Patent ID: 9283383
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. An implantable epicardial electrode assembly configured for use after open heart surgery for the stimulation and cardioversion of left and right atriums of the heart, comprising: a plurality of cardioversion electrode poles configured to be fixed on an epicardium layer of the heart, wherein the surface of the cardioversion electrode pole is distributed over an area by arranging the cardioversion electrode poles along a periphery of the electrode assembly wherein the electrode assembly is racket-shaped, circular, elliptical, hexagonal, rectangular, oak leaf-shaped, star-shaped or cloverleaf-shaped, wherein cardioversion takes place between mutually insulated cardioversion electrode poles; at least one sensing and/or pacing electrode pole configured to be fixed on the epicardium layer on the heart, wherein the sensing and/or pacing electrode poles are arranged between the cardioversion electrode poles, wherein stimulation of heart tissue can take place between one of the cardioversion electrode poles and the sensing and/or pacing electrode poles; and a fixing element configured to fix the electrode assembly to the epicardium layer, said fixing element including a zig-zag shape, tine, loop, V-shaped, or T-bar, wherein the electrode assembly is configured to be removed at any time after use by pulling on an electrical lead of at least one of the cardioversion electrodes and at least one of the sensing and/or pacing electrodes, and wherein the electrode assembly is configured to permit sensing, pacing, and cardioversion in conjunction with a pacemaker or defibrillator being positioned outside a patient body.