively applying the triphasic wave to cells in arrhythmic myocardial tissues.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
63 words
The defibrillator device of claim 13 including means for controlling the widths of said conditioning, defibrillating, and healing pulses, whereby the conditioning pulse may have a width between ten and forty milliseconds in duration, the defibrillating pulse may have a width between five and ten milliseconds in duration, and the healing pulse may have a width between one and one-hundred milliseconds in duration.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
The defibrillator of claim 13 wherein said generating means includes means for providing said defibrillating pulse with a predetermined defibrillating pulse voltage, said conditioning pulse with a voltage between 20% and 200% of the defibrillating pulse voltage and said healing pulse with a voltage between 5% and 40% of the defibrillating pulse voltage.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
The defibrillator of claim 15 wherein said generating means includes means for allowing the conditioning, defibrillation, and healing pulse voltages to decrease over their respective pulse widths to final voltages between 50% and 100% of their initial voltages.
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