Patent ID: 6272379
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
A cardiosaver system for indicating to a human subject that a myocardial infarction is occurring, the system comprising:an implantable sensor for detecting the occurrence of a myocardial infarction, the implantable sensor being adapted for implantation within the human subject, the sensor also having an output electrical signal that is the electrogram that is generated by the heart of the human subject;an implanted alarm means for informing the human subject that a myocardial infarction is occurring, the implanted alarm means being adapted for implantation within the human subject;the implantable sensor and the implanted alarm means both being parts of a cardiosaver that is adapted for implantation into the human subject; andthe cardiosaver further comprising a radio transmitter that is adapted to transmit a radio signal to a close proximity alarm system which includes an external alarm means, the cardiosaver being adapted to simultaneously trigger the implanted alarm means within the human subject and activate the external alarm means within the close proximity alarm system when the cardsiosaver detects that the human subject is having a myocardial infarction.